{"id":1192356,"date":"2022-08-27T18:42:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T18:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/27\/american-idol-winner-hospitalized-says-i-seriously-need-help\/"},"modified":"2022-08-27T18:42:59","modified_gmt":"2022-08-27T18:42:59","slug":"american-idol-winner-hospitalized-says-i-seriously-need-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/08\/27\/american-idol-winner-hospitalized-says-i-seriously-need-help\/","title":{"rendered":"American Idol Winner Hospitalized, Says &#8220;I Seriously Need Help&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Samantha Diaz needs your prayers at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>The aspiring artist, better known as Just Sam, won ABC\u2019s version of American Idol in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s spent the past few days keeping followers updated on her physical and mental status amid an upsetting hospital stay, sharing via Instagram Stories on Friday:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c100lbs is crazyyy \u2026 I seriously need help.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript\/><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-456603 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Just-Sam-Hospitalized-78-26082022-60a4a8299dc94329b5a25cae3af9a84e.webp.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Diaz has not revealed the reason behind her hospitalization.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year old initially told fans she was under the care of doctors on Wednesday, posting a message on her Instagram Stories page that read:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you to everyone that checked on me. I am ALIVE and out of the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Diaz appeared to be back in the hospital the very next day. <\/p>\n<p>In a short video clip, she was seen wearing a mask, writing at the time: \u201cI need a better hospital bruh. I hate it here. tbh.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"569\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Just-Sam-Hospitalized-80-26082022-337fa49a3b544f50bb932e69ac0cf103-569x1024.webp.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-456604\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"569\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-456604 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Just-Sam-Hospitalized-80-26082022-337fa49a3b544f50bb932e69ac0cf103.webp.webp\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Diaz rose to small screen fame two years ago after being crowned the American Idol winner during a live (and remote, due to COVID-19) virtual episode of the long-running singing competition.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy grandmother has been saying that she doesn\u2019t believe that people like us can have their dreams come true,\u201d the Harlem native previously said on the show. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is proof to her!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"703\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-27-at-7.39.40-AM-703x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-456605\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"703\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-456605 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-27-at-7.39.40-AM.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>An uplifting story to viewers, Diaz \u2014 who sang at subway stations while pursuing her dream and trying to make money \u2014 added back then:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI kept on pushing, kept on singing and look where it\u2019s brought me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope to inspire all the little girls who believe their dreams can\u2019t come true. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone can do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"514\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/gp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-27-at-7.43.10-AM-514x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-456606\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"514\" height=\"1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-456606 lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-08-27-at-7.43.10-AM.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>In June, Diaz opened up about her mental health struggles on social media, telling folks:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI been tired, but also I really been kicking this depression\u2019s A**! And that\u2019s the thing about me. GOD HAS Me. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo Weapon formed against me shall prosper in Jesus name. I\u2019m so grateful to be a child of God. Knowing that no matter what, God will work it out, THAT KEEPS ME. #thankyouLord.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Diaz signed a record deal with Hollywood Records after winning American Idol, but she left the label without ever releasing an album.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><noscript><img alt=\"\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\" class=\" lazyload\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI am making music. I just cannot afford to release music, because mixing and mastering music costs a lot of money. And I invested in myself and ended up broke. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the truth,\u201d she said on Instagram in January, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just hard because I\u2019m coming out of pocket and I have bills to pay. And American Idol is not going to pay my bills. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cLionel Richie\u2019s not going to pay my bills. Katy Perry\u2019s not going to pay my bills. Luke Bryan is not going to pay my bills. I have to pay my rent. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have to make sure that I\u2019m eating every day, which is hard to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samantha Diaz needs your prayers at the moment. The aspiring artist, better known as Just Sam, won ABC\u2019s version of American Idol in 2020. She\u2019s spent the past few days keeping followers updated on her physical and mental status amid an upsetting hospital stay, sharing via Instagram Stories on Friday: \u201c100lbs is crazyyy \u2026 I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1192358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1192356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrity-gossip"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1192356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192356\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1192356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1192356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1192356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}