Nick Cannon and Jamie Foxx
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Nick Cannon is expected to fill his role as guest host for the sixth season of the game show Shazam won After Jamie Foxx’s continuous hospitalization.
Foxx regularly hosts and executive produces Shazam won, which also features his daughter, Corinne (also an activist, CEO, and producer) in the deejay series. On April 12, Corinne responded to reports that her father was hospitalized while filming the upcoming Netflix movie, back at work, in Atlanta. In a statement on Instagram, she expressed that the actor, musician, and comedian has “suffered medical complications” but is “on the road to recovery.”
“We wanted to share that, my dad, Jamie Foxx, had medical complications yesterday. Luckily, due to quick work and great care, he is already on the road to recovery.” Since her statement, no further updates have been given about Jamie Foxx.
In his first public statement, Foxx took to Instagram shortly after to share a brief message thanking everyone for their well wishes.
“Appreciate all the love!!! Feeling blessed,” Fox books.
Meanwhile on his Instagram story, Foxx thanked Cannon for filling in for hosting Shazam won In his absence: “I appreciate you @nickcannon. See you all soon,” he wrote while sharing a screenshot of Corinne’s post as he shared the news.
Back in businesswhich is directed by Very bad managers Director Seth Gordon and will co-star Cameron Diaz and Glenn Close remained in the production and filming was set to finish on schedule, a source at Netflix said. THR After Jamie Foxx was admitted to the hospital.
Created by Jeff Apploff and Wes Kauble, the series is an interactive game show that sees two teams go head-to-head – and against time – as they work to determine the biggest hits. In the end, the winning team must face off against the actual Shazam, the world’s most popular song identification app, for a chance at $1 million.
The game show premiered in 2017 and is produced by Apploff Entertainment, MGM Television, and BiggerStage in association with Shazam. Foxx serves as executive producer alongside Mark Burnett, Apploff, Barry Poznick, and Lauren Zalaznick.
Season six of Shazam won It is set to debut on May 23.
May 3 at 12:18 p.m Updated with a post by Jamie Foxx on Instagram.