“Mindfreak” magician Criss Angel has canceled performances of his Cirque du Soleil show “Believe” at the Luxor as of tonight through Nov. 1 as he flies to Australia to be with his sick 20-month-old son. This is the first public confirmation of a long-known and often-rumored child.
Little Johnny Crisstopher Sarantakos was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia when he returned with his mother to their homeland in Australia.
“For many years, Criss has championed and raised money for various children’s charities here in Las Vegas, but he never thought it would hit this close to home,” said one of his Cirque colleagues this morning. “This is a very personal family crisis.”
Since I’ve known Criss, he has never missed a show in more than 3,000 performances of his Luxor shows. He would have marked seven years on the Strip this Halloween. Performances resume Wednesday, Nov. 4.
The illusionist is said to have secretly married Johnny’s mother more than a year ago, but they broke up this summer. Criss made headlines in recent weeks being linked with former “Fantasy” topless dancer Chloe Crawford when she divorced her husband, magician Murray Sawchuck, who appears at Planet Hollywood’s Sin City Theater.
Chloe recently won raves for her own magic performances in “Britain’s Got Talent,” and it’s rumored that she’ll join Criss’s “The Supernaturalists” touring show this winter.
Our best wishes and prayers go to Criss on his last-minute travels.
