Grammy winner Brian McKnight 's 56th birthday has been overshadowed by fresh family drama and legal woes, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

The R&B singer recently slammed his brother Claude McKnight after he shared that Brian's late, estranged son, Cole 'Niko' McKnight, died of brain cancer. Article continues below advertisement

Niko's Death

Niko died aged 32 on May 29 following a two-year cancer battle. Claude, as well as Niko's mother, Julie McKnight , confirmed the 32-year-old's death on social media.

After news of Claude's TikTok video broke, Brian took to Instagram and branded his brother "tasteless" while accusing him of "inserting himself" in the private family matter.

Brian said in the reel: "A big, big thanks to Claude McKnight’s tasteless and self-aggrandizing announceme

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