The Four Tops singer suing hospital for putting him in straitjacket after telling them he was in legendary Motown quartet
The Four Tops has sued a hospital for alleged racial discrimination and false imprisonment.Morris has filed the lawsuit against a Michigan hospital, who he claims put him in a restraining jacket when Morris told them he was in the legendary Motown group. The Four Tops singer went to the emergency room at Ascension Macomb Oakland Hospital on April 7, 2023, as he was apparently suffering from chest pains and had difficulty breathing whilst singing and touring with The Temptations.However, upon telling the hospital about his profession, Morris alleges white hospital staff “wrongfully assumed he was mentally ill” and placed him in “a restraining jacket and/or a four-point restraint mechanism.” He went on to accuse staff of removing his oxygen, and ordering him to wait for a compulsory psychological evaluation.The lawsuit also claims staff refused to confirm his identity, his “significant” history of cardiac disease, or even see his identification card.