Nick Cannon’s 5-month-old son Zen dies from brain tumour

Nick Cannon shared the devastating news that his five-month-old son Zen has died (Picture: Getty)

Nick Cannon confirmed the tragic news that his five-month-old son Zen has died.

The star, 41, made the heartbreaking announcement on Tuesday’s episode of the Nick Cannon Show, explaining that he died after suffering from a rare brain tumor.

The host welcomed his seventh child with Alyssa Scott in June of this year, and became emotional when discussing the moment they discovered that their little one was battling Hydrocephalus.

‘I always noticed he had a cough and so I wanted to check it out,’ he began.

‘He had this interesting breathing, and by the time he was two months old, I noticed he had a nice sized head, I call it a Cannon head.

‘We didn’t think anything about it, he had a normal Cannon head. But I really wanted to take him to the doctor to get the breathing and his sinus checked out. We thought it would be routine.’

Sadly, doctors informed the family that Zen had fluid building up in his head, and that it was a malignant tumor.

Zen immediately underwent brain surgery but his condition worsened at Thanksgiving.

Detailing their last days together, Nick thanked the doctors for all their help, and explained that he made sure the family had ‘the most quality time’.

‘This weekend I made an effort to spend the most quality time with Zen,’ he told the audience through tears. ‘We woke up on Sunday and went to the ocean with him and Alyssa and then I had to fly back to New York for the show.

‘I got a call on my way to the airport to head back to Zen.’

He shared that he held his son for the last time over the weekend, and returned to work soon after the tragedy as he needed to keep busy.

Describing the episode as a ‘celebration of life’ for Zen, he added: ‘You can’t heal until you feel’.

Nick shared a video of his monologue on Instagram, with fans flooding the post with tributes.

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