Nick Cannon's 5-month-old son dies of brain cancer 

American comedian, actor, rapper, and television presenter Nick Cannon's youngest son, Zen, has died from brain cancer, the entertainer tearfully announced on The Nick Cannon Show.  

Cannon revealed that his infant Zen had been sick on "The Nick Cannon Show" on Tuesday.  

Nick said that his son had surgery and had a shunt placed to drain fluid, adding that, “Zen started to get sicker over Thanksgiving and his tumor began growing rapidly”.   

He further added, "He was the most loving. We called him Z Chilling. He was always smiling. Always having the most beautiful spirit," Cannon said of his son. "I always noticed he had a cough and so I wanted to check it out".

"He had this interesting breathing, and by the time he was two months, I noticed he had this nice-sized head too — a 'Cannon' head," he added. 

Instead of rushing back to New York for his show, Cannon described spending time at home and holding his son for the last time. 

Zen, born in June, was Cannon's son with model Alyssa Scott. 

Scott has not yet made a public statement about Zen's death but posted a photo of the infant smiling in his sleep to her Instagram stories on Monday.