Lionel Richie (centre) and Ethan Farmer (right) in 2015 (Picture: Getty Images)

Richie’s bass player Ethan Farmer has been hospitalised after reportedly stabbing himself following a bad reaction to edibles, cookies or brownies that have been baked with marijuana.

Farmer reportedly was discovered an apartment in a San Fernando Valley apartment on Tuesday May 30 around 10pm ‘bleeding profusely’ after the reaction to the edibles; the 42-year-old had been partying with friends when he turned violent.

TMZ claim that they have spoken to Farmer but he would only reveal that he is recovering.

Ethan Farmer (Picture; FilmMagic)

Marijuana when baked can often take a while to enter the system, which means some users may keep eating them leading to a shock to the system when they are digested; the high can also last a bit longer than smoking depending on the strain of marijuana used.




Farmer has toured with Richie, as well as New Kids On The Block, Backstreet Boys, Janet Jackson, and Christina Aguilera.

On Sunday he shared an Instagram video in which he did not discuss the reports but which saw him with his mother: ‘Good mornign everybosy, guess who stiull sleeping in bed with their momma? Mother’s love, ain’t nothing like it.’

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