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Keri Hilson Faints On Plane, Makes Full Recovery

Hilson becomes ill aboard a flight from China to the US.
Keri Hilson Faints On Plane
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By Nicole Marie Melton · Updated October 28, 2020
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Keri Hilson is the latest celeb to endure a scary health crisis mid-flight. The songstress took to Twitter to share the details of her frightening ordeal.

The 29-year-old star was on board a flight to the US from China when she lost consciousness. When she finally awoke, the singer was so sick that she couldn’t keep her food down.

“I fainted on my flight. then I threw up. I’m fine now,” Hilson wrote.

Hilson blames her health scare on a lack of sleep. “I just need real rest…haven’t had more than 3.5 hours of sleep in 48 hours,” she tweeted.

Hilson is safe and sound back at home now. She’s the third star in recent months that has become ill while aboard an airplane.  Rappers Rick Ross and Lil Wayne both suffered seizures mid-flight over the past year.