Nick Cannon has admitted his experiment with a group chat for all six mothers of his children collapsed almost immediately.
The 46-year-old entertainer, who has 12 children with six different women, told Maury Povich on her podcast that he tried assembling the women in a single text thread but quickly pulled the plug. Cannon has Moroccan Scott and Monroe, both 15, with ex-wife Mariah Carey; three children with Brittany Bell; three with Abby De La Rosa; one with Alyssa Scott; one with Bre Tiesi; and one with LaNisha Cole.
“Tried it. Off the rails. Too wild for TV,” Cannon said during the podcast interview when Povich asked whether he had created a group chat to coordinate Thanksgiving logistics.
Povich pressed further on whether the women in Cannon’s life actually get along with one another. Cannon laughed and deflected with a question of his own: “How do you define get along?”
When Povich suggested the women were at least “civil,” Cannon confirmed that much was true. He then drew a sharp line between basic civility and constant digital contact.
“Everybody has their own life, but putting them all on a group chat together… Not the best idea,” he admitted.
Cannon’s romantic arrangements vary significantly across his co-parenting relationships. He remains in open relationships with both De La Rosa and Tiesi, a Selling Sunset star with whom he shares son Legendary Love. His other connections appear more strictly parental. Carey, his only former wife, divorced him in 2016 after eight years of marriage. Their twins remain his eldest children.
The podcast conversation arrives as Netflix prepares to launch a docu-series examining Cannon’s sprawling family structure. The streamer announced in May that the show would premiere “this winter,” promising viewers an intimate portrait of what it called his “wildly unconventional life.”
“In a new docuseries coming to Netflix this winter, the superstar is giving an intimate look at his wildly unconventional life, as he raises 12 children and co-parents with six different moms,” Netflix said in its announcement.
The streamer added that audiences should expect to see “the Cannon the world has yet to see: heartfelt, complicated, and genuinely committed to showing up for the people he loves — with his trademark comedy, of course.”
Cannon’s family has also weathered profound loss. Alyssa Scott and Cannon had a son named Zen who died in December 2021 at five months old from a malignant brain tumor and hydrocephalus. The pair later welcomed daughter Halo Marie together.