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Nick Cannon Says Having 12 Children Was a Trauma Response

He credits therapy with prompting reflection after his divorce from Mariah Carey.

Overview

  • In a Sept. 15 interview on The Breakfast Club, Cannon called his approach "careless" and "frivolous," saying wealth and access enabled his choices.
  • He said he did not plan to have a dozen children and believed he could "figure it out" as he went.
  • Cannon linked the pattern to unresolved pain from his 2016 divorce and said therapy helped him slow down and reassess.
  • He emphasized that each child was "made out of love" and noted that monogamy has never been his preference.
  • Earlier this year he told People he is "pressing hold" on having more children, and coverage of the interview drew fresh criticism on social media.