Queen Latifah has been secretly visiting a cancer treatment center for almost a year, The National ENQUIRER has learned exclusively. The hip-hop star has sneaked into a Beverly Hills facility that specializes in treating advanced cancer and blood diseases — and has appeared weak and unsteady on her feet when leaving. “It’s a serious concern,” spilled an insider. “She goes every couple of weeks and spends two or three hours inside the infusion unit. She’s been going for at least eight months!” Read on for the inside details of Queen Latifah’s medical crisis, and click here for more news of celebrity cancer scares….
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The “Chicago” star usually pulls up to the building by herself in a white Range Rover. Occasionally, she’s chauffeured in a Rolls-Royce by an assistant. After a recent appointment, Latifah was seen clutching a stack of documents in one hand and a revitalizing drink in the other.
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On Oct. 2, she was spotted staggering out of the center, which is affiliated with the highly regarded Cedars-Sinai group. Latifah’s health crisis follows the death of her beloved mother, Rita Owens, who succumbed to a heart condition on March 21 after a decade-long battle.
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“Rita had chronic heart failure and was on medication," a friend said. "She had a defibrillator implanted in her chest, and Latifah was her constant caregiver to the very end.” Happily, the future isn’t all doom and gloom for the “Hairspray” star.
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In world exclusive photographs obtained by The ENQUIRER, Latifah’s longtime partner,
Eboni Nichols, was seen Oct. 3 sporting a massive engagement ring and flaunting an obvious baby bump! “Friends are saying Latifah and Eboni are finally engaged,” spilled an insider.
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And a source added: “This will be the first child for Latifah.” Latifah met Eboni, a choreographer and former Los Angeles Lakers cheerleader, on the set of “Dancing with the Stars” in 2009. The two went public after they were caught kissing in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, in 2013.
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Latifah’s made no secret of her desire to start a family, telling an audience of television critics in August 2017 that it’s been on her mind. “I had to get a lot of partying out of my system early in life for about 40 years, you know what I’m saying. I’m good now. I think I’m ready,” she confessed.
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Motherhood and marriage would be bittersweet for Latifah — shown here in 2006 with her sister Raven, mom, dad Lance Sr., and brother Angelo. Pals said she still mourns the death of her older brother, Lance Jr., a police officer in East Orange, N.J., who was killed while riding a motorcycle in 1992.
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“Latifah bought Lance that motorcycle for his birthday and she thinks maybe he’d still be here if she hadn’t given it to him,” said a friend.
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The insider added: “Fortunately, Latifah has Eboni to comfort her. Eboni is the love of her life and everyone’s hoping Latifah’s health improves — especially if she’s going to be a mom!”
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The “Chicago” star usually pulls up to the building by herself in a white Range Rover. Occasionally, she’s chauffeured in a Rolls-Royce by an assistant. After a recent appointment, Latifah was seen clutching a stack of documents in one hand and a revitalizing drink in the other.
On Oct. 2, she was spotted staggering out of the center, which is affiliated with the highly regarded Cedars-Sinai group. Latifah’s health crisis follows the death of her beloved mother, Rita Owens, who succumbed to a heart condition on March 21 after a decade-long battle.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“Rita had chronic heart failure and was on medication," a friend said. "She had a defibrillator implanted in her chest, and Latifah was her constant caregiver to the very end.” Happily, the future isn’t all doom and gloom for the “Hairspray” star.
Photo credit: Getty Images
In world exclusive photographs obtained by The ENQUIRER, Latifah’s longtime partner,
Eboni Nichols, was seen Oct. 3 sporting a massive engagement ring and flaunting an obvious baby bump! “Friends are saying Latifah and Eboni are finally engaged,” spilled an insider.
Photo credit: Coleman-Rayner
And a source added: “This will be the first child for Latifah.” Latifah met Eboni, a choreographer and former Los Angeles Lakers cheerleader, on the set of “Dancing with the Stars” in 2009. The two went public after they were caught kissing in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, in 2013.
Photo credit: Coleman-Rayner
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Latifah’s made no secret of her desire to start a family, telling an audience of television critics in August 2017 that it’s been on her mind. “I had to get a lot of partying out of my system early in life for about 40 years, you know what I’m saying. I’m good now. I think I’m ready,” she confessed.
Motherhood and marriage would be bittersweet for Latifah — shown here in 2006 with her sister Raven, mom, dad Lance Sr., and brother Angelo. Pals said she still mourns the death of her older brother, Lance Jr., a police officer in East Orange, N.J., who was killed while riding a motorcycle in 1992.
Photo credit: Getty Images
“Latifah bought Lance that motorcycle for his birthday and she thinks maybe he’d still be here if she hadn’t given it to him,” said a friend.
The insider added: “Fortunately, Latifah has Eboni to comfort her. Eboni is the love of her life and everyone’s hoping Latifah’s health improves — especially if she’s going to be a mom!”
