While Dr. Dre was undergoing treatment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for a possible brain aneurysm on Tuesday night, four men were arrested after allegedly trying to rob the music mogul’s mansion in Brentwood, police said.
The Los Angeles Police Department was alerted to a possible break-in at the 12700 block of Chalon Road at about 10 pm, officials said. Security guards at the $ 50 million Brentwood Estates mansion spotted several men trying to enter the house after it was reported that Dr. Dre had been hospitalized in the early evening, police said.
The officers watched a white SUV leave the area and, after a short chase, stopped the vehicle and arrested four men near Sunset Boulevard and Kenter Avenue.
LAPD officials did not identify the home owner who was targeted by the alleged thieves, but two sources familiar with the prisons who were not allowed to discuss them and requested anonymity said it was Dr. Dre.
In the past five years, thieves have targeted the homes of several celebrities they knew were not there, including Rihanna and former Dodger Yasiel Puig.
Dr. Dre, 55, whose real name is Andre Young, was hospitalized on Tuesday with suspected cerebral aneurysm. Sources told The Times that he was in a stable condition and could be released as early as Wednesday.
In a statement after his hospitalization went public, Dr. Dre praised the hospital staff and updated fans on his condition.
“Thanks to my family, friends and fans for their interest and good wishes,” he said in an Instagram post. “I am doing very well and receiving excellent care from my medical team. I will be out of the hospital and coming home soon. Shout out to all the great Cedars medical professionals. A love!!”
The Compton native gained fame with NWA in the late 1980s and became a leading producer and co-founder of Beats Electronics, a venture that turned him into a billionaire.
On his 1992 solo album, “The Chronic”, and on “Doggystyle”, 1993, his album with young Long Beach rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg, he helped perfect the raw and provocative sound of Los Angeles rap, but with super producer ear for a success. He went on to produce albums for Eminem and 50 Cent.
Together with Jim Iovine, he founded USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation in 2013, with a $ 70 million grant.
Among his supporters was NWA member Ice Cube, who posted on social media shortly after TMZ.com revealed that Dr. Dre was hospitalized: “Send your love and prayers to brother Dr. Dre.”
The rapper’s hospitalization comes amid an unpleasant divorce from his longtime wife, Nicole Young, who seeks $ 2 million a month in child support and $ 5 million in attorney’s fees.
The staff writer for the Times, August Brown, contributed to this report.