US singer Tom Petty is seriously ill in hospital after a suspected heart attack, according to reports.
The singer-songwriter was reportedly rushed to the UCLA Santa Monica hospital on Monday after being found unconscious in his Malibu home. Initial reports, based on an LAPD source who spoke to CBS News and Variety, said Petty had died.
However, LAPD later tweeted that the department has “no information about the passing of singer Tom Petty” and any information had been “inadvertently provided”. The force apologized “for any inconvenience in this reporting”.