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fantasiaRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Police believed they were responding to an attempted suicide after “American Idol” winner Fantasia overdosed on aspirin and other pills at her home in Charlotte, but her manager says she wasn’t trying to kill herself.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police report released Wednesday did not name the victim but Fantasia’s manager confirmed that she overdosed. A man told a 911 dispatcher that she took a bottle of aspirin and was slowly losing consciousness. Police did not identify the caller.

Manager Brian Dickens said Fantasia overdosed on the pills and a sleep aid but that her injuries were not life-threatening and that it wasn’t a suicide attempt. She was released from the hospital Wednesday, Dickens said. Earlier, he said she was “in great condition, very stable, very alert and looking forward to returning to work.”

The overdose came days after a woman accused Fantasia in court documents of having an affair with her husband. Fantasia was “overwhelmed by the lawsuit and the media attention,” Dickens said in a statement Tuesday.

The 911 caller described the victim as awake and breathing. Family members doused her in the shower trying to keep her awake. The dispatcher told the caller to take the victim out of the shower.

Dickens acknowledged Tuesday that Fantasia had a relationship with a Charlotte man named Antwaun Cook for 11 months. In a court filing last week seeking alimony and child support payments, Paula Cook alleged that her husband and Fantasia had recorded sex tapes.

Fantasia read the complaint Monday, Dickens said.

“Fantasia fell in love with Mr. Cook and believed that he loved her,” Dickens’ statement said. “Fantasia is heartbroken and is sorry for any pain she may have caused.”

Since winning the “American Idol” crown in 2004, Fantasia has seen success and troubles. While she’s had both platinum and gold albums and starred on Broadway in “The Color Purple,” she almost lost her home in 2008.

A VH1 reality show, “Fantasia For Real,” debuted earlier this year, chronicling her struggles as a single mother trying to support her family, as well as her attempts to jump-start her career, which has sagged in recent years.

“At this moment it’s too soon for us to speak to how these events will change the show and or if anything will be re-worked,” a VH1 spokeswoman said.

Cameras were not rolling when she checked in and “we are not currently filming but will most likely resume filming in the near future,” she said.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MR_NANASTROKER/ MR_NANASTROKER

    I dont beLIEve shlt them kkkrackas say

    they said Phyllis Hyman committed suicide

    these devils will confuse you if allow them 2

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/stellarium/ stellarium

    Fantasia is a very talented, sweet young woman. She’s one of the few younger artists of today who brings good melodies, soulful sounds and substantive lyrics. I hope she gets the emotional support she needs right now. It’s shameful the way the media has been bashing her, but of course, she’s doesn’t pass this sick society’s paperbag test.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/infinite_question/ infinite_question

    i watched her show a couple of times because i didnt know anything about her except that soulfull voice of hers. she seemed to have self esteem issues that she was dealing with. i think some labels destroy their own artist by trying to put them in a box. fantasia will NEVER look as “european” as beyonce or alicia keys. she can either kill herself, spend millions on plastic surgery, or realize that she is a beautiful talented black young woman in a WHITE mans entertainment industry. taylor swift would donate her liver to sound like fantasia. she needs to do a lil soul searching. get away from the a and r’s, managers, ceo’s and find out what makes HER STAR PLAYER HAPPY because i dont think its show business right now.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/numismatic/ numismatic

    I can say this much Fantasia need to call me huh, I will fix all that low self esteem problem with her, not seriously I think the media is really getting to much in actors and entertainers lives to much people need to just mind there f**king business and worry about themselves. If this is not taking an effect on your life then stay out of it.

    No need to get into other peoples business. This is insane not to mention she might be really going through something that she can not get over does she need the whole damn world in her business I think not.

    But back to the comments hit me up girl..
    You won’t need no more Asprin … LOL!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/marathonman57/ marathonman57

    It’s the same old numbers game as 8 Black women after 1 Black man. Who would you guess would want things to remain the same.And Black women make it happen. It’s part of the culture. It’s all about the love. No we don’t want to share, but we are sharing. The Black man is only doing what any ethnicity would do given the same circ**stance. This is in general.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sweet20cakes2/ sweet20cakes2

    Fantansia you are beautiful and talented young lady but you need to pray and ask for guidance. Yes, sometimes the media does get a little loose in exposing peoples personal business, But my advice to you dont put yourself out there for failure. And I know you have heard the old saying you don’t never f—–k with nobody husband thats just a rule.Becuase if you do somebody will do it to you. In case you didn’t know when people get married its a committment and a law they have just between the two of them. You have overstepped your boundaries. Yes, you have money but don’t try to buy your love with money think before you react or speak. Remember Love is not suppose to hurt. Look for Love in the right place take your time and making decsions.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MsMerising/ MsMerising

    @MR_NANASTR_OKER

    PLEASE shut up about Phyllis Hyman. Phyllis was VERY pro-black and surrounded herself with black folks. They’re the only ones talking about her REPEATED suicide attempts let alone her suicide.

