Nick Cannon has responded to an allegation that he once dressed up in a cheerleader uniform and danced for All That and Kenan & Kel star Kel Mitchell in his bed.
On Tuesday, Baller Alert reshared a TikTok video of Mitchell’s ex-wife, Tyisha Hampton, sharing the surprising details about the Wild N’ Out creator and the actor’s close friendship.
The 41-year-old comedian responded in the comment section by making jokes about wearing the alleged cheerleader uniform while referencing the two classic Nickelodeon sitcoms.
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“????? Yep!! Probably had the Big ear of corn, a bunch of orange soda and a couple of kids’ choice awards up our A** too! ????,” Cannon wrote.
Many commenters were divided about Hampton’s comments, accusing her of being bitter over the former couple’s relationship and that she supposedly stayed married to the 43-year-old after witnessing the alleged incident.
One user said, “If she stayed after that, she should kept this to herself ?”
“She must be out of whatever settlement money she got,” another user said.
“Ma’am, not today. We’re dealing with real shit out here. We don’t care… he’s 80 kids in, and if they wanna ra ra and have a bring it on in session with each other, that’s their business,” a third user said.
Here are more responses from users in the comment section.
“Clearly wants attention cause why today.”
“The grew up doing goofy stuff like this ain’t nothing new ?”
“If you don’t got no proof I don’t want to hear it crazy”
“And you still stayed so who cares. It’s giving bitter and miserable.”
“I wouldn’t put it pass him smh u just never know these days Chile lol”
Cannon’s career began in 1995 when he was a warm-up actor for Nickelodeon’s sketch comedy series All That, starring Mitchell and Kenan Thompson. He later became a full-time cast member in 1998.
In November, The Mask Singer host had Mitchell as a guest on his show and gave the actor his flowers for helping him establish his comedic career with the network.
Cannon’s response came after Hampton took to TikTok on Monday and shared the seven-second clip entitled “You can definitely be blinded by love” with a pink heart emoji.
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“Remembering when I came home early #NickCannon wearing my full cheerleading uniform (including the briefs) doing cheers on the bed for my ex-husband #KelMitchell to cheer him up because he cheated on me,” the actress wrote in the video.
Since then, the video has amassed over 848,000 views on TikTok.
Hampton and Mitchell wed in 1999 and got divorced in 2005. They share two children– Allure Mitchell, 20, and Lyric Mitchell, 22, Madame Noire reported.
In March 2021, Hampton accused Mitchell of not fulfilling his legal duties as a father by falling behind in child support payments. She took to Instagram and explained that the Chicago native owed more than $1.2 million in back child and spousal support.
“#payyourexkel I’m no longer going to be a victim. I’m collecting everything I’m owed! If you are a fan of his , let him know #payyourex ! You can’t be a man of God and not take care of your past responsibilities! You cannot continue being a hypocrite! Part 2 will explain how I went to jail for his IRS TAX Debt ! Yep, I’m spilling it all until I get my money ? !!!! #payyourexkel #deadbeatdad #deadbeatcelebrity like share ! Let’s let him know you can’t do this to your kids and your ex !!! Make him Accountable!!!” she captioned the post.
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