Earlier Monday, TMZ reported that singer/song writer Tom Petty had been rushed to the UCLA Medical Center Sunday night after a cardiac incident. Later in the day it was further reported by CBS that Petty had been taken off life support and passed.
Only that wasn’t the case.
As of 9:30 PM ET, no one seems to know what the status is of the iconic singer. CBS retracted their initial story blaming the report on false information provided to them by the LAPD, which the department pretty much confirmed via tweet.
(1/2)The LAPD has no information about the passing of singer Tom Petty. Initial information was inadvertantly provided to some media sources
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) October 2, 2017
(2/2) However, the LAPD has no investigative role in this matter. We apologize for any inconvenience in this reporting.
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) October 2, 2017
However what seems pretty consistent in terms of reporting is Petty suffered cardiac arrest, was found unconscious and was to UCLA Santa Monica Hospital and put on life support. The news beyond that is anyones guess.
UPDATE At this time, Tom's still clinging to life. A report that the LAPD confirmed the singer's death is inaccurate https://t.co/bh8sqdvEw9 pic.twitter.com/drKY64eG1z
— TMZ (@TMZ) October 2, 2017
But whatever the case may be, it seems pretty safe to say Tom Petty isn’t in good shape medically.
