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Brian McKnight Jr. Claims His Father Refused to Tell Estranged Son Niko He Loved Him Before Dying of Cancer

Brian McKnight Jr. revealed his father’s refusal to express love to terminally ill Niko amid long-standing family disputes involving paternity and legal battles, sources say.

  • On Wednesday, December 3, Marc Lamont Hill shared a clip where Brian McKnight Jr. says his estranged father refused to tell Niko he loved him before his cancer death.
  • Family tensions stem from McKnight calling his older children 'products of sin' and stopping aid for Niko after a reportedly hostile call from ex-wife Julie McKnight.
  • Brian Jr. recalled Niko called him sobbing and 'looking death in the eye,' while McKnight told Niko, `I can’t arbitrarily say that I love you.`
  • Social media users reacted strongly to Jr.'s account, with commenters calling for consequences and questioning the claims, while Julie McKnight said, `This is, once again, a response to bait myself & my family into his false narrative.`
  • On social and legal fronts, McKnight alleged an $8.8 million defamation judgment against Julie McKnight and changed his name to match his youngest son, Brian Kainoa Makoa Jr., with wife Leilani Mendoza.
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blkalerts.com broke the news in on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
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