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.
Just realized he got restrained. You’re not gonna get restrained just for a psych exam. He was definitely doing something - getting hostile, threatening the staff maybe. It depends on the documentation and these hospitals know how to protect themselves. Use of restraints REQUIRES justification; it’s drilled into all the staff. He’s got no shot
Bullshit lol. You get restrained for talking back in any way.
I mean you can’t say that without at least providing your own anecdote.
I know american hospitals suck but they do not restrain everyone who objects to anything.