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Dirk Libbey

Nick Cannon Got The 'Blessing' To Take Over For Jamie Foxx On Beat Shazam, Explains Why We Haven't Gotten Updates On His Health

Jamie Foxx and Nick Cannon side by side

Exactly what’s going regarding the health of Jamie Foxx has largely been a mystery. We know Foxx suffered some sort of health complication back in April, that has made him unable to work since then. This has left a movie he was making with Cameron Diaz in limbo and it also required Nick Cannon to take over as host of the game show Beat Shazam. While Fans had very strong opinions about Cannon as the host that weren’t necessarily positive, he had Foxx’s blessing to take over. 

Nick Cannon recently spoke with Extra about his turn as host on Beat Shazam during the recovery of his friend Jamie Foxx. It appears that once Foxx realized he wouldn’t be able to host the show, he specifically asked that Cannon take over, which he did, specifically because Jamie asked him. Cannon explained…

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