Mariah Carey has reportedly dropped her petition against Nick Cannon seeking primary custody of their kids.
The singer was seeking custody of the former couple’s 11-year-old twins, Monroe and Moroccan, after the comedian welcomed his 12th child last year.
Radar Online reports that Carey is no longer seeking the court award of her primary custody, partly due to the children already being in her care the majority of the time. Carey, 54, and Cannon, 42, have joint custody of the twins, per their 2014 divorce agreement.
The “Hero” vocalist reportedly first sought primary custody after Cannon had multiple children with six different women. Since welcoming his 12th child in December, a source told the outlet that Cannon has rarely seen the twins.
“The reality of the situation is that Monroe and Moroccan are usually with Mariah anyway,” they told the outlet. “But she wants to put him on notice that he can’t just flit in and out of their lives while he attends to his other children. And she wants legal standing as the twins’ primary caregiver.”
Cannon has three children — Rise, Powerful, and Golden — with model Brittany Bell. He also shares a child named Legendary with Bre Tiesi and a child named Onyx with LaNisha Cole. The “Wild ‘N Out” creator also has twins — Zion and Zillion — with Abby De La Rosa. Cannon and De La Rosa also have a third child named Beautiful. He also has a daughter named Halo with Alyssa Scott, who was born last December. Scott and Cannon’s son, Zen died from a brain tumor at just 5 months old.
According to Radar Online, Carey’s boyfriend, Bryan Tanaka, 39, suggested the custody petition. He is now upset that she’s had a change of heart.
“Bryan wanted her to go for full custody so he could get some space from Nick,” said the source. “But she hasn’t pulled the trigger and Bryan’s understandably upset. He’s fuming about it, but Mariah doesn’t seem to…
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