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Nick Cannon Visits Kehlani After Singer's Suicide Attempt

Nick posted a picture of himself hugging the singer, who seems to be in better spirits.
Nick Cannon Visits Kehlani After Singer's Suicide Attempt
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By Sydney Scott · Updated October 27, 2020

Kehlani has been receiving tons of support after the singer revealed via her now deleted Instagram account that she was in the hospital following an attempted suicide.

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Her most recent visitor was Nick Cannon, who the singer has described as “kind of like a father figure.” Nick shared a photo of the two on Instagram, captioned,

Had to go grab my Youngen! #Family #LoveHug #NeverLettingGo #NeverLeavingHerSide #IGotYouForLife #UsAgainstTheWorld

A photo posted by Nick Cannon (@nickcannon) on Mar 29, 2016 at 10:59am PDT


“Had to go grab my Youngen! #Family #LoveHug #NeverLettingGo #NeverLeavingHerSide #IGotYouForLife #UsAgainstTheWorld”

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The photo shows Nick hugging the singer, who seems to be in better spirits. We hope it stays that way and we hope that Kehlani continues to get the support she needs.

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