Nick Cannon has responded to Jimmy Kimmel’s Oscar joke linking his large number of children to Avatar 2
It’s been a few months Nick Cannon’s 12th child was born, and there is no news so far of more on the way. Just kidding though The Masked Singer host to fathering so many children with multiple women seems to be the bit that never gets old. Jimmy Kimmel had some fun at the actor’s expense during the 95th Academy Awards, joking about the role his offspring played in Avatar: The Way of Waters box office receipts, and Cannon has commented on what he thought of the humorous dig.
During the Oscars, presenter Jimmy Kimmel didn’t shy away from Will Smith references beat Chris Rock during last year’s ceremony (in fact banter was actually reduced), but Oscar scandal was far from the only pop culture topic the comedian addressed. Kimmel combined two topics that were in the news a lot over the past year – the release of Avatar 2 and the birth of five more Cannon babies – when he said:
Avatar: The Way of Water was the most expensive movie ever made. Disney spent $2 billion to make this movie. Just to break even, all of Nick Cannon’s children had to watch Avatar four times.
The joke apparently got back to Nick Cannon, and the former talk show host assured TMZ he had no problem with Jimmy Kimmel and said:
I heard about it. Nah [it’s not annoying], it’s great fun. I created Wild ‘N Out. I hear those jokes all day long. Yes, Kimmel is my man.
Nick Cannon has had 12 children with six different womenincluding ex-wife Mariah Carey, with nine of them due since 2020. The Drumline the actor’s polyamorous lifestyle has received criticism from many – and also death threats against their children — So it seems he has no problem with Jimmy Kimmel taking a humorous approach. Besides, as Cannon pointed out, he hears those kinds of comments every day.
NICK CANON’S CHILDREN
1/2. Twins Monroe and Moroccan (2011)
3. Golden (2017)
4. Powerful Queen (2020)
5/6. Twins Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir (2021)
7. Zen (2021, passed away at 5 months)
8. Legendary Love (2022)
9. Onyx Ice (2022)
10. Rise Messiah (2022)
11. Beautiful Zeppelin (2022)
12. Hello Marie (2022)
The host is constantly being fried The Masked Singer for having so many children, including of America has talent Judge Howie Mandel, who — after being revealed as Season 9’s Rock Lobster — joked that he would bought a pregnancy test after hugging Nick Cannon. Kevin Hart has also come down hard on the actor and sent him one vending machine full of condoms last Valentine’s Day, but Cannon was in on the joke recently, when their “Having My Baby” joke promoting their new show went viral.
Avatar: The Way of Water continues to be a box office hit, but it might not want to count on ticket sales from a few more Cannon babies. When asked if he planning to have more children Anytime soon, Nick Cannon didn’t outright say no, but he did admit that “I really got my hands full” and said he’s locked in on his current little ones.
That doesn’t mean the pranks will stop anytime soon, and you can see the punishment Nick Cannon is taking The Masked Singerwith new episodes broadcast at 8 p.m. ET Wednesdays on Fox.
