Nick Cannon welcomed his ninth child, Onyx Ice Cole Cannon, with former “The Price Is Right” model turned professional photographer LaNisha Cole on Sept. 14, 2022.
The “Masked Singer” host uploaded a black-and-white photo of him holding his newborn daughter beside Cole as the song “I Do” featuring Chris Brown played in the background. Attached to the photo was a lengthy Instagram caption that introduced his baby girl to his 5.9 million followers.
“Introducing Onyx Ice Cole Cannon… Once again, today I am in awe of the divine feminine! God has given me and @misslanishacole the privilege of hosting an Angel here on earth.”
As his letter continued, Cannon decided to send out a message addressing critics who have disapproved of his ways of creating multiple families.
He said, “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.”
Cannon urged fans, critics and anyone with an open opinion to direct their thoughts toward him instead of the mothers of his children.
The father of nine continued, “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. 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.”
As his letter came to a close, the 41-year-old also shouted out Cole, highlighting her character. He referred to her in this way: “most guileless, peaceful and non confrontational kind souls I’ve ever witnessed.”
Cole also introduced her first child to her Instagram followers and posted a sweet message about motherhood to her Instagram story.
“Today has been such a special day for us. I can’t tell you how blessed I feel to welcome Onyx Ice Cole Cannon into this world. The joy I feel as a mother is something that has forever opened up my heart in a huge way.”
She ended her letter with, “She’s surrounded by so much love and I’m already obsessed with her! And you already know there’ll be no shortage of pics and videos lol.”
As Cannon’s family tree has increased by one, it will continue to grow before 2022 ends as he reportedly has two more children on the way: one from model Abby de la Rosa, with whom he shares twins, and another with journalist Brittany Bell; he and Bell share two children as well.
