Elton John had an overnight stay in the hospital after experiencing a fall at his residence in Nice, France. The music legend, aged 76, is reported to be "in good health" according to a representative who stated that the hospital visit was a precautionary measure. He slipped at home and was taken to a local hospital for examination. He was discharged the following morning and is now back at his home in Nice after undergoing checkups.
During the summer, Elton John has been in France, accompanied by his husband, David Furnish, and their two sons. He had recently completed his "Farewell Yellow Brick Road" tour in July, a tour that had spanned several years. The tour initially began in September 2018, had a two-year pause starting in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a hip injury Elton John sustained in 2021. In January of the previous year, just before resuming the tour, he mentioned his anticipation of spending quality time with his family after its conclusion.
After wrapping up his tour, he remotely testified in July for Kevin Spacey's sexual assault trial from Monaco.
Elton John's health history has seen its share of challenges. In 2012, he received treatment for a severe respiratory infection at a Los Angeles hospital. In February 2020, he had to cut short a concert in New Zealand due to a loss of voice caused by walking pneumonia. In 2021, he postponed his global tour to undergo hip surgery.
Throughout his career, Elton John has been candid about his struggles with addiction. In 2019, he spoke with CBS News, expressing regret about his past drug use while acknowledging that sobriety had shaped the person he had become. As of that time, he had been sober for nearly thirty years.