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NEW YORK, New York -- Kelsey Grammer has been
hospitalized in New York, a rep for the actor confirmed to
Access Hollywood.
However, contrary to previous reports, Grammer was admitted after "feeling faint" and he is "not being treated for an irregular heartbeat," Grammer's rep, Stan Rosenfield, told Access.
Access has learned Grammer was admitted to Southampton
Hospital in New York and is currently listed in fair
condidtion.
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Grammer, who suffered a mild heart attack in June, was in New
York for several TV appearances to promote his new film, "Swing
Vote."
He checked himself into a local hospital when he began feeling
faint, which was a result of the medication he had been taking
since his heart attack.
Rosenfield added that Grammer's doctor "wants to observe him
with the new medication overnight."
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As a result, Grammer, 53, canceled four TV appearances scheduled
for Monday and Tuesday, including stops on "Good Morning America,"
"Late Night with Conan O'Brien," "The Daily Show" and "Live with
Regis and Kelly."
In June, Grammer was paddle boarding in Hawaii with his wife,
Camille, when he suffered the heart attack.
The couple lives in Kona on Hawaii's big island.
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