‘Provider’ Nick Cannon clarifies he doesn’t give kids’ moms ‘monthly allowance’

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Nick Cannon is pulling back the curtain on the financial support he gives his 12 kids’ mothers.

After calling himself a “provider” during a Monday interview with Hot 104.1, the “Masked Singer” host clarified that he doesn’t give a “monthly allowance” or “set amount” of money to the six women he has children with.

“I don’t give myself that [guideline],” the actor, 42, said. “What they need, they get it.”

Nick Cannon holds microphone
The actor doesn’t give the six women a “monthly allowance.”

Cannon continued, “There’s never been something that one of the mothers of my children has asked for and they didn’t receive.”

The “Wild ‘N Out” host has welcomed 12 children over the years — two with Mariah Carey, three with Brittany Bell, three with Abby De La Rosa, two with Alyssa Scott and one each with Bre Tiesi and LaNisha Cole.

The “All That” alum gushed over the “respect and admiration” he has for each parent.

Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey pose with Moroccan and Monroe
The rapper gushed over the “respect” he has for his children’s moms.
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“Everybody has their challenges – but when you really understand this woman has given the greatest sacrifice and sacrificed her body to bring a child into [this world], that’s the best gift any man could ask for,” he told listeners.

“Regardless of what goes on in any scenario … I’ll never say anything disrespectful or bad about any of the mothers of my children.”


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In fact, the “Drumline” star recently gushed about Carey, whom he was married to from 2008 to 2016, telling The Shade Room that she is “not human.”

Nick Cannon and LaNisha Cole hold Onyx
The “All That” alum has welcomed 12 children over the years.
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Nick Cannon cradles Alyssa Scott's bump
Cannon has kids with Mariah Carey, Brittany Bell, Abby De La Rosa, Alyssa Scott, Bre Tiesi and LaNisha Cole.
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Nick Cannon and Brittany Bell hold Rise
He has played coy about welcoming baby No. 13 in the future.
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The former Nickelodeon star explained, “She’s the coolest person I’ve ever met. … She’s a gift from God.”

He praised the “remarkable” 54-year-old singer’s “delightful disposition,” noting that Carey is “always happy, always doing for others.”

Later in the interview, the rapper shared his regrets over not conceiving a baby with his ex-girlfriend Christina Milian when they were together in the early 2000s.

Nick Cannon and Alyssa Scott hold Zen
One of his sons Zen lost his battle to brain cancer in 2021.
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After welcoming Moroccan, Monroe, Golden, Powerful, Zillion, Zion, Legendary, Onyx, Rise, Beautiful and Halo — and losing son Zen to brain cancer at 5 months — Cannon is open to baby No. 13.

“I might [have more],” he admitted to Entertainment Tonight in February.

“God decides when we’re done, but I believe I definitely got my hands full,” Cannon explained. “I’m so focused. I’m locked in. But when I’m 85, you never know.”


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