Sometimes I get tired just reading about the amount of jobs certain celebrities have. Nick Cannon’s current careers are: TV host, actor, stand-up comedian, N’Credible Entertainment founder and Chairman of Nickelodeon’s TeenNick. Nick has hosted America’s Got Talent for eight years and recently starred in Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq. He can’t even stop at just one idea for his company; N’Credible Entertainment is both a production company and an artist management company. See? Tiring. Unfortunately, Nick also suffers from a lupus-like autoimmune disease. As many of you know, Nick was married to Mariah Carey’s for six years before filing for divorce in December 2014. Mariah and Nick share custody of twins, Moroccan and Monroe. He recently sat down – well, brought a reporter along for a car ride between obligations – for DuJour Magazine and imparted his thoughts on marriage, Mariah and his kids. The photo shoot gallery is some great suiting; the Brunello Cucinelli Tuxedo and shawl-collar vest pictured above is worth speaking of in revered, hushed tones.
On marriage
I feel like marriage isn’t for everyone. A friend of mine put it the funniest way. He said, ‘If you heard that there was a 50/50 chance of living or dying when you jump out of a plane, you probably wouldn’t go skydiving.There’s like a 50/50 chance of a marriage working. If it didn’t work out for you the first time, and you still survived it, you probably shouldn’t do it again.
When you can be blissful in [a marriage], it’s beautiful. Embrace it for the time that you have it, because it’s not easy. In human nature, we’re supposed to be selfish… We’re constantly moving, constantly changing and evolving. To expect someone to do that with you is kind of absurd.
Not to say that I was bogged down [in my marriage], because I wasn’t by any means, but I like being able to make my own decisions and come and go as I please.”
On if he’ll marry again
I highly doubt it.On his kids’ privileged upbringing
I don’t see a problem with them being different and having an eccentric upbringing. It’s fascinating and fantastic. But it’s about [teaching them] humility more than anything. Teaching them to be respectful—to make eye contact and say ‘Yes, ma’am’ and ‘Yes, sir.’ You can still be a diva and be humble. Mariah is a perfect example of that.
Look at all the hyphens after Nick’s name. Don’t forget he also has a rap career; he’s an ambitious guy, I don’t think marriage shoehorned well into all his plans. Nick told the reporter that he used to tell “people he would never get married—unless it was to someone like Mariah Carey.” Thinking like ambition would foster a healthy relationship, Nick probably got caught up in the fantasy of Mariah and woke up to find out the only titles people assigned to him were Mr. Mariah Carey and Mariah Carey’s twins’ dad.
As for the kids’ upbringing; Nick and Mariah come together for holidays and seemingly get along well post divorce, that’s most important for the children. With Humble Diva and Multi Careers for parents, they were never going to have simple lives. Let’s remember Mariah and Nick recreated Cinderella’s wedding for their fifth anniversary, I don’t think quiet nights by the hearth were in the cards.
But Nick needs to slow down and look after his health because the best thing he can do for his kids is be there.
Photo credit: DuJour Magazine, Steven Brahms photographer, Getty Images, WENN, Fame Photos
I like Nick.
Hey, werent you in her “we belong together” video???? 😊
Hey Wentworth, WE belong together.
He loved Mariah from afar. He was so infatuated with her he got stars & hearts in his eyes & became a “yes” man Instantly. But after some years of that it took a toll on him. He realized loving someone & the reality of being married to that person doesnt always translate the way you may have thought & even wanted….especially when you binded yourself in one particular role. Imo anyway. But i think they co-parent very well, despite the rocky divorce in the beginning. I wish them all well
That’s exactly what it seemed like their marriage was. Kinda like Katie what’s her name n Scientology guy. Didn’t she have pictures of him on her walls and dreamt of marrying him
I completely agree that marriage isn’t for everyone.
But when your first marriage is to Mariah freaking Carey, maybe your problem is choice in life partners, not the institution of marriage itself.
The woman never ever tried to make it a secret that she’s an insane diva, so he walked right into that one.
I think it didn’t work because he married someone he idolized. The fantasy never matches reality.
