Nick Cannon says his dynamic with ex-wife Mariah Carey was like if 'Trump and Putin needed to dwell in the identical home'

• Nick Cannon stated he and Mariah Carey had been like if “Trump and Putin needed to dwell in the identical home.”
• Cannon stated that he and Carey now “simply do what’s finest for the youngsters.”
• The pair, who’ve two 12-year-old twins collectively, finalized their divorce in 2016.

Nick Cannon stated his relationship along with his ex-wife, singer Mariah Carey, was like if former President Donald Trump and Russian chief Vladimir Putin “needed to dwell in the identical home.”

In an interview with the Los Angeles Occasions printed on Sunday, the tv host described his relationship with Carey whereas they had been married. He has not remarried since, however has fathered 12 kids with six ladies, together with Carey. 

“Think about if, like, Trump and Putin needed to dwell in the identical home,” Cannon stated to the LA Occasions. 

He added: “It wasn’t even about her and I — we have all the time been good. It was extra about us understanding that as a substitute of constructing it about our relationship and what I would like or what you need, we should always simply do what’s finest for the youngsters.”

Cannon didn’t elaborate on which elements of the Trump-Putin relationship he thought had been much like his marriage with Carey. He additionally didn’t specify which politician he thought he and Carey resembled. 

Carey and Cannon married in 2008. The 2 separated in 2014, and their divorce was finalized in 2016. The previous couple shares a pair of 12-year-twins, Monroe and Moroccan.

Aside from the twins, Cannon has fathered kids with former Phoenix Suns dancer Brittany Bell, DJ Abby De La Rosa, “Promoting Sundown” star Bre Tiesi, mannequin Alyssa Scott, and photographer LaNisha Cole, per the LA Occasions.

For his half, Cannon in July referred to as Carey his “fantasy love” and stated that their relationship was like a “fairy story.” He added on the time that he want to get again collectively together with her if their relationship “could possibly be the best way it was.”

And in March, Cannon stated he had been a longtime admirer of Carey since he was 12 and had her photos on the wall rising up. Chatting with The Shade Room, Cannon referred to as her “the good individual I ever met” and “a present from God.” 

This month, Cannon additionally stated that Carey typically checks in on how he’s doing and has been an encouraging co-parent. 

In 2017, Carey additionally referred to as Cannon a “good man.” 

“It isn’t that tough to make it work. Now we are able to chortle, and joke, and do the nice elements of once we had a relationship,” Carey advised Leisure Tonight in 2017. 

Cannon and Carey didn’t instantly reply to Insider’s requests for remark despatched outdoors common enterprise hours.