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Nick Cannon

Nick Cannon is on the mend after being hospitalized with pneumonia Friday.

Although he said he’s improving mentally, he wrote Monday that “spiritually I’m broken” as he marked a year since his infant son’s death.

The father of 11 wrote a heartfelt post focusing on the loss of his and model Alyssa Scott’s son Zen, who died around 5 months of age due to a brain tumor.

“Such a painful anniversary. A mixture of guilt, pain, and sorrow is what I suppress daily. I am far from perfect and often fall short and make decisions that many question, but anyone who knows me knows my heart. I love hard, I love big and I love ... I just wish my Little Man could’ve felt more of that love while he was here on Earth,” he added.

On Friday, Cannon, who also has lupus, wrote from his hospital bed that he had pneumonia. He told fans not to “waste (their) prayers" on him, stressing he’d be okay.

On Monday, while mourning his son, Cannon wrote, "I can definitely use those prayers right now."

“Crazy thing is, last night we was just rocking a sold out crowd at Madison square garden in front of thousands of fans, now I’m all alone in a tiny hospital room. Life is definitely a rollercoaster,” he said.

The radio and TV personality had appeared Thursday at Madison Square Garden in New York City to launch his Wild ‘N Out tour based on the sketch/improv show he created and hosts for VH1.

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Twitter has suspended rapper Ye after he tweeted a picture of a swastika merged with the Jewish Star of David.

It is the second time this year Ye has been suspended from the platform over antisemitic posts.

Twitter CEO Elon Musk confirmed the suspension.

“I tried my best. Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended,” Musk tweeted.

Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, has made a series of antisemitic comments in recent weeks. On Thursday, Ye praised Hitler in an interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

Ye’s remarks have led to his suspension from social media platforms, his talent agency dropping him and companies like Adidas cutting ties with him. The sportswear manufacturer has also launched an investigation into his conduct.

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Andrew Shue

Andrew Shue, the former “Melrose Place” star, 55, has deleted all photographic evidence of reportedly estranged wife Amy Robach from his Instagram.

The move comes on the heels of reports that Robach, 49, and her “Good Morning America” co-anchor T.J. Holmes are “dating in the open” after separating from their respective spouses this summer.

The Daytime Emmy nominee appeared to have deactivated her own Instagram account on Thursday, a day after her alleged romance with Holmes, 45, was first reported.

Both Robach and Holmes, who in 2010 married Shue and lawyer Fiebig, respectively, “broke up with their spouses in August within weeks of each other,” according to a source.

Ever since, the two — both “consenting adults who were each separated” — have “felt very comfortable dating in the open,” according to that insider, noting Shue and Fiebig “had moved out” of their respective homes by the time Robach and Holmes got together.

Though that source was adamant that the “relationship didn’t start until after” their break-ups, another source told the outlet there was speculation about “an affair about a year ago,” given their clear “mutual affection.”

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Amanda Kloots

Amanda Kloots has moved just down the block from the home she shared with late husband and Broadway star Nick Cordero.

“I was terrified to move,” Kloots, 40, said Thursday, opening up about the change she made last year.

“I moved here in May of 2021, and it’s been wonderful,” Kloots said. “I love this little house. It feels very much like Nick shifted us here.”

The couple had no sooner moved from New York City to Los Angeles in March 2020 to pursue Cordero’s dream of expanding his Broadway acting chops to Hollywood than he landed in the ICU for what they first thought was pneumonia.

It turned out to be COVID-19. Cordero battled valiantly, but became one of the virus’ many victims as it shredded his lungs, clotted his veins and destroyed his leg before taking his life.

The “Waitress” star died on July 5, 2020, leaving Kloots to bring up their 1-year-old son, Elvis, solo. She has co-hosted “The Talk” and is debuting in a new movie, “Fit for Christmas,” on Sunday.

She said she is keeping her late husband’s memory alive in the new house, but more subtly than before. A few of his coffee table books adorn the living room, for instance, and his face is stenciled onto throw pillows in Elvis’s bedroom.

“Our previous house was so filled with him,” Kloots said. “It was very important for me — and I made a very conscious effort — when we moved in here, to start fresh and have nods and touches, but not very outwardly.”

From combined wire services

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