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Nick Cannonmight be done having children for a while.
The formerAmerica’s Got Talenthost, 41, recently spoke toE! News’Daily Popand revealed he has plans to get a vasectomy in the future.
In January, Cannon announced that he is expectinghis eighth childlater this year with model Bre Tiesi.
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“I already went and got my vasectomy consultation,” he told the outlet. “I ain’t looking to populate the Earth completely, but I’m definitely looking forward to taking care and loving all the children that I currently have.”
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“I don’t know if I would’ve designed it this way, but it’s one of those things when you’re blessed with the gifts of children — and as we all know, I’ve been through so much, I find solace, I find peace in my children and I find purpose,” Cannon added. “So, I’m not out here looking.”
“I don’t have the bandwidth for it anymore,” he said in February of expanding his family. “Because I feel like I do owe the women that are currently in my life, I owe them as much energy, time, and effort as I possibly [can] – especially my kids.”
Cannon previously told PEOPLE that he’s fully aware of the public’s questions about his “nonconventional” family and “unorthodox” lifestyle, but assured his number one priority will always be his children.
“I’m a father, first and foremost,” he said. “There’s a lot of guilt that I feel and I talk about this in therapy all the time. It’s rooted in not having enough time to spend with my loved ones, specifically my children, because I have a lot of children. I’m also spread so thin in my work because that’s how I cope. That’s how I deal with things. I have several jobs and several shows and movies and music, all that stuff. And I call myself a provider for many, but one thing no matter how much money I generate, one thing I can’t generate is time.”
“It’s not about quantity, it’s about quality,” he added. “And it’s really just having quality moments with my children, quality moments with my family. Had a lot of quality moments with Zen in his short time here. I always say time is a manmade thing, but love and energy is a godsend.”
source: people.com
