Nick Cannon's dad has finally opened up on his son and Mariah Carey's recent split.

In an interview with New York Post's Page Six, James Cannon, a devout Christian, clarified that his son never cheated on Mariah, although he could have.

"Were temptations ever there with other women? Not for Nick, he genuinely loved the married life... But did that stop other women coming to him? Probably not," he explained to the publication.

"I know Nick tries really hard to stay focused and would say: 'I'm with the most outstanding, gorgeous woman. I've hit the jackpot so why would I be with someone else?" he added.

Contrary to previous reports, James clarified that no one really saw the split coming because at one point, everything in their relationship seem all fine, Fashion N Style noted. 

"Everything was beautiful as far as I knew. The separation has really caught us off guard. Carey was at our home two weeks ago, talking and laughing... I've never seen them argue and I see Mariah as an angel to our family... I never saw her as a diva."

James also addressed his son's current relationship status via his official Facebook page, where he posted a lengthy message the caused even more stir between Mariah and Nick, Inquisitr reported.

"Here a thing to talk about if the wife love sex and the man can't stand making love to her. What should that women do? Here's a thing, if the husband say no lies, and the wife lies all the time, what should that man do? Here are thing, if the wife put on 200 pounds and the husband like a nice slim wife what would that man do? If a husband tells his wife not to have an abortion, and she does it anyways, what should that man do?"

The same publication previously noted that Nick decided to leave Mariah due to her mental state but as of late, none of these rumors have been directly addressed by the couple.