Nick Cannon shares his dating ‘double standards’ with twins

father of 12 children Nick Cannon He opened up about his “double standards” for 15-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe when it comes to dating.

“My son (Moroccan) has been dating, I allow it, I encourage it,” America’s Got Talent and The Masked Singer the 45-year-old host said on the Saturday, May 2, episode of The TMZ Podcast .

When the podcast host told the comedian they wanted his daughter Monroe “to have your permission and encouragement,” too, Cannon abruptly responded: “No, absolutely not.”

“First of all, it’s an absolute double standard,” he continued. “I know I get in trouble a lot because I always talk with my breasts. But there’s a difference between raising a son and raising a daughter.”

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The comedian and actor added, “I’m more protective of my daughter because I have to protect my daughter from certain things. Like we know, you want to keep your daughter away from certain types of people.”

Cannon shares Morocco and Monroe with ex-wife Mariah Carey. this come out wild The star also stars with son Golden Saigon and Rise the Messiah and daughter Mighty Queen Brittany Bell;Twin sons Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir and daughter beautiful Zeppelin abby de la rosa;The legendary love with his son Bray you know;Daughter Onyx Ice Cole and Lanisha Cole; and daughter Halo Marie with Alyssa Scott. Him and Scott too son zen’s parentsDied of brain tumor in December 2021.

“If someone had laid a hand on my daughter, I would have gone to jail,” Cannon continued Saturday. “If someone laid their hands on my daughter, that would be my worst nightmare because I would be in jail forever.”

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In an interview with “The Breakfast Club” on September 15, 2025, Cannon There are a dozen children with multiple women – describing his father as “Trauma” response split from Kelly, 57.

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“I didn’t have a chance to slow down until I got treatment,” Cannon said at the time. “But I was like, ‘Listen, I’ve got to keep making money. I’ve got to stay hot. I’ve got to stay interesting.’ Everything else just fell into place. And I just wasn’t doing the work. And then I looked up and saw 12 kids. Wow, I could have been doing something completely different.”

He added, “But I stand by all my decisions because I love all my children. I love my home infrastructure. But I know it all starts from a place of pain and there’s no real healing.”