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Nicolas Cage's Mom Joy Has Sadly Died at 85

Nicolas Cage's Mom Joy Has Sadly Died at 85

Nicolas Cage‘s mother has sadly passed away.

The 57-year-old actor’s mother, Joy Vogelsang, died at the age of 85 on May 26 in Los Angeles, his brother Christopher Coppola confirmed on Facebook.

She was suffering from mental health issues for a while, and was hospitalized for two weeks before her death.

“My dear sweet mama died tonight at 10:33pm. Thank you for all your prayers and being with me the last few days. As weird as all this digital friendship is, as the former ‘DigiVangelist’ knows, it actually can mean something if it comes from the heart. Bless you all,” he wrote.

“She had a very hard life with mental health issues. In all of that painful emotional chaos she still managed to teach me something super important. My mama lioness told me, her middle son cub, that I was affectionate. I was very embarrassed by the term affection. I thought it was a bad thing, a something to laugh at thing,” he continued.

“I learned from my mama what ‘affection’ really means. I believe only a mama can truly teach that. It’s not love thy neighbor. It’s smaller yet bigger. Shake one’s hand with tenderness and meaning. Don’t let your mind wonder while you hug someone. And, and your kiss should definitely be sincere and in the moment…if it is not, well, that adds to hell on earth.”

Nicolas reportedly just began filming on The Retirement Plan with Ashley Greene when his mother passed.

Our thoughts are with Joy‘s loved ones at this difficult time. We have sadly lost all of these stars in 2021.

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