Mary J Blige's father in hospital, stabbed 3 times by ex-girlfriend

R & B singer, Mary J. Blige's father is in critical condition after being stabbed during a domestic dispute with a former girlfriend. Thomas Blige, 63, was stabbed three times, including once to the neck, on Thursday morning after the altercation at his home at the Arbors of Battle Creek apartment complex in Michigan.

According to Battle Creek Enquirer, police were called to the scene at 6.58am where they found the victim along with the knife used in the attack in his apartment. His 50-year-old former girlfriend was apprehended by officers in her own home in the same complex and was wearing 'blood-splattered clothing' when found. 

Blige was taken to Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan to undergo surgery and remained in a critical condition on Thursday evening. The incident occurred when Blige confronted his ex when he saw her letting the air out of his tires.

The ex lovers have had seven domestic violence complaints between August. She has reportedly been charged with 'assault with intent to murder.’