Singer sues hospital, says staff thought he was mentally ill and wasn’t member of Four Tops

Associated Press

WARREN, Mich. (AP) — The lead vocalist of nan Four Tops said a Detroit-area infirmary restrained him and ordered a psychological exam aft refusing to judge that he was portion of nan Motown euphony group.

Alexander Morris, who is Black, revenge a suit Monday against Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital successful Warren, alleging group favoritism and different misconduct during an April 2023 sojourn for thorax symptom and breathing problems.

Hospital unit “wrongfully assumed he was mentally sick erstwhile he revealed his personality arsenic a personage figure,” nan suit says.

The Four Tops started successful nan 1950s and had hits specified arsenic “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)″ and “It’s The Same Old Song.” The group was inducted into nan Rock & Roll Hall of Fame successful 1990.

Morris is not an original member, but he joined nan group successful 2019.

The suit says a caregiver yet believed Morris was successful nan Four Tops and nan psychological exam was canceled.

The infirmary offered a $25 gift paper arsenic an apology, but Morris refused to judge it, nan suit says.

“We stay committed to honoring quality dignity and acting pinch integrity and compassion for each persons and nan community,” nan infirmary said successful consequence to nan lawsuit. “We do not condone group favoritism of immoderate kind. We will not remark connected pending litigation.”

Morris talked publically astir nan incident past year, saying he had returned to Detroit, his hometown, and was “being told that I’m insane aliases schizophrenic.”