Nick Cannon revealed that his teenage son, Moroccan, can date but his twin sister, Monroe, is not allowed.
Appearing on The TMZ Podcast on Saturday, May 2, Cannon explained “double standard” rules of dating for his 15-year-old twins that he shares with Mariah Carey.
“My son [Moroccan] has been dating, and I’ve allowed it, I encouraged it,” Cannon said. “And my daughter…”
“I hope you’ve been allowing it and encouraging that, too,” the podcast host responded.
“No, absolutely not,” Cannon responded.
“First of all, it’s absolutely a double standard… And I know I get in trouble a lot ‘cause I say things with my chest,” Cannon continued. “But there is a difference when parenting a son and then when parenting a daughter.”
Cannon said that his daughter needs more protection.
“I am more protective of my daughter because there [are] things out there that I have to protect my daughter from,” he said. “Like, as we know, there are a certain type of individuals that you want to keep your daughter away from.”
“If somebody puts their hands on my daughter, I’m going to jail,” he added. “And if some man puts his hands on my daughter, it’s my worst nightmare because I am going to jail forever.”
Cannon went on to explain the deal he made with Monroe.
“We made a deal. If she can explain to me what’s going to happen on these dates, then she can go,” Cannon said. ” ‘Your twin brother can go with you.’ That’s what I do. But you ain’t going one-on-one with no little bastard anywhere.”
As he’s “preparing Monroe for college,” and he’s fully aware, “it’s out of my control there.”
“I can’t do nothing about it,” he continued. “Hopefully, we’re having these open conversations. My daughter tells me any and everything, and even though I’m apprehensive, like, if you can explain it to [me] … I want you to have all the questions answered or whatever, and you make the best decision possible.”
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