Despite previously taking a vow of celibacy, Nick Cannon is going to be a father again. He announced that he’d be expecting his eighth child shortly after the devastating loss of his five-month-old son Zen. Zen died of a rare form of brain cancer after the Thanksgiving holiday in 2021. Just weeks later, photos surfaced of Cannon attending a gender reveal party and cradling the growing belly of the mother in the photo. He confirmed he was having another child. And now, it appears he’s adding three more to the bunch. According to his recent interview with Angela Yee’s Lip Service podcast, Cannon warned that the public should expect for him to have more children this year than he did last year.
As for why The Masked Singer host gave up on celibacy, he admitted that dealing with the death of his child altered his plans. “My therapist told me I needed to chill out. So I was like, let’s try celibacy. That was October. I didn’t even make it to January. I was supposed to make it to the top of year, but obviously, I started going through some things,” he explained. “I got depressed with the loss of my son. So in December…everybody saw I was so down, so everybody was like, “Let me just give him a little vagina, that’s going to cure it all!” And I fell victim to it because I was in a weak state. So December especially, right before Christmas, I started f–king like crazy.”
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While Cannon and the hosts laughed, social media users aren’t finding the matter funny. Critics are calling Cannon out for being irresponsible and reckless, while also questioning what he may be dealing with emotionally. They are also calling on the women who are involved in his unorthodox lifestyle to do better as well.
Something could go wrong
It’s obvious no one in this agreement are using protection. And Cannon more than likely won’t moving forward.
It’s not just his fault
While many are upset with Cannon, it takes two to consent to his lifestyle. The women in his life are all aware of the lifestyle and are on board.
Enough is enough
Cannon previously explained that he likes the idea of a big family. But how big is too big? He also doesn’t appear to plan to slow down anytime soon, nor does he find a problem with how he’s living.
The double standard
Another complaint is that if Cannon were a woman having multiple children by multiple men, she’d be vilified. The backlash against Cannon is coming from a majority of women, with not many men having much to say.
What’s the real issue here?
Cannon already said the reason he reneged on his celibacy vow was due to depression. Using sex as therapy doesn’t appear to be a healthy and productive resolution to many.
Money doesn’t solve everything
Many critics are wondering how one man with kids in multiple households can be a present father. Regardless of how much money Cannon has, does he have the time needed to tend to each child?
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