Nick Cannon
His son died of a tumor
Nick Cannon
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Nick Cannon’s youngest son died of a brain tumor when he was only five months old. The comedian speaks about it openly on his talk show.
“I haven’t shared this with anyone before,” says actor and comedian Nick Cannon, 41, on his own talk show in an emotional voice. “I’ve had a tough weekend.” Then he shows the viewer: inside a photo of his youngest son Zen. Applause fills the hall. But suddenly it becomes very quiet.
Nick Cannon: His son had a brain tumor
When Nick Cannon tries to speak again, tears come to him. The comedian talks about his little son for a long time, telling anecdotes from the time immediately after his birth. Then he reveals: “After a while we found out that he was missing something. There was a tumor in his head.”
After Thanksgiving, the tumor grew faster and faster. “I spent as much time with Zen as possible this weekend,” Nick explains to the audience. They drove to the beach, where Nick held his son for the last time. He died at the age of five months.
“I am so grateful”
“I’m so grateful that my whole family came together to support me. Zen’s mother, Alyssa, is the strongest woman I’ve ever seen,” said Nick on his talk show.
“I know a lot of people have had similar experiences,” explains Cannon. That’s why he treats the topic very openly in his show and talks to an expert at the end.
Father of seven children
Zen was the sixth child of Nick Cannon. In June 2021, Mariah Carey’s ex-husband, 51, became a father three times. Because his ex-girlfriend Abby De La Rosa had twins on June 14th. Last December, Cannon’s ex-girlfriend Brittany Bell gave birth to daughter Powerful Queen. With Mariah Carey, Cannon also has another pair of twins. Son Moroccan and daughter Monroe were born in April 2011. He and the singer were married from 2008 to 2016.
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