    Spreading misinformation is VERY devilish…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/chawIatthai/ chawIatthai

    Fantasia, if you are reading this, then heres what you do. First and foremost pray to God for strength and guidance. Then grab some self-esteem and kick your family out. If it’s possible, sell that house and get your daughter and yourself a smaller condo. Look to other talented individuals who are strong and not swayed by hollywoods poison, such as Indie.arie, Lauryn hill and Jill Scott. Once you’ve done that, then I’m sure that life will be so much better for you. Take care.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/seniorclassof_09/ seniorclassof_09

    I am glad that she is ok but she is stupid. I don’t care what they say about it not being a suicide attempt. She was so overwhelmed by all this negative media that she was getting and she tried to take herself away from it. I understand her not wanting to be a part of it but hell she made herself apart of it 11 months ago by pursing a relationship with a MARRIED man. No he isn’t innocent his damn self but they both was wrong and for Fantasia to be a star, she should have thought about this situation better. There are plenty of available black men here in Charlotte, hell I know because I live here in Charlotte. No matter the situation or problem, she can always call on God. She was raised in the church so she knows. She wasn’t thinking clearly for one and two she just needs to be to herself and do right by God, her family and child. Main thing is providing for herself and child.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/itshimiwant/ itshimiwant

    I hate the media…black women have it hard as it is…they don’t put out bad relationships….from the lower end like the projects ect…leave her alone damn it..I want the people in charge of this ..so they can get that ass whooped…and that’s the streets…we support black women…..media s**t….stay up queen

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/So_Gone02/ So_Gone02

    Umm. Did some of you miss the part where she was having an affair with a married man? I think the stress & fear of the possible/pending lawsuit from the man’s wife. I am sorry she’s going through however. & I do wish her the best of luck.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/cccattorney/ cccattorney

    Why is it always the women who catch hell from dating a married man? My husband was married to a stripper for six years, they did not sleep in the same bed for three years before they finally divorced. We dated while he was married and we are married now. Before you start, NO I am not concerned about him cheating on me. He made a mistake marrying an ineducated piece of ass. He has since learned to think with the most important head on his body. We have been together for seven years and we could not be happier. I am not condoning extramarital affairs, but what was the marriage like before Fantasia arrived. My husbband’s ex stayed out 4-5 nights a week partying and spending his money like it was going out of style. Their marriage was over long before I arrived. He often tells me that I rescued him. Believe it or not, but some marriages should have never happened and it is not the other woman’s fault for the divorce. I do not know if that is the case with Fantasia, but wake up people!!! Unfortunately, some married people just want someone to blame other than themselves.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/bucketbaby7299/ bucketbaby7299

    WELL, SHE SHOULD CUT HER LOSSES AND LET THE MARRIED MAN GO….COME UP FOR
    AIR, BREATHE AGAIN.THERE IS SO MANY OTHER SINGLE MEN OUT THERE,THAT WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A TALENTED,BLACK SISTAH…THAT’S GOING PLACES!PRAY ON IT SISTAH!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Toni_Anthony/ Toni_Anthony

    All this S**t over a Piece of D**K? The Wife, Fantasia & all other’s who comes into that dudes path? You guy’s see that dudes picture? See him & men like him AND GO THE OTHER WAY! That dude is being WHAT HE IS and will continue to use & abuse gullible, hard up, stupid women UNTIL they no longer exist? Or he get’s tired, whichever comes 1st! That dude is NOT raping women, women it opening up their L**g’s THINKING her P***y is the answer to what ail’s a man & world peace? Ladies wake up and watch out! 5 minutes of pleasure (If That) is not worth the fall-out. That dude will have Child-Support to Pay $PLUS$ he seems to like the finer things in life, OF COURSE at somebody elses $expenses$! LADIES wak up!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/immenotu/ immenotu

    Why is it all about what the woman has done. A woman can only go by what a man tell her. The only reason why this man’s wife want to sue Fantasia (MONEY) She need to go after her husband. You can’t fault the woman because your man choose to mess around and a man will tell a woman all kinds of lies just to get with her. I don’t think Fantasia tried to commit suicide and if she did then she need’s to get it together and fight. That alienation of affection is bull. That law needs to be changed to cheating husbands and wives. Stop blaming the other woman. Check your man or woman. I don’t condone cheating and have been cheated on, but you just move on or stay and deal with it.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ogbualopa33/ ogbualopa33

    Well, we all make mistakes and no one is perfect, but i pray that things goes on well with her. Relationship and meant to last and not be destroyed she needs love and care at this moment, we are not God so let us not judge. Who does will be the first to be judge, but love and advice, people are just there on the media to make you a subject of caricature, thereby making a living out of it by the wildly read ignorant people who accepted all facts on media without inquiry and confirmation before making their own judgment. Who are we to judge but let us live up to expectation.
    For the men, learn to stay with your women!!! Lot of this guys just want to have a girl and let her go, they refused to take a wife, then we have children with no proper family and home care on the street. Now no body was born with him or her holding gold, but the society made this children who they are. Let us learn to bring up our children with the fear of God, so they will not depart, one love, unity, responsibility, integrity and values. When these essential stuffs are not there in our lives, life become unbearable, people who have to contribute their own quota to national and world interest from the free gift of God, they become miserable and unwanted. Truly that is how Fantasia felt, that was why she went extreme, you would have done more than that s**t if you where in her shoes…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SexyMoneyMaker/ SexyMoneyMaker

