Machine Gun Kelly's mother can be seen with him and his daughter Casie (13) in a rare Christmas photo

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Machine Gun Kelly enjoyed a meaningful moment with family during the holidays.

On Wednesday, the Mainstream sell-out The 32-year-old artist shared a sweet family moment with his mother and his 13-year-old daughter Casie, whom he has with ex Emma Cannon.

MGK stands between his mother and daughter, with his arm around both of them, and wears a leopard-print outfit in the photo, which appears to have been taken at Kourtney Kardashian Barker and Travis Barker's house. Christmas party.

Born and raised in Houston, Texas, MGK (real name Colson Baker) previously spoke about his mother's absence during his childhood in a Lil Skies collaboration titled “Burning Memories” from his Hotel Diablo Album and said she left the family when he was 9 years old.

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The musician then moved to Denver, Colorado with his father, who died in July 2020 from an unknown illness not related to COVID-19. The New York Times.

However, in June 2021 MGK announced that he had reconnected with his mother and they said that fans had an influence on their reunion.

“Wild story but after all these years, the fans are responsible for my mom and I finally finding each other again. I love you,” he tweeted at the time.

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The musician raved about his daughter’s innocence and optimism when he performed at The Drew Barrymore Show“I was walking behind my daughter in the airport the other day and she just has this walk, this pure energy, she's so excited about life, like she's still so young in her life,” Kelly said.

“I've been through so much in my life. I just pray to every god that exists that she keeps this momentum forever and that no one bothers her,” he continued, explaining that he hopes he “will always[s] to step back and watch her jump.”

“Like I would take any torture that could happen to her if I could just so she could keep it forever because… that's what's worth living for, to see. Her voice is so sweet and not tainted by what the world has to offer,” he added.