Overview

• In a Sept. 15 interview on The Breakfast Club, the 44-year-old said having so many children was a trauma response and described his approach as “careless” and “frivolous.”
• He linked his behavior to not healing after his split from Mariah Carey, saying he acted out instead of doing the inner work following their 2016 divorce.
• Cannon emphasized that every child was “made out of love” in strong relationships and said he stands by his decisions as a parent.
• He is the father of 12 with six women, including twins with Carey, and he and Alyssa Scott lost their infant son Zen to brain cancer in 2021.
• Cannon says he is pressing hold on having more children after starting therapy, and he has discussed ongoing treatment following a 2024 diagnosis of narcissistic personality disorder.