The 6-year-old son of rapper Flo Rida is reportedly in intensive care following a fall from a fifth-floor Jersey City apartment.
Zohar Dillard’s injuries include a collapsed lung, lacerated liver, internal bleeding and multiple pelvic fractures, according to New Jersey’s News 12, citing a lawsuit filed by the child’s mother, Alexis Adams. Adams alleges the windows on the building from which her son fell constitute a “hazardous condition.”
“I am devastated, angry and struggling to come to terms with the fact that my only child has suffered severe injuries due to willful negligence of our landlord and others involved in failing to take necessary safety measures,” she told News 12 in a statement.
According to TMZ, the boy somehow survived a 50-foot fall onto the pavement. He’s reportedly wearing a full-body cast and will have to learn how to walk again.
The outlet added that Flo Rida is not a party to the lawsuit, and the state of his relationship with Adams and their son is unclear.
Adams allegedly said in 2018 that the rapper had seen their son, who has special needs, just one time.
The boy was diagnosed with hydrocephalus shortly after birth, according to US Weekly. The National Institute of Health describes that as “a neurological disorder caused by an abnormal buildup of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles (cavities) deep within the brain.”
Adams has reportedly been by her son’s side daily since his fall.
Flo Rida has yet to comment on the incident. He is currently scheduled to perform two shows in Miami next week.