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Lil Wayne suffers seizure, jet makes emergency landing in Omaha

Posted at 6:17 PM, Jun 13, 2016
and last updated 2016-06-13 23:19:04-04

A private jet carrying rapper Lil Wayne had to make an emergency landing in Omaha on Monday afternoon.

According to TMZ, the rapper was flying from Milwaukee to Van Nuys, CA when he suffered a seizure.

The Omaha Airport Authority confirmed to KMTV that there was a medical emergency landing at Eppley Airfield.

TMZ reports that Wayne declined any medical treatment and the plane took off.

Then the plane had to turn around after the rapper suffered another seizure. 

We have confirmed that Lil Wayne is getting medical attention at CHI-Creighton. 

A rep for told CBS News on Monday night that the rapper experienced a minor seizure.

"Under the guidance of his own doctors, he is now in stable condition and good spirits. He thanks his fans for their everlasting support, prayers and well wishes," the rep told CBS News in a statement.

The rapper whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. has said in the past that he's epileptic.

Carter has suffered seizures since he was a child.

In 2013, Carter was hospitalized with seizures, many media outlets mistakenly reported that he had died.

Below is the dispatch audio obtained by TMZ.