TELEVISION host and actor Nick Cannon revealed on Tuesday that his five-month-old son Zen had passed away after a battle with brain cancer.
Cannon, 41, broke the news on an episode of The Nick Cannon Show. “I had a tough, very tough weekend,” he began.
He and girlfriend Alyssa Scott welcomed Zen back in June, making him the youngest of Cannon’s seven children. The American comedian still remained hopeful and faithful after his son underwent surgery some weeks back, and “embraced every moment with Zen”.
“This weekend I made a valid effort to spend the most quality time I could spend with Zen. We woke up on Sunday – I got to spend the weekend with him – and I woke up on Sunday and was like, ‘I feel like I want to go to the water.’ We got a chance to go to the ocean,” he told his audience, revealing that it was the last time he held his son.
He added: “I didn’t know how I was going to handle today, but I just wanted to grieve with my family.”
Cannon also praised Zen’s mother. “She was emotional when she needed to be but was always the best mum and continues to be the best mum possible. So I’ve got to say thank you to my entire family but specifically to Alyssa.”
The rapper dedicated the latest episode of his show to his son, and shared multiple images of the beautiful baby boy throughout.
Cannon is also father to his and Mariah Carey’s 10-year-old twins, five-month-old twins with DJ Abby De La Rosa and two children with model Brittany Bell.
