You would understand what it feels like to put 12 of your children and six of their mamas in one group chat. Probably not, but Nick Cannon does, and he is not particularly happy about how it turned out.The comedian recently revealed that his attempt to bring all six mothers of his children together in one group chat to coordinate Thanksgiving plans quickly went off the rails. What was supposed to make holiday planning easier apparently turned into an experience he would rather not repeat.Speaking on the ‘On Par with Maury Povich’ podcast on November 9, Cannon opened up about the short-lived group chat during a segment called ‘On Par or Off the Rails’. When host Maury Povich asked him whether bringing all six mothers together in one chat to figure out Thanksgiving logistics was a good idea, Cannon admitted that he had already tried it.“Tried it,” he said, describing the experience as “off the rails” and “too wild for TV”.Well, so much for making holiday planning a little easier.
Nick Cannon says the six mothers are civil with each other
Povich also asked Cannon whether the mothers of his children get along with one another. The comedian responded with a question of his own, joking, “How do you define get along?”He then clarified that the women are civil with one another, adding that “everybody has their own life”. However, bringing everyone together in a single group chat was apparently a different matter.“Putting them all in a group chat together? Not the best idea,” he admitted.Cannon’s response did not mean that the women had fallen out or that there was a major dispute going on. Rather, maintaining a civil relationship and communicating together as one large group are two very different things.
Who are the six mothers of Nick Cannon’s 12 children?
An AI-generated representative image of the Canon family tree
For those unfamiliar with Cannon’s family tree, the television host shares 12 children with six women. He welcomed his first children, twins Moroccan and Monroe, with singer Mariah Carey in 2011. The former couple married in 2008 and finalised their divorce in 2016.He later welcomed three children with model Brittany Bell: son Golden, daughter Powerful and son Rise. With DJ Abby De La Rosa, he shares twins Zion and Zillion, along with daughter Beautiful.Cannon also has a son, Legendary, with model Bre Tiesi, and a daughter, Onyx, with photographer LaNisha Cole.With Alyssa Scott, he welcomed son Zen and daughter Halo. Zen sadly died at five months old in December 2021 after being diagnosed with brain cancer.The six women, therefore, are Mariah Carey, Brittany Bell, Abby De La Rosa, Bre Tiesi, LaNisha Cole and Alyssa Scott, all of whom were part of the group chat Cannon discussed on the podcast.
Bre Tiesi has spoken about the family’s complicated dynamics
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Cannon’s comments also come amid earlier conversations about how the different households navigate their relationships with one another. Bre Tiesi, who shares son Legendary with the comedian, has previously also spoken about her efforts to build relationships with the other mothers.During an appearance on E!’s ‘Hot Goss’, Tiesi said she would like the children to have close relationships with their siblings but acknowledged that relationships between the mothers could be difficult.“I would love to embrace the more, but the relationships with the mothers are, unfortunately, too difficult to do so,” she said.She also explained that Cannon had a great role to play in creating an environment where the children could maintain those sibling relationships.“I’m just going to remove myself so that the children can have the best relationship,” Tiesi said, adding that Cannon needed to step up and support the children.
Nick Cannon’s family life could get its own Netflix series
There may soon be more to learn about how Cannon manages his large family. During the conversation with Povich, the comedian also teased his upcoming Netflix docuseries, which is expected to explore his family life and relationships.When Povich asked whether any of the mothers get upset about him spending more time with some than others, Cannon jokingly replied, “It sounds like you’ve seen my docuseries already.”The project is expected to offer a closer look at a family arrangement that has attracted considerable public attention over the years.For now, however, Cannon seems to have learnt at least one lesson about managing it all: some conversations are probably better kept out of a single group chat.
