July 17, 2020 | 3:31pm | Updated July 17, 2020 | 4:12pm
Viola Davis showed support for Tamar Braxton after the singer suffered from a possibly intentional overdose on Thursday.
The 43-year-old star is recovering in the hospital after being found unresponsive by her boyfriend David Adefeso, 49, in the Ritz-Carlton Residences in downtown Los Angeles. The 911 call suggested that she could have overdosed on prescription medication.
Davis, 54, tweeted a supportive message, acknowledging the situation and bringing awareness to mental health and addiction.
“Praying for Tamar Braxton. Mental Health has got to be a part of our ‘wokeness,’ ” Davis wrote Friday. “There is strength in vulnerability. You matter Miss Tamar Braxton. Praying for you, your beautiful son and family.”
The Braxton family’s spokesperson released a statement to update the public following the incident: “Tamar has had a very tough and emotional day — more information will be coming in the next few days. Please pray for her.”
Praying for Tamar Braxton. Mental Health has got to be a part of our “wokeness”. There is strength in vulnerability. You matter Miss Tamar Braxton. Praying for you, your beautiful son and family. ❤❤?????? https://t.co/Mrh3vNB4C7
— Viola Davis (@violadavis) July 17, 2020
Braxton is being monitored around the clock, as some believe she attempted to take her own life, NME reports. She is currently in stable condition.
The R&B vocalist and reality TV personality has released five albums, most recently 2017’s “Bluebird of Happiness,” and has starred alongside her famous sisters in “Braxton Family Values” since 2011.
She co-hosted the Emmy-winning daytime talk show “The Real” for three years, ending with her high-profile firing in 2016. She bounced back in 2019 as the winner of the second season of CBS’s “Celebrity Big Brother.”
Her new docuseries, “Tamar Braxton: Get Ya Life,” was set to premiere July 30 on WE TV. Reps for the production have not responded to The Post’s request for comment.
