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Ice T Explains Why Pregnant Wife Coco Austin Won’t Be Getting a Push Present

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Ice T explained on his talk show, Ice & Coco, why he isn't gifting his pregnant wife, Coco Austin, with a push present.

At least give her Shake Shack! Ice T explained to the audience of his Fox talk show, Ice & Coco, why he isn’t gifting his pregnant wife, Coco Austin, with a push present on Tuesday, Aug. 11.

“Let’s think about this really, ladies…you want a gift, I get it,” Ice T, 57, said. “But, shouldn’t the baby be the gift? I mean, are you sitting there holding the baby like, ‘Oh, that’s beautiful, where’s my gift?'”

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He brought some logic into the equation. “Well, c’mon where’d my ring go?” the Law & Order: SVU star asked. “Put the baby to the side, what did I get? It’s not a prize, you don’t win a prize for having a baby.”

Austin, 36, meanwhile, called it more of an “appreciation gift,” which prompted her husband to reply: “I think if you appreciate your wife and she’s been through a struggle, you can give her a gift. But I don’t think it should be demanded or expected.”

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However, the new talk show host told his wife he had some sweet ideas in mind to express appreciation. “I’m going to take you out to a good dinner,” he joked. “I’ll take you to In-N-Out or something…. so you know I appreciate and love you.”

The pregnant star replied, “I mean a step up from In-N-Out.”

“Taco Bell? …Where you wanna go? Wendy’s?” he continued.

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Coco and Ice-T

Ultimately, the couple of 13 years agreed to Five Guys.

Ice T and Coco confirmed their pregnancy last month after struggling to conceive for a while — a story line that was even documented on their reality series Ice Love Coco.

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The couple also stopped by Us Weekly’s headquarters in NYC recently to test their parenting preparation.

“I always told myself [that] if I have a little girl, I’m gonna keep her in a cage,” Austin — who revealed that she’s expecting a girl (named Chanel, of course!) — joked to Us at the time. “[Ice T’s] probably gonna be the cool one. I don’t want her to do anything that I did in my life.”

Watch their chat above!

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