Nick Cannon likened living with ex-wife Mariah Carey to what it might be like if Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin shared an abode.
The actor, rapper, host and father of 12 opened up about his six-year marriage with the Songbird Supreme, comparing their dynamic to Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin — but clarifying that there’s no bad blood.
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The pair married In 2008, and according to Cannon there was lots of love at first. The 42-year-old Masked Singer host told the outlet that he gifted her roses upon roses, “rented out the Four Seasons” and even made a book of a year’s worth of love notes for their first wedding anniversary.
In 2014, however, they filed for divorce. Apparently, things had taken a turn for the worse.
“Imagine if, like, Trump and Putin had to live in the same house,”
Cannon recalled to the Times
“It wasn’t even about her and I — we’ve always been good,” he continued. “It was more about us understanding that instead of making it about our relationship and what I want or what you want, we should just do what’s best for the children.”
Three years into their marriage, Cannon and Carey, 54, welcomed twins, Moroccan and Monroe, now 12. In a 2017 interview with PEOPLE, the White People Party Music performer said there was “no hard feelings and ill will” between the exes. “Ultimately, it’s about putting the kids first and making sure they have the best childhood they could possibly have.”
In 2020, Carey released her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, and wrote about her whirlwind marriage to Cannon, sharing what initially drew her to him.
“He was a good guy. He was faith-based. He was ambitious,” she wrote. “He had been in the entertainment industry for a long time, so he understood the madness. He paid attention to me.”
She also revealed that their strong “desire to have children” was one of the main reasons why they delved into marriage as quickly as they did.
