Nick Cannon might have decent relationships with the mothers of his twelve children, but that doesn't mean that they're cool with each other.
Around the 18-minute mark of the Wednesday (August 13) episode of his Wondery podcast Nick Cannon @ Night, the comedian and television personality discussed not referring to his former partners as his "baby mamas." Cannon has children with his ex-wife, Mariah Carey, and models Brittany Bell, Abby De La Rosa, Alyssa Scott, Bre Tiesi and LaNisha Cole.
After confirming that he has "half a dozen" co-parents, Cannon was asked by comedian Flame Monroe if the women "get along." “Do you know six women anywhere that get along?” he joked.
"A basketball team be beefing with each other," he continued, adding that "about half" of the ladies are Black.
"But in that scenario, people do ask me that question a lot, Flame, 'Do they all get along?' They don't have to. They have their own lives," Cannon added.
When Monroe explained that the "younger generation" of co-parents are amicable and occasionally spend time together, Cannon called it a "beautiful thing," but declined to do the same.
"It's just that I'm not like this king of some harem that's telling people what they have to do," he said. "It's more about, sure, if you have your own personal relationship, have at it, but it's not a prerequisite."
Cannon went on to count "individuality and communication" as reasons for his improved relationships with the mothers of his children, although it wasn't initially easy.
"I think everybody enjoys having the respect of their own household, their own family, but once you start grouping people together, then I think that's when you can create confusion," Cannon explained. "That's when egos get involved. That's when comparisons get involved. And like I said, I'm learning and growing daily."
Cannon and the women have since learned to "put our children first," but it was just a few months ago that Scott complained that Cannon didn't spend enough time with their 2-year-old daughter, Halo. The former couple also had a son, Zen, who died in 2021 at just five months old after battling brain cancer. In May, Scott wrote on Instagram that Cannon hadn't visited their daughter in "over a month" and mocked the entertainer for having his testicles insured for $10 million.