Criss Angel Cancels Las Vegas Magic Shows After Son Starts Cancer Treatment
In a Facebook post on Saturday, famous magician Criss Angel said he had to cancel his shows in Las Vegas due to "a family emergency."
"In light of a family emergency the news I was going to announce this weekend will be postponed. Thank you," he wrote to fans.
According to Today, Angel flew to Australia after learning that his son was diagnosed with leukemia. His son, Johnny Chrisstopher Sarantakos, who will be turning two soon, has started undergoing chemotherapy in Australia.
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The "Mindfreak" magician also took to Twitter and shared a photo of him holding his son in his arms with the caption "Thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers. Criss."
The outlet noted that many fans were unaware that Angel had a son, but they sent their prayers and love to show support for the levitating magician. His Twitter photo immediately gained thousands of favorites, as fans continued to support Angel's journey toward his son's recovery.
On Monday morning, Angel updated his Twitter fans on Johnny's condition saying, "4th day chemo-Shaunyl,Johnny&I can't thank u enough for the overwhelming outpouring of love,prayers&support," with a photo of Johnny in a hospital bed cradled between Angel and his son's mother, Shaunyl Benson.
In another photo on Instagram, the illusionist posted a photo of him carrying Johnny, as the cancer-stricken toddler looked at the camera with a tiny smile that implied how his tiny body still fights for hope.
According to Entertainment Tonight Online, Angel's canceled Las Vegas shows are part of his "BeLIEve" tour. The outlet also notes that while this is the first time the magician has canceled his shows in the past seven years, the shows will resume at the Luxor on Nov. 4.
Johnny was diagnosed with acute lymphobastic leukemia, a type of cancer that is common in children wherein the white blood cells supposedly developing in the bone marrow are affected.
