David Cassidy hospitalised with organ failure

Pop idol David Cassidy is in a

Florida

hospital with organ failure, his publicist

JoAnn Geffen

said.

"He is conscious and surrounded by family and friends, nothing is imminent and we are taking it day by day," Geffen said.


The news comes after the Cassidy revealed in February that he has dementia.

Reportedly,

'The Partridge Family'

star, has been in the hospital for three days and is in need of a liver transplant and has kidney failure.

After appearing as Keith Partridge on the hit series 'The Partridge Family' from 1970 to 1974, Cassidy went on to produce several successful albums and appeared on TV shows.

Cassidy, however, has had numerous personal problems in the decades following his initial success, ranging from substance abuse to bankruptcy. He is the stepson of actress and fellow 'Partridge Family' star Shirley Jones.