Russell Brand has cancelled several upcoming performances in order to spend some time with his mom Barbara after learning that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.russell-brand-and-mom-oscars-2011--d09350600fbe0563

Brand spoke about his mother’s illness, saying, “My mother has currently got breast cancer.”

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Social media prognosticated Russell’s health after he pulled out of a recent show due to “family reasons”, then he cancelled a sold-out date at Derby’s Assembly Rooms soon afterwards.