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Nick Cannon has reacted to a viral meme that jokingly predicts much of the U.S. will resemble him by 2050 amid his baby boom.
Cannon, 42, whose growing brood with multiple women has long been a talking point, became a father for an 11th time on Friday, as he and radio personality Abby De La Rosa welcomed a daughter called Beautiful Zeppelin.
The latest bundle of joy is the third child for comedian Cannon and broadcaster De La Rosa, 31; they welcomed twins Zion Mixolydian and Zillion Heir in June 2021.
Days before the baby's arrival, model Alyssa Scott revealed that she and Cannon are expecting the arrival of their second child together in December. Cannon and Scott, 29, welcomed a son in June 2021. Their baby, Zen, died in December from a brain tumor caused by hydrocephalus, an abnormal increase in fluid in the brain.
Once Cannon's baby with Scott arrives, he will have had five children in five months with five women. The star announced via Instagram on September 14 that he and model Lanisha Cole, 40, had welcomed a girl named Onyx Ice Cole.
Nine days later, on September 23, Wild 'n Out host Cannon had son Rise Messiah Cannon with former Miss Universe contestant Brittany Bell, 34, the pair's third child together and the TV personality's 10th overall.
Amid his decidedly busy year, Cannon had son Legendary Love in July with model Bre Tiesi, 31.
Cannon is the father of 11-year-old twins, Monroe and Moroccan, with his ex-wife Mariah Carey. He shares son Golden Sagon, 5, and daughter Powerful Queen, who turns 2 in December, and a seven-week-old son, Rise Messiah, with Bell.
With Cannon's baby boom in mind, a meme was circulated on social media that read: "National Geographic determined what Americans will look like in 2050, and it's beautiful."
The tongue-in-cheek prediction showed a range of people with varying hairstyles and features with one thing in common: they all had Cannon's face.
Sharing the meme on his Instagram account on Monday, Cannon added the caption: "Wow! Everybody got jokes!" alongside a laughing emoji.
In October, former The Price Is Right model Cole expressed a desire to have "one more" baby as she shared photos of her daughter with Cannon.
When announcing the birth of his daughter Onyx in September, Cannon addressed those tempted to criticize his family, writing: "I've given up on attempting to define myself for the world or society but instead I'm doing the work to heal and grow into the infinite Being God ordained me to be."
"Hopefully I can teach Onyx the same, to not let others shame or ridicule her with their outside opinions, because when they do they are only projecting their own harsh experiences, pain and social programming onto her unblemished beauty," he added.
Cannon urged his detractors to direct their comments at him, rather than Cole and the other women with whom he has had—and is having—children.
"As we all know I am not easily triggered and have quite tough skin and have always been an open book but not everyone in my family has that same level of strength," Cannon wrote. "So I pray and ask others to please project all criticism and cynicism towards ME and not the loving and precious Mothers of my children."
He added that "if you are truly concerned during this time of Spiritual Warfare, my inner struggles with self, mental wellness and physical health concerns... Just continue to pray for me and my entire family that God will grant us Peace that surpasses all Understanding."
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