Nick Cannon has made the news more for his baby-making abilities than his music and acting talents as of late — but he swears he’s trying to do better.
On Tuesday (April 18), the multi-hyphenate stopped by the Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast, where he talked about everything from his time as a child star to his jumbo-sized family.
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He explained that contrary to popular belief, he’s not actively trying to impregnate the entire female population. Instead, he said he’s trying to be a better man and father, but his “super sperm” keeps getting him into trouble.
“I’m gonna be honest, I got some super sperm or something ’cause I’ve practiced birth control, and people still got pregnant,” he said to the comedian. “But, to say that, I’m trying to be as responsible as I possibly can, learning lessons.”
While Nick Cannon certainly appeared to be earnest with his desire to be a better man and father, having 12 kids isn’t easy for anybody.
Earlier this month, he went on Howard Stern’s radio show and made headlines when he struggled with remembering all of his children’s names, whose names include Moroccan, Monroe, Golden, Powerful Queen, Zion, Zillion, Legendary, Onyx, Rise, Beautiful, Halo, and the late Zen who passed at 5 months old in December 2021 after being diagnosed with brain cancer.
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Stern pointed out that the Wild N’ Out host seemingly forgot to name his daughter, Onyx, whom he shares with LaNisha Cole.
“Ah, no!” Cannon laughed. “You know, I did. You threw me off because I was going in order!”
“Poor Onyx,” Stern replied in response.
He also came under fire this month when he revealed that he didn’t want all the members of his brood living under the same roof.
Nick Cannon noted that all of his kids come together “when necessary,” but he feels like the “only person that would benefit from having everyone in the same space would probably be me.”
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“I feel like qualitative experiences are when I can give everyone their own individual experience,” Cannon said. “I actually love stepping into their world. Going to their sports games or giving them their personal time for the holidays. So I have no problem with bouncing around.”
He doesn’t feel like it will be this way forever, however, as most of his kids are still young. “I think as everyone probably gets older, and even as I slow down a little bit more, I’m sure everyone will start coming to me in one place,” he said.
