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Alexander Morris is elaborating on his alleged hospital expertise — this simply days after suing the power … and now, we’re getting the complete scope of what he claims occurred.
We spoke to the 4 Tops singer on “TMZ Live” Thursday … and he claims he was despatched for a psych examination at Michigan’s Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital final April — the place he alleges that white staffers, doubting his fame, put him in a straitjacket.
Alexander says as an alternative of receiving correct care on the hospital after falling ailing over the Easter weekend, he was left within the hallway for 3 hours … this was detailed in his lawsuit, BTW.
He goes on to say that when he was lastly seen by the medical doctors, they led him to a safety guard who requested him to place his cellphone in his bag … assuring him he’d get his belongings again after the psych analysis.
He says he was initially thrown off, however says he believed they thought he was delusional for claiming to be a part of the band. When he supplied to point out proof of his occupation, the person allegedly responded, “Nothing you have do I want to see, or do I need to see.”
Morris claims that is once they took him out of his garments and put him in a restraint robe, mainly a straitjacket.
With some perseverance, AM claims he managed to point out a feminine nurse a video of him singing with 4 Tops on the Grammys. It was solely then that she realized he’d been telling the reality … that is Alex’s model of occasions anyway.
Throughout his 5 days within the hospital, he claims no actual effort was made by hospital members to proper the incorrect. As an alternative, as a token of their apology, he alleges they handed him a $25 Meijer reward card.
Alexander is going after the hospital for $75K in damages.
