Kanye West Locked Away: Handcuffed & Put In ‘Psychiatric Hold’

Controversial rapper Kanye West has been locked away for observation — after a bewildering series of public breakdowns that ended in a canceled tour! Concerned friends and family of the rapper finally called in the cops after the outspoken star canceled a $30 million concert tour that already had fans furious. Kanye had promoters having to hand out refunds after shows where he'd go into bizarre rants before storming off the stage — leaving shocked fans holding tickets for a 10-minute show!

Kanye finally ended his tour after a show on Nov. 19 in Sacramento, Calif., where he only performed three songs — before shocking fans by going into a rant criticizing fellow star Beyoncé and her husband Jay Z. He even accused Jay Z of hiring hit men, and asked for his life to be spared! "I know you got killers," said Kanye. "Please don’t send them at my head. Please call me. Talk to me like a man.”

Kanye also spoke of his support for both Donald Trump and Barack Obama. All the remaining dates on the tour were canceled two days later — with Kanye reportedly then visiting a doctor for "exhaustion," and never getting out of the hospital!

Sources said that police, however, had already been called for a "welfare check" on the troubled singer. Shocked hospital insiders also reported that Kanye fought with medical staff after the rapper was told that he needed to be committed — and was eventually restrained with handcuffs!

Meanwhile, his wife Kim Kardashian was in New York City for a charity tribute to her late father — notorious O.J. Simpson lawyer Robert Kardashian. The reality-show star rushed back to Los Angeles after the event to check on her hospitalized husband.