The lead singer of the Four Tops says a Detroit-area hospital restrained him and ordered a psychological exam after refusing to believe that he was part of the Motown music group.

The lead singer of the Four Tops said a Detroit-area hospital restrained him and ordered a psychological exam after refusing to believe that he was part of the Motown music group.

Alexander Morris, who is Black, filed a lawsuit Monday against Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital in Warren, alleging racial discrimination and other misconduct during an April 2023 visit for chest pain and breathing problems.

Hospital staff “wrongfully assumed he was mentally ill when he revealed his identity as a celebrity figure,” the lawsuit says.

Morris is not an original member, but he joined the group in 2019.

The lawsuit says a nurse finally believed Morris was in the Four Tops and the psychological exam was canceled.

The hospital offered a $25 gift card as an apology, but Morris refused to accept it, the lawsuit says.

  • MelonYellow@lemmy.caEnglish
    143·
    5 months ago

    Yikes! But I could totally see this scenario happening lol. Maybe he came off agitated, manicky (he’s in the hospital, maybe he’s panicking or upset or whatever). Then he says he’s famous too so the doctor was like oh ok, grandiose delusional. Check, check, and check. Assuming he doesn’t already have a psych history, I don’t see how they would’ve came to the mental illness conclusion if he was simply calmly saying who he was lol I mean that would’ve been really stupid

    • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      144·
      5 months ago

      Then he says he’s famous too so the doctor was like oh ok, grandiose delusional.

      I’m more convinced that they had no fucking clue who the Four Tops even were. It’s 2024 and this guy is all “you don’t know who I am!” and they’re like “you’re too fucking right we don’t” because what fucking nurse just out of medical school is listening to or even knows of the existence of the fucking Four Tops.

      They probably thought he was just spouting geriatric fucking nonsense.

      “I don’t know, something about four tops? He’s only wearing one top, no undershirt.”

      • MelonYellow@lemmy.caEnglish
        92·
        5 months ago

        Oh yep, you’re right about the dementia angle. And even if they were Four Tops fan… you just joined in 2019! Who’s gonna know??

        • girlfreddy@lemmy.caOP
          10·
          5 months ago

          Maybe the hospital could have had someone google his name first before they went all stupid on him.

          That would be the logical thing to do, right? Right???

          • MindTraveller@lemmy.caEnglish
            4·
            5 months ago

            Wait wait wait you want people to actually use the sum total of human knowledge they have in their pocket? What a nerd!