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Nick Cannon Defends His 'Nontraditional, Unorthodox' Life as a Dad of 12: 'The Proof Is in the Pudding' (Exclusive)

While speaking with PEOPLE exclusively at ESSENCE Festival of Culture about his podcast 'We Playin' Spades,' Nick Cannon opened up about his "nontraditional, unorthodox" life as a dad of 12. Cannon tells PEOPLE that he loves his children unconditionally and "there's nothing more important" to him than them.

While speaking with PEOPLE at ESSENCE Festival of Culture about his podcast We Playin' Spades presented by Amazon and Wondery, the Drumline alum, 44, opened up about his "nontraditional, unorthodox" life as a dad of 12. The actor and comedian adds that his children are growing up "surrounded with love," despite what the public thinks about his "nontraditional" parenting style. While speaking with PEOPLE in March, Cannon opened up about comments he made on a recent episode of the We Playin' Spades podcast about not being ready to rule out the possibility of having kids in the future.

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