Nick Cannon reveals 5-month-old son died

A tearful Nick Cannon revealed Tuesday that his five-month-old lad died.

Cannon made the announcement connected his daytime speech show.

"Over the play I mislaid my youngest lad to a information called hydrocephalus that was beauteous overmuch a malignant, invasive midline encephalon tumor, encephalon cancer," Cannon said.

Cannon said doctors discovered the tumor aft Zen was being seen for sinus issues.

Zen had country to drain fluid successful his head, but Cannon said things took a crook for the worse astir Thanksgiving— erstwhile the tumor began to turn much rapidly.

Instead of traveling backmost to New York, arsenic helium usually does connected Sundays, Cannon said helium decided to walk prime clip with his lad astatine the formation earlier helium passed.

"Not lone did we spot the sunrise, we got to spot the sunset too," Cannon said.

Cannon praised Zen's mother, Alyssa Scott, for being by their child's broadside during the full ordeal.