Nick Cannon had no objection to signing a prenuptial agreement before marrying Mariah Carey. But when discussing the prospect of another marriage, the television host had a firm answer. He does not intend to do it again.
Cannon, 46, discussed the subject on the November 9 episode of On Par with Maury Povich. The conversation followed a series of listeners’ relationship dilemmas, including a question about signing a 30-page nondisclosure agreement before a dinner date.
He and Carey married at her estate in the Bahamas in 2008. They separated in 2014 and finalized their divorce in 2016.
Their twins, Moroccan and Monroe, arrived on April 30, 2011, the couple’s third wedding anniversary. They are now 15.
Cannon Says the Agreement Protected Both of Them
Povich’s question about the prenup drew a laugh before Cannon pointed to the scale of Carey’s business interests. He understood that the singer would want safeguards around the career and assets she had built, according to PEOPLE.
In a longer excerpt published by BANG Showbiz, Cannon described the agreement in terms of property each person had before the marriage. Looking back on how it worked out, he said, “I think it protected both of us.”
Divorce Made Him Wary of Another Marriage
Explaining his reluctance to remarry, Cannon said, “you don’t realize it takes so long and how draining it is.” He recognized ways the proceedings could have damaged his friendship with Carey if they had allowed the process to determine how they treated one another.
Cannon credited their approach as parents with preventing that outcome. He said they avoided criticizing each other publicly and kept the children at the center of their decisions. In his account, they consciously chose to deal with the separation as a family.
He also believed their cooperation left little for tabloids to exploit. He described their present relationship as comfortable and said they had maintained regular communication long after the marriage ended.
Carey Has Described Her Own Priorities for the Twins
Carey has spoken separately about helping the children move between their parents’ lives. In a July 2025 Harper’s Bazaar interview, she said they enjoyed their time with both her and Cannon. “I want to make sure I’m always fair about the situation because it’s tough to grow up with divorced parents,” she said.
In an August 2019 interview with PEOPLE, she discussed another concern: making sure the twins understood the value of money despite growing up with wealthy parents. A request for something costing $20 could remind her how little she had as a child, when even a dollar was difficult to come by.
The interview followed a visit with the twins to Camp Mariah, the career-awareness summer camp she supports through the Fresh Air Fund. She brought them along for its 25th anniversary celebration.
His Reunion Jokes Came in a Separate 2024 Interview
Cannon’s comments about getting back together with Carey came during an August 6, 2024, E! News interview. Sitting alongside his We Playin’ Spades cohost Courtney Bee, he joked that they belonged together and said he would welcome another chance.
Bee pointed out that he had since welcomed 10 more children. Cannon played along, comparing his larger family to a baseball team. Asked about the obstacle to a reunion, he answered, “She don’t want me.”