Brian McKnight Claims Ex Wife Stopped Him from Helping with Son's Cancer Battle

Last week R&B singer Brian McKnight shocked his fans, [not really] after claiming his daughter born out of wedlock was the product of sin and that he wasn't responsible for how his sons turned out because they were raised by their mother [click here if you missed that].

After being called out for being especially cruel, considering his 21-year-old son Niko is battling cancer, Brian claims Niko's mother, his ex wife Julie McKnight, prevented him from helping Niko...

From Page Six

Brian McKnight claims he offered to help estranged son Niko with his cancer battle – but stopped once his ex-wife, Julie McKnight, intervened.

During the “Back At One” singer’s weekly Q&A on Instagram, he replied to a fan who suggested that he wrote a song about his son, who is “dying in the hospital with Stage 4 cancer.”

“Six months ago, we found out about this [Niko’s cancer diagnosis],” he said. “We called him. We talked to him, we talked to his wife. She told us that she was all alone and handling everything all by herself and it became quickly evident to us that since they didn’t have insurance and they didn’t have access to the proper doctors, naturally, we jumped into action.”

Brian, 54, said that he and his wife, Leilani Mendoza, asked for Niko’s medical reports and “hand-delivered them to the best specialist in the country” who outlined a plan of action to give his son the “best fighting chance.”

“We miraculously found a treatment facility near our home that put him at the top of the list and then we put down a deposit to secure that place,” the musician claimed.

While the 17-time Grammy nominee said he and Mendoza were arranging for Niko and his wife to fly to their home, Brian claimed his ex-wife, Julie, 52, made a “hostile” phone call to him, demanding him to stop helping their son.

“I can only imagine that if that help came from me, that it would go against the strong narrative that’s being pushed out there about me,” Brian continued, referring to claims that he’s a deadbeat father. “So what are we doing? We’re adhering to her wishes because that’s what she wanted and we’re staying out of it.”

Brian concluded his response by saying he and his wife are “praying” for Niko.

Following Brian’s Q&A, Julie provided the following statement to Page Six: “This is, once again, a response to bait myself & my family into his false narrative. He is a liar.”