Nick Cannon Says Eminem Crossed The Line With Mariah Carey

Nick Cannon wasn’t letting Eminem take shots at Mariah Carey without putting himself in the line of fire.

The Wild ‘N Out creator is revisiting why he stepped into a feud that started before he married Carey. During his conversation with Maury Povich on On Par, Cannon explained that Eminem’s comments about his then-wife made the dispute his business, too.

“He disrespected my woman, man. You can’t come at my wife and don’t expect to get this work,” Cannon told Povich.

That answer came when Povich brought up the long-running clash between the two entertainers. Cannon’s account focused on his marriage rather than who delivered the better diss record or drew a bigger online reaction.

Cannon said the tension between Carey and Eminem was already there when he entered the picture. He described their earlier connection as professional and said Eminem had presented it differently.

“Yeah. I mean, I think he he and Mariah had a professional relationship. Uh, which he professed to be a personal relationship. Uh, and so that was way before me,” Cannon said.

“So then by the time we got married, he had some some harsh words because I guess he was still in his feelings,” Cannon told Povich.

His explanation put a personal reason behind a feud that eventually spilled into several records. Cannon wasn’t only defending his own name when he answered Eminem, according to his account of the dispute.

The two traded attacks again in 2019 after Cannon discussed Eminem on T.I.’s ExpediTIously podcast. Eminem later took aim at Cannon on Fat Joe’s “Lord Above,” and Cannon responded with “The Invitation.”

Cannon then released “Pray For Him” with The Black Squad, keeping the exchange going through another recording. Eminem also responded on Twitter during that round of the dispute, bringing Cannon’s collaborators into a fight rooted in his former marriage.

“The Invitation” also included Suge Knight alongside Hitman Holla, Charlie Clips and Prince Eazy. Those appearances brought more voices into the exchange, while Cannon’s latest interview returns to why he says he got involved.