Nick Cannon Blames “Trauma” for His Have to Have TWELVE Youngsters

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Nick Cannon has 12 youngsters by six totally different ladies.

That is merely a truth and it’s additionally been a supply of some humor and a few mockery through the years in the case of the The Masked Singer’s behavior of procreating on such a frequent foundation.

However Cannon appeared Monday on the radio present The Breakfast Membership and eventually opened up about fatherhood… tackling this subject in a quite critical method.

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“It wasn’t like I used to be appearing out. It was extra of being careless, being frivolous with my course of as a result of I might do it, as a result of I had the cash [and] as a result of I had the entry to whoever and nonetheless I wished to maneuver,” he mentioned.

“Then, clearly, life occurs as nicely, so it wasn’t like ‘Oh, I’m gonna go have 12 youngsters.’ It was extra about like, ‘Yo, I’m gonna simply reside life and have enjoyable and no matter occurs occurs. I can deal with it.’”

It appears Cannon has some regrets.

‘“I didn’t get an opportunity to decelerate till I bought in remedy,” the 44-year previous went on. “However I used to be similar to, ‘Look, I simply bought to maintain creating wealth. I bought to remain sizzling. I bought to remain humorous.’ And the whole lot else figured itself out. And I simply didn’t do the work. So then I appeared up with 12 youngsters later. Wow, I might have did issues very otherwise.””

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After host Charlamagne Tha God requested point-blank if Cannon believes having “all these youngsters was a response to [Cannon’s divorce] trauma,” the Drumline actor replied:

“Yeah. I’m studying that now.”

Cannon does his greatest to find time for all his kids.

However there are 12 of them. There are six moms. It’s simply not possible to be an lively father.

“I stand agency on all of my choices as a result of I really like all my youngsters,” Cannon additionally clarified. “I really like my household infrastructure. However I do know it began from a spot of ache and not likely therapeutic correctly.”

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DEEP BREATH HERE, FOLKS…

Cannon shares twins Moroccan and Monroe with ex-wife Mariah Carey; sons Golden Sagon and Rise Messiah Cannon and daughter Highly effective Queen with Brittany Bell; twins Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Inheritor and daughter Stunning Zeppelin with Abby De La Rosa; son Legendary Love with Bre Tiesi; and daughter Onyx Ice Cole with LaNisha Cole.

Cannon is father to 2 kids with Alyssa Scott — son Zen, who died at 5 months previous in December 2021 after being recognized with mind most cancers, and daughter Halo Marie Cannon.

Previously, he’s form of been flippant about all this baby-making, even joking at one level that he’d like to father a child with Taylor Swift.

That is probably the most reflective we’ve ever heard Cannon on the topic.

Nick Cannon participates in a panel dialogue throughout Prime Video and Tradition Rated Hosts Intimate Dinner for the Sequence Premiere of latest collection “Counsel Tradition” on June 4, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Picture by Leon Bennett/Getty Photographs for Amazon)

“If I’d have did the work [and] the therapeutic after getting divorced, I most likely would have took my time in so much different situations and for no matter motive I assumed that was the reply a number of instances, like ‘Oh, I’m gonna determine it out over right here,’ ” he mentioned at one level.

“Now, you’re leaving trauma each step of the best way as an alternative of fixing it from its origin.”

For now, he’s “urgent maintain” on having any extra youngsters — which is NOT to say he doesn’t adore the kids he has already helped make.

“I’ve at all times mentioned this, each little one that I had was made out of affection and there have been sturdy relationships,” Cannon mentioned.

Carey and Cannon settled the phrases of their divorce in November 2016 after separating in December 2014.

The exes agreed to joint custody of their twins and every stored the earnings they made throughout their marriage.