Brian McKnight’s son revealed that his father refused to say “I love you” to his estranged son as he was on his deathbed. Brian McKnight Jr., son of the R&B singer, opened up in an interview with Marc Lamont Hill, stating that “all my brother wanted, needed, asked for was my father to tell him he loves him.” “One of the darkest and coldest and most disheartening memories of my life,” McKnight Jr. reflects on his brother Niko McKnight’s reaction when their father said, “I can’t arbitrarily say that I love you,” while he was battling cancer. In January 2024, Niko announced on Instagram that he had been diagnosed with cancer. McKnight, a 17-time Grammy nominee, claimed that he tried to help his son during his battle with the disease, but his ex-wife, the mother of guitarist Julie McKnight, in

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