Nick Cannon Reveals The Scandalous Lie That Led To His Split From Kim Kardashian
Leah Mitchell
Updated on October 08, 2026
Us Weekly reports that Nick Cannon recently sat down for an interview with the "Drink Champs" podcast. During the appearance, the "Masked Singer" host opened up about his painful past breakup with Kim Kardashian. Cannon admitted that he dated Kardashian before she was a star. "People didn't know, they were like, 'Who's that chick with Nick? She's bad,'" he said, admitting that although the tape was made before he dated Kardashian, it appeared to the public that it happened after the couple's relationship.
Despite it all, Cannon confessed that he had strong feelings for the reality star. "I was really into her, I was vibing," he stated, adding that Kardashian was an "amazing person." According to Yahoo, Cannon says that Kardashian hurt him when she denied the existence of the tape. "She broke my heart. Then, it started being these rumors going around that it was this tape," he said. "When I asked her about it, she denied it. I knew that they messed with each other. I never watched the tape." Cannon went on to reveal that Kardashian's lie about the tape was the reason they two broke up. "I just knew at that time, all my team was like, 'Abort mission,'" he said.
Sadly, there's no telling how the relationship between Cannon and Kardashian may have played out if not for the tape.