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Nick Cannon resigns from radio show, citing ill health

By | Published on Monday 20 February 2012

Nick Cannon

Presenter and part-time rapper Nick Cannon, aka Mr Mariah Carey, has been encouraged by doctors to relinquish his role as morning host of US radio show ‘Rollin With Nick Cannon’. Mr Carey says he thought it best to quit after blood clots were found in his lungs, with reports also stating that an enlarged ventricle was discovered in his heart.

Cannon tweeted this last Friday: “A bitter sweet morning. I have to stop my radio show. Doctors’ orders. The doctors said if I don’t slow down and stop working so hard, then it’s a wrap!”

He also issued this on-air statement during his final show: “I have been asked to put my health first and cut back on some of my professional commitments in order to allow my body to get the rest that it needs to keep up with the demands of a multi-tasking schedule. Even Superman has to sleep”.

Cannon was hospitalised last month with mild kidney failure, having fallen ill whilst over the Christmas period. He subsequently underwent an operation in LA, and was released to recuperate at home. It’s thought he may also be forced to quit his other high-profile post as compere of ‘America’s Got Talent’, though the 31 year old insists he’ll continue to present CBS syndicate ‘Cannon’s Countdown’ each weekend.



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