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Megan Thee Stallion taken to hospital during Moulin Rouge performance

BBC News · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 271 words · By Harry Sekulich
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What to know about Megan Thee Stallion taken to hospital during Moulin Rouge performance

Megan Thee Stallion taken to hospital during Moulin Rouge performance Rapper Megan Thee Stallion had to be taken to hospital mid-way through her performance of Moulin Rouge!

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What happened

Megan Thee Stallion taken to hospital during Moulin Rouge performance Rapper Megan Thee Stallion had to be taken to hospital mid-way through her performance of Moulin Rouge!

Why it matters

The Musical, in New York on Tuesday night, her representative has confirmed.

Common ground

"Megan started feeling very ill and was promptly transported to a local hospital, where her symptoms are currently being evaluated," the spokesperson told US media outlets.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The musician, 31, is performing as Zidler – the show's eccentric master of ceremonies – marking her highly anticipated Broadway debut.”
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Wikipedia entries for Megan Thee Stallion and Moulin Rouge! (musical) do not specify her role as Zidler or mention Broadway debut details.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" is a jazz song written for the stage musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949), with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Leo Robin. Carol Channing introduced the song i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamonds_Are_a_Girl's_Best_Fri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Megan Jovon Ruth Pete (born February 15, 1995), known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion, is an American rapper, songwriter and actress. She gained recognition when videos of her freestyling went v…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Thee_Stallion
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a jukebox musical with a book by John Logan. The musical is based on the 2001 film Moulin Rouge! directed by Baz Luhrmann and written by Luhrmann and Craig Pearce. Moulin …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulin_Rouge!_(musical)
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Claim 2: “Megan Thee Stallion is best-known for hits including Savage, WAP and Body.”
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No evidence found in live sources or Wikipedia to verify song catalog details.
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Claim 3: “Megan Thee Stallion, whose real name is Megan Pete, is scheduled to play Zidler until 17 May, the Moulin Rouge website says.”
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No evidence found in live sources or Wikipedia to verify the Moulin Rouge website's role details.
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Claim 4: “The BBC has contacted Megan Thee Stallion's team for comment.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 5: “Her hair stylist, Kellon Deryck, wrote on X: "Everyone say a prayer for Megan, we are all at the hospital."”
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No evidence found in live sources or Wikipedia to verify the hair stylist's social media post.
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Claim 6: “Harold Zidler was first played by Danny Burstein in the original Broadway cast of Moulin Rouge, and won a coveted Tony award in 2020 for it.”
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No evidence found in live sources or Wikipedia to verify Danny Burstein's role or Tony Award details.
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Claim 7: “More recently, celebrity drag artist Bob the Drag Queen played Zidler in the musical for eight weeks earlier this year.”
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No evidence found in live sources or Wikipedia to verify Bob the Drag Queen's role in the musical.
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Claim 8: “In 2021, she won three Grammy awards for Best Rap Song, Best New Artist and Best Rap Performance. The following year she was nominated for Album of the Year.”
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No evidence found in live sources or Wikipedia to verify Grammy award history.
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Claim 9: “Rapper Megan Thee Stallion had to be taken to hospital mid-way through her performance of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, in New York on Tuesday night, her representative has confirmed.”
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Wikipedia entries for Megan Thee Stallion, Moulin Rouge! (musical), and Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend do not confirm representative statements or hospitalization details.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" is a jazz song written for the stage musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949), with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Leo Robin. Carol Channing introduced the song i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamonds_Are_a_Girl's_Best_Fri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Megan Jovon Ruth Pete (born February 15, 1995), known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion, is an American rapper, songwriter and actress. She gained recognition when videos of her freestyling went v…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Thee_Stallion
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a jukebox musical with a book by John Logan. The musical is based on the 2001 film Moulin Rouge! directed by Baz Luhrmann and written by Luhrmann and Craig Pearce. Moulin …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulin_Rouge!_(musical)
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Claim 10: “"Megan started feeling very ill and was promptly transported to a local hospital, where her symptoms are currently being evaluated," the spokesperson told US media outlets.”
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No evidence found in live sources or Wikipedia to verify the spokesperson's statement about hospitalization.
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Claim 11: “Megan Thee Stallion taken to hospital during Moulin Rouge performance”
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Wikipedia entries for Megan Thee Stallion, Moulin Rouge! (musical), and B.B.B. (song) do not mention hospitalization during a performance. No corroborating sources found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "B.B.B." ("Big Booty Bitch") is a single by American rapper Juvenile featuring American rapper Genesisthegawd. It was released on January 23, 2026 and went viral on the video-sharing app TikTok, follo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B.B.B._(song)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Megan Jovon Ruth Pete (born February 15, 1995), known professionally as Megan Thee Stallion, is an American rapper, songwriter and actress. She gained recognition when videos of her freestyling went v…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Thee_Stallion
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a jukebox musical with a book by John Logan. The musical is based on the 2001 film Moulin Rouge! directed by Baz Luhrmann and written by Luhrmann and Craig Pearce. Moulin …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moulin_Rouge!_(musical)
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