Backstreet Boys star Brian Littrell is appealing for fans' prayers after his young son was hospitalized this week.

The singer and his wife Leighanne rushed six-year-old Baylee to the emergency room on Monday for an undisclosed ailment. And the star is asking his fans everywhere to keep his little boy in their thoughts.

In a post on his website on Thursday, Littrell writes: "For those of you who do not know or have not heard, Baylee Littrell has been in the hospital for the past few days. He will be starting a treatment this afternoon and the Littrell family asks that all Backstreet Boys fans please remember him in prayer during this trying time. Every little prayer helps and every single prayer counts!"

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