How Nick Cannon Really Feels About Mariah Carey Prenup
Nick Cannon Sets the Record Straight on Where He Stands With Mariah Carey 10 Years After Divorce
Boy, if you wanna know whether Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey had a prenup—he’ll tell you.
Ten years after the former couple—who share 15-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe—finalized their divorce, the former America’s Got Talent host confirmed they “absolutely” signed a prenuptial agreement before tying the knot in 2008.
“Mariah Carey, her entity, her global conglomerate, is gonna make sure she is protected,” Cannon explained during a Nov. 9 appearance on the On Par with Maury Povich podcast. “Had no problem with it whatsoever. And when it was all said and done, I think it protected both of us.”
Although their divorce wasn’t finalized for two years following their 2014 breakup, the 46-year-old—dad to 10 additional children with five different women—said the process felt “easy.”
Nevertheless, it’s not a process Cannon sees himself going through again, as he doesn’t see himself ever getting remarried.
“I think because of some of the natures of, like, unmarrying are not good,” he continued. “And it’s just the process—you don’t realize it takes so long and how draining it is.”
And while divorce “didn’t affect” his friendship with Carey, he saw how divorce creates pressure points in relationships.
“It really could have affected how we handled one another as friends,” he admitted. “I saw the traps of how this could have turned really bad if we didn’t step in and really engage as a family.”
For Cannon, he considered the friendliness that exists between he and Carey an exception when it comes to divorce.
“We handled it so well,” he added. “We handled it out of love. Never heard me say a bad thing about her. Never heard her say a bad thing about me. And we just kind of made it about the kids.”
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Meanwhile, Cannon—who is currently in a non-monogamous relationship with Bre Tiesi and Abby De La Rosa—previously went so far to admit that he and Carey might have another shot at romance in the future.
“We belong together,” he quipped to E! News in 2024, going on to say that he would “be stupid” not to get back together with Carey.
As for why the fantasy hasn’t turned into reality? Cannon acknowledged, “She don’t want me.”
For more on Cannon’s family tree, keep reading…
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Children No. 1 and 2: Moroccan Cannon and Monroe Cannon
Mariah Carey gave birth to her and Nick's twins on April 30, 2011. The two announced their split in 2015 after six years of marriage and finalized their divorce a year later.
Instagram/Brittany Bell
Child No. 3: Golden "Sagon" Cannon
Beauty queen Brittany Bell gave birth to her and Nick's first child together, a boy, on Feb. 21, 2017.
Instagram/Brittany Bell
Child No. 4: Powerful Queen Cannon
Brittany and Nick welcomed their second baby together, a girl, in December 2020.
Instagram / Abby De La Rosa
Child No. 5 and 6: Zion Mixolydian Cannon and Zillion Heir Cannon
DJ Abby De La Rosa gave birth to her and Nick's twin boys on June 14, 2021.
Nick Cannon
Child No. 7: Zen Cannon
Model Alyssa Scott welcomed a baby boy with Nick on June 23, 2021.
However, just five months after the arrival of their son, Nick shared the devastating news that Zen had passed away from brain cancer. "Alyssa was just the strongest woman I have ever seen," he said on the Dec. 7 episode of The Nick Cannon Show. "Never had an argument, never was angry. She was emotional when she needed to be but was always the best mom and continues to be the best mom possible. So I've got to say thank you to my entire family but specifically to Alyssa."
"You never know what someone is going through," he added. "Hug your family. Kiss somebody. Tell them you love them."
Instagram/Bre Tiesi
Child No. 8: Legendary Love Cannon
Model Bre Tiesi welcomed her first child with Nick on June 28, 2022. The baby boy weighed 8 pounds and 10 ounces at birth.
"I did it. An all natural unmedicated home birth," Bre shared in a July 2022 Instagram post. "This was the most humbling / limit pushing yet awakening and completely empowering experience. I can't thank my team enough for delivering my son safely."
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Child No. 9: Onyx Ice Cole Cannon
Nick and model LaNisha Cole welcomed a daughter on Sept. 14, 2022.
Instagram/Brittany Bell
Child No. 10: Rise Messiah Cannon
Brittany gave birth to her third child with Nick on Sept. 23, 2022.
Instagram/Abby De La Rosa
Child No. 11: Beautiful Zeppelin Cannon
Abby gave birth to a baby girl, her third child with Nick, in November 2022.
Instagram/Alyssa Scott
Child No. 12: Halo Marie Cannon
Alyssa gave birth to her and Nick's daughter on Dec. 14, 2022.
The model shared an Instagram video showing the Wild 'n Out star helping to deliver their baby. "Our lives are forever changed," she wrote. "Zen is in every breath I take. I know his spirit was with us in the room that morning. I know he is watching down on us. He shows me signs everyday. I will hold onto this memory forever."
She continued, "I will remember the sound of Nicks voice saying 'it's a girl' and the look of everything we've been through flash across his face. I will remember the sound of her crying out with her first breath and feeling her heartbeat against mine. My sweet girl, I got my surprise!! We love you Halo Marie Cannon!"
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