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Ed McMahon Hospitalized Due to Bone Cancer

by Jarrett Martineau | February 27, 2009 at 07:13 pm

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Ed McMahon, who is known for being Johnny Carson's sidekick and the co-host of the "Tonight" show, has been hospitalized in Los Angeles for what is rumored to be bone cancer.

McMahon has battled pneumonia and several ailments in recent weeks but it has only recently come to light that the television personality had been in intensive care in hospital.

Last year, Ed McMahon declared bankruptcy and foreclosed on his Los Angeles home, however, Donald Trump stepped in to offer financial assistance and help McMahon reclaim his home.

Ed McMahon, former sidekick to Johnny Carson on "Tonight" and a familiar TV commercial pitchman, is in hospital in intensive care and a person close to him said Friday that McMahon has bone cancer.

Spokesman Howard Bragman said McMahon, 85, had been in hospital for several weeks for treatment of pneumonia and other ailments. He declined to identify the Los Angeles facility.