Actor and comedian Nick Cannon has opened up about his mindset when signing a prenuptial agreement before marrying global pop icon Mariah Carey, revealing he was 'absolutely' at ease with the process and credits it with protecting both parties.

The Marriage and the Prenup

Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey tied the knot in April 2008 at her private estate on Windermere Island. Speaking on the 'On Par with Maury Povich' podcast, Cannon said he had zero reservations about signing the agreement. 'Mariah Carey, her entity, her global conglomerate is gonna make sure she is protected. I had no problem with it whatsoever. And it was the classic prenup. Whatever I have before we were married is fine, simple,' he said.

Cannon added that the prenup ultimately served both of them well: 'When it was all said and done, I think it protected the both of us. So I would never get married again, but that process that we did was easy.'

Why Cannon Says He Will Not Marry Again

Despite his positive experience with the legal arrangements around his marriage to Carey, Nick Cannon has ruled out walking down the aisle again. He cited the drawn-out and emotionally exhausting nature of divorce proceedings — not from his own experience with Carey, but as a general observation. 'You don't realise it takes so long and how draining it is. It didn't affect us, but it really could have affected how we handle one another as friends,' he explained.

The couple announced their separation in 2014, and their divorce was formally finalised in 2016.

An Amicable Split Kept 'About the Kids'

Cannon has been candid about the deliberate effort both he and the five-time Grammy winner made to ensure their split remained civil. 'We were so amicable about their breakup, there wasn't any dirt to dig up or find,' he said. 'We handled it out of love. Never heard me say a bad thing about her. Never heard her say a bad thing about me. And we just kind of made it about the kids. It was smooth. It's still smooth to this day.'

He acknowledged the potential pitfalls of divorce: 'We made sure of it. But I saw the traps of how this could have turned really bad if we didn't step in and engage as a family.'

Co-Parenting Moroccan and Monroe

Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey share 15-year-old fraternal twins, Moroccan and Monroe. Cannon noted that he remains close to Carey and speaks with her on a daily basis, a dynamic he attributes to the conscious choices both made during and after the divorce. The former couple's approach to co-parenting has drawn widespread attention as a relatively rare example of a high-profile split handled without public acrimony.

Cannon's reflections come at a time when celebrity prenups and divorce proceedings are frequently in public discourse, underscoring the importance of legal and emotional preparation before major life decisions.