Nick Cannon: Protective Dad, Open About Family

0:00It's May 3rd. This is Durham News Today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Cory with the story. Nick Cannon just dropped some real talk on the TMZ podcast about his kids dating. He says he's cool with his son, Moroccan, getting out there and dating, even encouraging it. Before his daughter, Monroe? Hard no. Straight up double standard, he admits. He owns it because he's way more protective of his girls. There are certain dudes out there he wants nowhere near them. Cannon shares Moroccan and Monroe with ex-Maria Carey, and if anyone lays a hand on his daughter, he's going to jail no question. Fans hit him with backlash all the time over his family setup. He's got 12 kids with 6 different women, including sons like Golden and Legendary, and daughters like Powerful Queen and Halo. Back in September 15th, 2025 on the Breakfast Club, he called his dad life a trauma response after splitting with Carey. He was grinding hard, making money, staying funny, and ended up with all these kids before

1:00therapy hit. Now he stands by at all, loves his big family structure, but knows it came from unhealed pain. Fans can and keeping it 100 on fatherhood.