Obviously not to believe it, because of the tabloids. My mom watched a lot of entertainment tonight, access hollywood, TMZ. There was always something that, "Wacko *****" was doing. He wore surgical masks out, was photographed in wheelchairs. So of course this was just media sensationalism. I had known he hadn't performed in awhile and I just believed maybe it was dehydration or maybe he was just sick.
It was probably around 2-4 PM where it went from, rushed to hospital, to possible cardiac arrest, to the videos of the ambulance leaving and then Jermaine's confirmation made it real.