Nick Cannon has no regrets about going to war with Eminem after the rapper dragged Mariah Carey into their years-long feud.
The Wild ‘n Out creator, 46, revisited the explosive drama during a Nov. 9 interview on On Par with Maury Povich, explaining why he refused to let Eminem disrespect his then-wife without consequences.
“He disrespected my woman, man! You can’t come at my wife and don’t expect to get this work,” Cannon said.
The beef was over Eminem’s claim that he once dated Carey, who publicly shut down his version of events. In a 2002 interview with Larry King, Carey dismissed the alleged romance, accusing the rapper of being obsessed with her.
“I think I was probably with him a total of four times,” she said. “And I don’t consider that dating somebody.”
Eminem still continued targeting Carey in his music, and after Cannon married the singer in 2008, the rapper turned his attention to him, too.
Cannon responded with insults of his own, famously branding Eminem “Slim Lamey.”
“I had to fight for my relationship, my love,” Cannon explained.
Cannon said in 2019 that Eminem eventually apologized.
Cannon and Carey divorced in 2016, but the television personality says their relationship remains peaceful as they co-parent their twins.
