Nick Cannon Gets Sentimental About His Lupus Diagnosis While Showing Off Louis Vuitton Iron Man Helmet

Mar. 15, 2025

Nick Cannon wearing his Louis Vuitton Iron Man helmet.Photo:Nick Cannon/YouTube

Nick Cannon/YouTube

Nick Cannonhas a deep reason to call himself the “Black Tony Stark.”

During a recent house tour of his “Cannon Estate,” thefather of 12got sentimental about a past health scare. Cannon, 44, reflected on the time in 2012 whendoctors diagnosed him with lupus.

In the Dec. 31YouTube videoof the house tour, featuring his and exMariah Carey’stwins Moroccan and Monroe, Cannon gave an emotional reaction to seeing his Louis Vuitton Iron Man helmet.

“I’m a huge Iron Man fan because Iron Man almost lost his life, and when he got down to the bottom and they thought it was over, that’s when his superhero activated,” he said before discussing his autoimmune disease.

“I connected with that because of my lupus, so when I got lupus, I was like, ‘That’s my superpower,’ ” he continued. “So ever since then, especially the first Iron Man movie, shout-out to Robert Downey Jr. But actually even before that, the comics, somebody had gotten the Iron Man comic.”

Cannon previously opened about living with lupus, which theMayo Clinicdescribes as a chronic disease that “occurs when your body’s immune system attacks your own tissues and organs” and subsequent inflammation affects “joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart and lungs.”

In 2022, theMasked Singerhost marked 10 years of being on his lupus journey in avideo, saying, “I experienced a sudden and mysterious illness that almost took my life. At the time, I had no idea it was lupus.”

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“And, you know me, I always have to have a camera on,” he continued. “So I would literally open up my phone, grab my camera and I would talk to the camera, and I documented the entire health journey.”

Nick Cannon in 2012, the year he was diagnosed with lupus.John Sciulli/WireImage

John Sciulli/WireImage

At the time of Cannon diagnosis, he was married to Carey, 55, before theysplit in 2016. The pair’s twins “Roc” and “Roe,” born in April 2011, are now 13 years old.

In April 2024, the entertainer called himself a“lupus warrior”when he shared an Instagram Stories snap while getting blood work done.

“Constant reminder that health is the real wealth!!! #lupuswarrior 💜💜💜💜,” Cannon wrote on the image of a venipuncture device taking his blood.

source: people.com