By this point, you probably know all about the drama surrounding Olivia Rodrigo, Joshua Bassett, and Olivia’s massive hit single “Driver’s License.”
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You probably also know that days after the release of Driver’s License, Bassett was hospitalized with heart failure.
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In a new interview with People, Bassett opened up about what led to his hospitalization, hinting that the stress from the overall “driver’s license” response was contributing to his condition.
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Joshua says he felt seriously ill in the week leading up to his hospitalization as a result of the stress he was feeling from chattering about his “driver’s license” online.
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“I slept 16 to 20 hours a day,” he said after noting he was “getting worse every day.” “I couldn’t even stand up for more than 30 seconds.”
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Almost a week after Driver’s License fell, Bassett’s single “Lie Lie Lie” was released – and his condition worsened noticeably.
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“I felt my heart literally give out,” he recalled. “I thought, ‘This isn’t just fear. This is bad.'”
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“The doctors said, ‘If you hadn’t come in within 12 hours, you would have died in your apartment,'” he said. “It’s crazy that I was so close to taking another nap.”
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Joshua ended up spending nine days in the hospital, but his problems didn’t stop when he left.
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“I was even more depressed and stressed,” he says. “I had a panic attack every day.”
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But it sounds like it’s been a better place since then too. “In this past year, many of my greatest fears have come true,” he says. “But I’ve found that I’ll always be fine, if not better.”
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