I will say this though…how they coparent is fantastic. They spent Christmas together with their kids which is great
The marriage isn’t the one that is supposed to do the work, Nick. The people in the marriage have to do the work. And if both aren’t committed to doing the work, they will cause the marriage to fail.
Such a cutie! And yes, please take care of yourself!
Isn’t it a ~70% chance of 1st marriages working? The ratio gets screwed by people who remarry over and over?
yes but he also breaks it down to “working out or not working out” which would be 50/50 but thats not how it works. its not about yes or no. following his logic you could say “playing the powerball is a 50/50 chance, you either win or you dont” but obviously you dont have a 50% win chance.
Haha. I love it when 12 year olds say ‘I will never’ and I feel pretty much the same way hearing it from Nick. He is far too young to be saying he will never get married again.
I get a vibe from him that matches mine. I announced to family (large family btw) that I would never marry at age 4. Despite that and out of nowhere I fell in love at first sight at 16 nearly eloped was engaged twice (to the same guy for all of this) then we tried to live together and finally I bolted. While engaged. I just couldn’t do it and we calmly talked it out and I left. I wanted a career and never wanted kids or marriage.
I am now in my 50s, no kids, never married, very happy. What he says about his own decisions, freedom to move and do his thing with work (lots of work tho I was the same there too and that was why I never married!) he is happy.
We do exist, people like us. I respect him a lot for this latest interview and how he’s parenting with Mariah. The kids need those two to be adults. Looks and sounds like it’s working out well for their family.
“There’s like a 50/50 chance of a marriage working”
there is also a 50/50 chance of immortality. you are either immortal or not…. Nick should really think about statistics.
Hold up, I have a 50% chance of being immortal? I like those odds!
(There is not a 50/50 chance of immortality.)
Uh, no, Esther…….that’s….not how it works.
It’s not for everyone, I agree, but I thought the skydiving comment was really dumb.
Bah .. lots of people say that after divorce and then they meet the one and that’s it. My husband didn’t want to get married again after his divorce, then he met me and that was that .. Same thing with one his friends.
@NorthernGirl
lots of times people are so traumatized by their previous marriage they cant think of doing it again lol
The divorce rate is even higher with a second marriage, especially for blended families. Imagine trying to combine all those personalities where you could end up dealing with resentment and jealousy. The ideal for me would be to have a relationship with someone that works for both of us which means we each keep our separate residences. I know some people who do this and it works out beyond great for them. They each have some independence and their own space. When they get together, it’s fresh and fun, and they have great times together.
He’s also some sort of creative director or head of something for Radio Shack. It’s crazy how busy he is!
People like to make fun of Mariah, but she was the one with class during the divorce. Nick ‘s people were talking trash left and right. Mariah remained above that gossip. I am glad they know how to co-parent!
ps: My Christmas gift to myself was to see Mariah’s Christmas concert in NYC!
Perhaps he shouldn’t have married one of the most high maintenance woman on the planet. But, I do like him.
Dude works his a$$ off. I can respect that, at least. You watching, Kaley Cuoco? In any case, he is looking very good in that lead pic. I’m sure it must have been….challenging…being married to Mariah.
The 50/50 number rarely wavers in a big way statistically because there will ALWAYS be people who think they are the exception to the rule – and those people are the favorites of divorce lawyers everywhere 😀
Throwing this suspicion out there: when a man (sometimes a woman) makes strong public declarations about not getting married again, often someone in their personal life is pushing hard for marriage. This very open anti-marriage talk is kind of a last stand, “hell no, you can’t make me” kind of thing.
I’ve seen this with celebrities. I’ve also had divorced and now dating male friends make the same strong “I’m never going down THAT road again”, only to see that they are thrilled and engaged three months later, in a pic next to a beaming (and triumphant) fiancée hahaha
I wouldn’t be surprised if four or five months down the line a new headline pops up, “Nick Cannon announces engagement to..” LoL
Words of a doomed man… At least, it’s 50/50.
He looks good and I like that he speaks well of Mariah here.
Wow! I didn’t know he was such a sharp dresser!