Kim Kardashian abandons father's tribute as Kanye West is hospitalized
Kim Kardashian was a no-show at a tribute to her late father on Monday night (21Nov16), after her husband Kanye West was hospitalized.
The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star was expected to make her first official appearance since she was robbed at gunpoint in Paris at the beginning of October (16) at the Angel Ball in New York City.
The Cipriani Wall Street event, held in conjunction with
Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research, feted Robert
Kardashian, who died of esophageal cancer in September 2003.
But reports suggest Kim canceled her plans to attend with her
siblings and mom Kris Jenner following an incident involving her
husband in Los Angeles.
Kanye was reportedly hospitalized for his own health and safety at
UCLA Medical Center for a psychiatric evaluation after police
officers responded to a medical welfare call at 1.20pm on Monday
afternoon. Following Kanye's hospitalization, Kim apparently
abandoned her plans to attend the Angel Ball and rushed back to Los
Angeles to be with her spouse, who is said to be undergoing
treatment for exhaustion after scrapping the remaining dates on his
Saint Pablo Tour on Monday.
Further details about Kanye's condition have yet to be revealed,
but as she attended the Angel Ball, the rapper's mother-in-law Kris
insisted he just needed a break.
"He's exhausted," Kris told TV show Extra. "He's just really tired.
He's had a grueling tour and it's been a grind so he just needs
some rest."
Meanwhile, several other celebrities took to social media to
express their concern for Kanye, and wish him better.
Into The Wild actor Emile Hirsch, who checked himself into rehab
after attacking a female Hollywood executive at a party during the
Sundance Film Festival in Utah last year (15), tweeted: "Hey
@kanyewest , get better man! People are making jokes right now, but
having been there myself, I hope he gets the help he needs."
And singer Janelle Monae wrote on her Twitter page: "PRAYING FOR
KANYE. PRAYING HE HAS THE RIGHT ENERGY SURROUNDING HIM DURING THIS
TIME. SENDING PEACE AND LOVE."
The Kardashians have yet to take to their social media to comment
on Kanye. Kris was accompanied by daughters Khloe and Kourtney
Kardashian at the Angel Ball, where the family made a $250,000
donation to the charity.
Kris also opened up about how Kim is coping in the wake of the
traumatic armed robbery in Paris, telling Entertainment Tonight:
"She's (taking things) one step at a time. It's a process."