Comedian Nick Cannon welcomes seventh child, his fourth child in six months

Comedian Nick Cannon welcomes seventh child, his fourth child in six months

Comedian Nick Cannon welcomed his seventh child just a few days after welcoming twins with his ex-girlfriend. 

Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon
Instagram/ Nick Cannon with ex-wife Mariah Carey and their children

In June, comedian Nick Cannon confirmed the pregnancy of his girlfriend Alyssa Scott, just days after Cannon welcomed twins with radio personality Abby De La Rosa.

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On Father’s Day (June 20), Scott shared a photo of herself and Cannon to her Instagram Stories with the caption, “Celebrating you today,” confirming the rumour Cannon was having his seventh child. 

At the time, Cannon was trending worldwide solely because by the time the new little one is born, he will have had four children with three different women in the last six months. 

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On Sunday (July 4), the comedian's girlfriend announced that she had given birth to a son, Zen S. Cannon.

Cannon now has seven children.

The father-of-seven said that he welcomed all his children "on purpose".

Responding to City Girls rapper JT, who told him to "wrap it up and protect himself" during his Power 106 Los Angelas radio show, Cannon said, "I'm having these kids on purpose. I don't have no accident."

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