    Hope things get better and she gets back to doing good things, but negative situations always over-ride the positive ones in peoples lives…not to mention are not forgotten as fast as positive ones either.

    seems like negative bs sticks around forever

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sweetcandy0828/ sweetcandy0828

    I’m praying she get through this

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/1SexcellentGal/ 1SexcellentGal

    I hope that’s not what she was doing. For heavens sake she has a small child to think about.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CarterTJ62/ CarterTJ62

    To be honest with you, I am sick and tired of these rumors. If you want to know if Fantasia was trying to kill herself, the one to ask is FANTASIA HERSELF. I’m sure she needs no representatives to speak for her. Here we are just itching to hear what some negative thing or activity a celebrity is into or getting into. Why can’t we just be happy for them who have made it. We are human just like they are, and many of them worked jobs just like you and me. However, we try so hard to live our lives to be just like them. All you need to do is be yourself and you can make your mark in this world.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Bree2020/ Bree2020

    A over dose on aspirin come on with that! y’all need to stop the madness and stop trying to make ppl look crazy…she wasn’t trying to kill herself! she had a damn headache . People try to blow things way out of proportions…

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/mokken1/ mokken1

    If you are a CRAZED B***H and a MEDIA W***E then expect SH!T to get out. She could be doing this for a publicity stun (get it….STUN!) In the past celebs took an “8 Ball” and died………can anyone say Gerald LeVert???????????????? Overall, these “devils” can only do what you allow the media to do. Soooooooooooo, stop acting like a @#$%ing MONKEY Black PPL! This SH!T is getting OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/whtsit2ya/ whtsit2ya

    THIS JUST PROVES…NO GOOD CAN COME FROM AMERICAN IDOL!!!!!!!!! AND FIRST OF ALL WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND TRIES AND KILL THEMSELF OVER A DUDE, I THOUGHT SHE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE SUCH A DEVOTED AND LOVING MOTHER…HELLOOOO!!!…FOR HER SAKE AND HER CAREER..I HOPE THIS AINT TRUE… ANDDDD, THERE ISNT A PILL FOR DAMAGE CONTROL EITHER!..GOOD LUCK

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/DeeDeeKittyFace/ DeeDeeKittyFace

    Isn’t this on Hello Beautiful, or one of the other sites? WOT

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/dahandsomez/ dahandsomez

    LOOK I LOVE YOU ALL THAT IM YOUR BIGGEST FANS BUT FOR TO OVERDOSE YASELF!!!!!!!”REALLY SMART IDEA FANTASIA”

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Hattie3ARTH/ Hattie3ARTH

    Love your music all this press comes with the territory so please stop trying to kill your self you know better then that girl and get ya health back up to par and ya buttock back in the studio and stop crumbling like a old cookie.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/sooooodamsexy/ sooooodamsexy

    why is this news? telling bp because? and we are suppose to do?? next story i mean a real meaningful one!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/kaikai7/ kaikai7

    cccattorney: sounds like your tryng to justify sleeping with a maried man, and dont be so siure that he wont do it to you. A man wilo tell you anything to make you feel comfprtabhle being with him. If she had been something other than a stripper would you still have been ok with being with him?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ScotLoveu7/ ScotLoveu7

    Hello, ladies. I’m James, rich and single. It’s hard to get a girl friend in my town, most of them like my money more than like me. I just want to find my true lo-ve. so I uploaded my h-ot photos on —- M-e-e-t-R-i-c-h-e-s-c-0-m — under the name of James4u. You dont have to be a mill-ionaire, but u can meet one there. .. if you girls see this comment, I hope you will che-ck my photos out there. maybe you are the one who I’m look-ing for!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/adurojarock/ adurojarock

    Love you all
    I need you to send me a personal mail
    thanks

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Nightowl358/ Nightowl358

    Aww, it’s alright Fantasia. No need to kill yourself because you couldn’t pass “Hooked on Phonics.” Just try harder next time.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/pimpjuice6869/ pimpjuice6869

    This is bs where is the tape so she f**ked up who havn’t we love you Fantasia. All of your fans in

    Charlotte N.C

    Kenneth Bennett

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/MissLexiBaby/ MissLexiBaby

    if she wanna rise up she need to leadatman alone and get on her global grind! live sleep and eat in that booth and let all those raw real emotions come out, f**k the media, and close out from the outside world (ppl who aint fam or making her money).

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jojo9761202/ jojo9761202

    need to focus on her career she has left, stop messing with married men u HOMEWRECKER

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    BORING, FAKE PUBLICITY, S**T!!!!!!! ERRMMM FANTASIA TRY AGAIN..FOR REAL THIS TIME AS IT DID NOT WORK U NASTY B***H F*CKING WITH MARRIED MEN…….

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