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Shemar Moore Explains Why He Kept His Mother's Death A Secret Until Now

“I’ve been offline for some weeks now. I’ve had to keep a secret out of respect to my mom,” he said.
Shemar Moore Opens Up About Losing His Mother
(Photo by Paula Lobo/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images)
By Keyaira Boone · Updated December 6, 2020

Shemar Moore is sharing the devastation he’s feeling after losing his mother Marylin Joan Wilson-Moore nearly two weeks ago due to several health complications.

“This is real life,” he began Wednesday in one Instagram video while staring into the camera. “It’s not a game. It’s not a joke. I’m hurting real bad.”

“I’ve been offline for some weeks now. I’ve had to keep a secret out of respect to my mom,” he said, before revealing that Wilson-Moore had passed away on February 8 due to multiple sclerosis and a heart condition. She was 76 years old.

“I miss her more than I ever thought possible and I don’t know how to do this life without her,” he wrote in a caption, “but I get my STRENGTH from her and I will be OK because of HER.”

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My Mama always said “I was at the front of the line when God was handing out sons” …. and I always said “Mama, you know I cut the line to get to you!” ❤️ I love you mama ❤️

A post shared by Shemar Moore (@shemarfmoore) on Feb 19, 2020 at 12:18pm PST

The two were extraordinarily close and had shared their special connection with Moore’s 3.2 million Instagram followers on a regular basis. The actor clarified that he was not exploiting her death for content, but felt obligated to update his followers.

“You knew her from afar,” he said in one clip. 

After holding up framed photographs of his mother in the videos, he repeatedly credited her with the wonderful contributions she made to his life. 

“Everything I’ve accomplished is because of this amazing woman,” he said in one video, adding in another, “I don’t exist without this woman. I’m not famous without her.” 

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Marylin Joan Wilson-Moore, my mother, best friend, and partner in crime passed away Feb 8th at 76 years old… I miss her more than I ever thought possible and I don’t know how to do this life without her …. but I get my STRENGTH from her and I will be OK because of HER. Mama…. here come that man!!!!! What I do from this day forward is for YOU!!!! I’m going to continue to LEAP and pray that the NET appears!! It was too soon …. and it hurts so bad…. but I know you are with me and will continue to give me strength… I love you mama ❤️

A post shared by Shemar Moore (@shemarfmoore) on Feb 19, 2020 at 8:31am PST

Through his tears, Moore vowed that he would continue to pursue his dreams in her honor. “I’m going to stand up and be somebody,” he said. “Mama here come that man.”

Our thoughts and prayers are with Moore and the Wilson family.  

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