Nick Cannon’s ex Alyssa Scott spoken out after he confirmed he is expecting his eighth child weeks after their son’s death.
Nick and Alyssa’s son Zen died on 5th December at just five months old, after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.
The Nick Cannon Show host, 41, confirmed on his talk show that he is having a baby with influencer and real estate agent Bre Tiesi after pictures emerged from their baby shower over the weekend.
Nick is also the father to twins Moroccan and Monore, who he shares with ex-wife Mariah Carey. He shares Golden and Powerful Queen with Brittany Bell and has twins Zion and Zillion with Abby De La Rosa who were born in 2021.
Alyssa opened up about Zen's final months as well as her son being 'part of conversations that aren't in alignment with his light and legacy' in an Instagram post on Monday.
She wrote: “I want to thank every single person who has messaged or thought of me over the course of these last few months.
“I always say Zen expanded my heart in ways I never thought possible. He filled that space with compassion, knowing I would need that most.
“It is painful having my son be a part of conversations that aren’t in alignment with his light and legacy. It isn’t something I chose for him or myself.”
“It’s important for me to let you all know.. I am centered, I am at peace. I look at everyone’s predicament with loving eyes. I will not judge. I will consciously decide what I will participate in. I am surrounded by love. God, my mom, dad, sister, brother, and daughter continue to carry me.”
Alyssa also shared further details about Zen’s terminal brain cancer diagnosis as she paid tribute to him.
She said: “We knew since August that Zen's time on this earth would be limited. We knew he would not make it to see 6 months. I am eternally grateful he was in the arms of the people who loved him most.
“I know we were fully present and with him in these moments. We love you Zen. We got you down here baby boy.”
Nick acknowledged the timing of Zen’s death and Bre’s pregnancy on his show, he said: “So even going through all of that, this was always in the back of my mind, like, “What is the right time? How do I share this?
“We didn’t expect Zen to pass away… All of the news was so unexpected.
“I wanted to definitely respect the grieving process with Alyssa, and Bre was respectful enough.
“She held off making our announcements and speaking on social media.
“She’s a very in the public eye type of person, but keeps her stuff private as well.
“And it was just one of those things like, you know, I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know what to say when I was dealing with Zen or to hold off. Even right now, that it came out yesterday, that wasn’t planned to talk about it.
“We wanted to, you know, hold on as long as we can, but it happened. We’re here and I’m with my family I get to discuss it, I get to be open.”
Featured Image Credit: Nick Cannon/Twitter
Gregory Robinson