Kanye West hospitalized after canceling tour

Kanye West has been transported to a California hospital, Eyewitness News has learned.

LOS ANGELES (KTRK) -- Kanye West was transported to a Los Angeles area hospital on Monday, a law enforcement source tells our sister station KABC-TV.

The rapper's admission comes after days of controversy for the star.
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Earlier today, West abruptly canceled the remainder of his Saint Pablo tour, which was scheduled to come to Houston in December.

A representative for West said the remaining dates of the tour have been cancelled, but did not give a reason why.

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FILE - In this May 4, 2015, file photo, Kim Kardashian, left, and Kanye West arrive at The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala in New York.AP

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Kanye West accepts the video vanguard award at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)AP

Kim Kardashian West, left, and Kanye West arrive at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)AP

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Kim Kardashian West, left, and Kanye West arrive at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)AP

Kanye West, left, and Kim Kardashian arrive at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)AP

Kim Kardashian, left, and Kanye West arrive at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)AP

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Saturday's truncated show became a hot topic on social platforms, as amateur videos circulated of a 10-minute tirade by West about Beyonce, Jay Z, Hillary Clinton, Mark Zuckerberg, the radio and MTV.
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The LAPD and fire department responded to an address on N. Laurel Avenue at about 1:20 p.m. on a disturbance call that police say then became a "medical emergency."

So far, there was no word on West's condition.

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