Celebrities React to Nick Cannon’s Growing Family, Baby No. 11

These give new meaning to the phrase “dad jokes.” Nick Cannon‘s ever-growing family has become a fascination for stars and social media users alike, but the Wild ‘N Out host is taking it in stride.

“It’s almost Father’s Day, and Ryan Reynolds has asked me to help celebrate with the mother of all cocktails: The Vasectomy. Lord knows I need one,” Cannon joked in a June 2022 commercial for the Deadpool star’s Aviation Gin. At the end of the clip, Reynolds interrupts to take a sip of the drink, joking that he needs it because “I have three kids.”

“I have eight,” the former Nickelodeon star responds, prompting his fellow father to spit out the drink in shock.

Since then, Cannon’s family has only grown larger. After welcoming twins Monroe and Moroccan in April 2011 with ex-wife Mariah Carey, the former America’s Got Talent host welcomed son Golden and daughter Powerful Queen with Brittany Bell in February 2017 and December 2020, respectively. Two years later, they expanded they family with son Rise Messiah, who was born in September 2022.

In June 2021, Cannon welcomed twins Zillion and Zion with Abby De La Rosa, who also gave birth to their daughter, Beautiful Zeppelin, in November 2022.

The former rapper also shares son Zen — who was born in June 2021 and tragically died just 5 months later after bring diagnosed with brain cancer — with Alyssa Scott. In October 2022, the singer announced that she is pregnant with their second child, her third. Cannon also welcomed daughter Legendary Love in June 2022 with Bre Tiesi and Onyx Ice Cole in September 2022 with LaNisha Cole.

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Despite his big family, the California native explained that he does his best to be an involved parent to all of his little ones. “Contrary to popular belief, I’m probably engaged throughout my children’s day, more often than the average adult can be,” he told Men’s Health in June 2022. “If I’m not physically in the same city with my kids, I’m talking to them before they go to school via FaceTime and stuff. And then when I am [in the same city, I’m] driving my kids to school, like, making sure I pick ’em up.”

He continued: “I’ve seen where people believe a traditional household works, and [yet] there’s a lot of toxicity in that setting. It’s not about what society deems is right. It’s like, what makes it right for you? What brings your happiness? What allows you to have joy and how you define family? We all define family in so many different ways.”

The mothers of Cannon’s babies also do their best to maintain an amicable relationship with one another, for the sake of their kids.

“Our kids are siblings,” Tiesi exclusively told Us Weekly in April, while speaking about her connection to Cannon’s other coparents. “However, they decide to go moving forward with their dad, that’s their time and their intimate stuff. We’re just here to support and drop off or pick up or whatever they need. But [it’s] all love. We all are worried about our situation and our children and [doing] the best we can do. If anyone needs something, my door is always open.”

Keep scrolling to see how celebrities have reacted to Cannon’s ever-growing brood:

In addition to having Cannon teach people how to make a cocktail called “The Vasectomy” for a June 2022 Aviation Gin commercial, the Canada native quipped that he was “gonna need a bigger bottle” after learning about De La Rosa’s pregnancy. In November 2022.

The comedian has pulled multiple pranks on Cannon that reference his large family. “I decided to do something nice for him as well,” Hart wrote via Instagram in July 2021 — shortly after the All That alum welcomed his 7th child — alongside a photo of a billboard including Cannon’s cell phone number. “Here is a digital billboard in Los Angeles. I also did some in ATL & NY. If u want any advice on fatherhood please call my BEST FRIEND @nickcannon. I’m sure his phone has been ringing nonstop. GOTCHA BACK BITCH #PRANKWARS.”

In February 2022, Cannon revealed that Hart sent him a vending machine full of condoms shortly after he and Tiesi announced that they were expecting their first child together. “Looks like somebody just sent me an early Valentine’s Day gift!! Vending Machine full of Magnums,” he wrote via Instagram at the time. In response, Hart commented, “Now you don’t have an excuse because the condoms are free.”

fter Cannon and De La Rosa announced Beautiful Zeppelin’s birth in November 2022, the Clarissa Explains it All alum shared a meme declaring herself “safe from getting pregnant by Nick Cannon” via Twitter.

Shortly after news broke in July 2022 that Elon Musk shares 8-year-old twins with Neuralink Executive Shivon Zilis, the Tesla CEO joked that he was “doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis.” Cannon reached out to the billionaire with a message of congratulations, joking that he was “Right there with you my Brother! ✊🏽”

However, not everyone found the jokes funny. “What the heck is going on here? I don’t care how many times Musk eviscerates cancel culture and wokeism. … This is flat-out weird,” McCain wrote in an op-ed for The Daily Mail. “This ‘impregnate the planet’ mentality is creepy and comes off like the actions of a cult leader more than an altruistic person who wants to expand their family and save the planet.”

Carey — who was married to the Drumline star from 2008 to 2014 — joked about her ex-husband’s family in November 2021 when she was asked if Roc and Roe would get to spend the with their “step-brothers or step-sisters” over the holidays. “Is it step? I don’t think it’s step. If you’re not married to the person,” the singer said with a laugh. “I don’t know about that. That’s a different interview for you.”