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Brian McKnight breaks silence on estranged son's death at 32… and lashes out at another family member

Brian McKnight has broken his silence days after his estranged son Niko McKnight's tragic death at age 32.

Niko's mother Julie shared a statement via her Instagram page on Friday announcing his passing, adding a sweet snap with him and her other son Brian McKnight Jr. The R&B singer had addressed a fan who supported his choice to publicly disown his four eldest kids — Brian Jr., Niko, Briana, and Clyde — citing concerns about the presence of 'pure evil' among some relatives during a recent Instagram Q&A. In a response posted to his Insta Stories, Brian Jr. wrote that his father's actions were evidence of 'an obscene level of self hate, that has reached mental illness status at this point'

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