On Monday (Nov. 9), Nick Cannon joined On Par With Maury Povich, where he discussed his feud with Eminem, sparked by Slim Shady’s disrespectful comments about Cannon's ex-wife, Mariah Carey, in a diss song from 2009. Cannon told the host: 'He disrespected my woman, man. You can’t come at my wife and not expect to get this work. I think he had a professional relationship with her that turned into something personal.'
Cannon and Carey married in 2008, and Em allegedly had romantic involvement with Mariah prior to their union. The feud intensified when Em referenced Mariah in his 2009 hit 'Bagpipes From Baghdad.' After they split in 2016, the beef was quiet until a T.I. podcast brought it back to life. Eminem then made further comments that Cannon addressed with three diss tracks: ‘The Invitation,’ ‘Pray for Him,’ and ‘Canceled: Invitation.’ The latter suggested Em held racist views.
Despite not actively responding on stage or in studio, Eminem did reply briefly via social media. In a Billboard interview from April 2020, Cannon described his ongoing feud as 'a month of social commentary,' acknowledging Eminem's status as an icon but stating he would continue to respond if Em brought it up again.