Nick Cannon Says He Doesn't Know If He'd Get a Vasectomy as He Calls Being Dad to 12 a 'Rich Man's Sport' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

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When it comes to expanding his family,Nick Cannonisn’t sure what the future holds.

In an exclusive clip shared with PEOPLE from TMZ’sMerry Elfin' Christmas special, theMasked Singerhost, 44, is asked if he’d ever get a vasectomy.

Cannon is father to two children withAlyssa Scott— sonZen, whodiedat 5 months old in December 2021 after being diagnosed with brain cancer, and daughterHalo Marie Cannon born on Dec. 14, 2022.

“I don’t know. I’m not against…shout out to everybody else who has ever done it," Cannon says of getting a vasectomy.

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Asked if he’s open to having more kids, he responds, “Why not?” but says he “likes the dozen right now.”

Last month, Cannon spoke with PEOPLE abouthis family’s Thanksgiving plans, calling them “very complicated.”

“It’s very complicated. I’m a busy man on Thanksgiving,” he told PEOPLE, noting that he has “a bunch of dinners” that he has “got to go to.”

“So I know every house that needs to have the things that I really like,” the proud dad said.

In October, Cannon was a guest onThe Talkandspoke about raising his teenage twins, son Moroccan and daughter Monroe. Though Cannon said he can “handle” Moroccan, the dad of 12 admitted that raising teenagers, and especially a teen girl, is “horrifying.”

“I can actually handle my son because he is so much like me,” he shared, “But my daughter, she’s like, wearing make-up and taking two hours in the bathroom. Like what are you doing in there!”

“It’s scary,” the proud dad said, “because I’m just watching her evolve into this young woman and, I mean, I can’t stop it.”

TMZ’sMerry Elfin’ Christmasspecial airs Dec. 2 at 9 p.m. ET on Fox.

source: people.com