French president's son hospitalized in Ukraine

In this Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 file photo French President Nicolas Sarkozy's son Pierre Sarkozy arrives at the clinic in Paris, where French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gave birth to a baby girl named "Giulia" , the first infant born to a sitting president of modern-day France. The French Embassy in Ukraine said Wednesday Jan. 25, 2012 that the son of French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been hospitalized in the Black Sea city of Odessa. Ukrainian media reports said Sarkozy was in Odessa to perform at an elite club, but his appearance was canceled due to his illness. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)

The Associated Press Updated 10:41 AM Wednesday, January 25, 2012

KIEV, Ukraine — The son of French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been hospitalized with food poisoning in the Black Sea city of Odessa, French and Ukrainian officials said Wednesday.

Pierre Sarkozy, a rap producer in his twenties, has been taken to a hospital after feeling ill, French Embassy spokesman Emmanuel Berard told The Associated Press.

Anna Osipchuk, a spokeswoman for the city administration, said Sarkozy had food poisoning apparently contracted outside Ukraine, and was to be flown home to France Wednesday.

Sarkozy, also known as DJ Mosay, was in Odessa to perform at an elite club called Tchaikovsky on Tuesday, but the show was canceled after he fell ill, the club said.

Sarkozy is the French president's oldest son by his first wife, Marie-Dominique Culioli.

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January 25, 2012 03:37 PM EST

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