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Carey, MTV Host Cannon Married

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Posted: 2008-05-03 22:12:07
(May 1) - Mariah Carey, 38, married Nick Cannon, 27, on Wednesday. Neither Carey's publicist nor Cannon's manager returned requests from The Associated Press for comment.

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PEOPLE is reporting that Carey and Cannon obtained a wedding license in the Bahamas, where the ceremony took place and Bishop Clifford Petty of the National Church of God told the magazine that he presided over the nuptials.

Last Saturday, Carey was seen sporting a huge diamond ring on her finger at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of her movie, "Tennessee," in which she plays a waitress. Cannon was at her side at the party. Speculation swirled that the couple were engaged.

Latina.com was first to report that the two got married, at Carey's home in the Bahamas. Friday's New York Post also has the pair wed and E! Online quoted a relative of Cannon's as saying that he called his family and confirmed the news.

"He called us and told us all about it. We are happy for him. If that is what he wants then we are happy for him," Linda Cannon, identified simply as a family member, was quoted telling E!

Cannon has put out a rap album, but is best known for his role in the movie "Drumline" and a Nickelodeon TV series (yes, Nickelodeon - Cannon is 11 years Carey's junior). He's featured in Carey's upcoming video for "Bye Bye."

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While Carey and Cannon were playing coy, the famed jeweler Jacob & Co. was quick to publicize its own role in the reputed union with a press release touting the ring Cannon reportedly gave her.

The release described it as "crafted from platinum and features a square emerald cut fancy light pink diamond as the center stone surrounded by 58 intense pink diamonds and two half moon diamonds on each side.

"The total carat weight of the ring - center stone is 10 carats - is a jaw-dropping 17 carats with a value of $2.5 million."

Cannon does have experience with engagement rings. The actor, who has previously romanced singer Christina Milian and voluptuous reality star Kim Kardashian, last year gave a 15-carat stone to Victoria's Secret model Selita Eubanks as he proposed in grand fashion - on the Jumbotron in New York's Times Square. Cameras were flashing as she said yes. They split just a few months later.

The Carey-Cannon match is already getting considerably more ink, leaving some to wonder whether it's a publicity stunt: After all, she's just released a No. 1 album ("E=MC2" is on the top of the charts), and he has at least four movies due out this year.

But then again, Carey is one of the most successful artists in music, and hardly needs a marriage to get her attention: She's already scored a No. 1 hit off the album with "Touch My Body."

This is Cannon's first marriage but Carey's second. She famously wed top music executive Tommy Mottola in an extravagant wedding in 1993. They had a bitter divorce in 1998.

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in9eagle 10:04:05 PM May 06 2008

i dont think her friends know whats good for her either ,but she can sing you to the bank ,it's lonely at the top and he's got her backwards and forwords,a good person has great attrubutes,mariah i wish her the best but a bit confused on dry and cut relationships ,do they really have anything thing to talk to each other about ,thier in the same business ,and she makes more then nick,a baby could be coming sooner than later, to women hitting 40 its gotta get them lonely,mabe this time ,good luck to both and be good to others

in9eagle 10:02:28 PM May 06 2008

i dont think her friends know whats good for her either ,but she can sing you to the bank ,it's lonely at the top and he's got her backwards and forwords,a good person has great attrubutes,mariah i wish her the best but a bit confused on dry and cut relationships ,do they really have anything thing to talk to each other about ,thier in the same business ,and she makes more then nick,a baby could be coming sooner than later, to women hitting 40 its gotta get them lonely,mabe this time ,good luck to both and be good to others

in9eagle 10:02:08 PM May 06 2008

i dont think her friends know whats good for her either ,but she can sing you to the bank ,it's lonely at the top and he's got her backwards and forwords,a good person has great attrubutes,mariah i wish her the best but a bit confused on dry and cut relationships ,do they really have anything thing to talk to each other about ,thier in the same business ,and she makes more then nick,a baby could be coming sooner than later, to women hitting 40 it gotta get them lonely,mabe this time ,good luck to both and be good to others

in9eagle 10:00:50 PM May 06 2008

i dont think her friends know whats good for her either ,but she can sing you to the bank ,it's lonely at the top and he's got her backwards and forwords,a good person has great attrubutes,mariah i wish her the best but a bit confused on dry and cut relationships ,do they really have anything thing to talk to each other about ,thier in the same business ,and she makes more then nick,a baby could be coming sooner than later to women hit 40 it gotta get them lonely,mabe this time ,good luck to both and be good to others

in9eagle 09:59:49 PM May 06 2008

i dont think her friends know whats good for her either ,but she can sing you to the bank ,it's lonely at the top and he's got her backwards and forwords,a good person has great attrubutes,mariah i wish her the best but a bit confused on dry and cut relationships ,do they really have anything thing to talk to each other about ,thier in the same business ,and she makes more then nick,a baby could be coming sooner than later to women hit 40 it gotta get them lonely,mabe this time ,good luck to both and be good to others

in9eagle 09:56:34 PM May 06 2008

i dont think her friends know whats good for her either ,but she can sing you to the bank ,it's lonely at the top and he's got her backwards and forwords,a good person has great attrubutes,mariah i wish her the best but a bit confused on dry and cut relationships ,do they really have anything thing to talk to each other about ,thier in the same business ,and she makes more then nick,a baby could be coming sooner than later to women hit 40 it gotta get them lonely,mabe this time ,good luck to both and be good to others

in9eagle 09:54:17 PM May 06 2008

i dont think her friends know whats good for her either ,but she can sing you to the bank ,it's lonely at the top and he's got her backwards and forwords,a good person has great attrubutes,mariah i wish her the best but a bit confused on dry and cut relationships ,do they really have anything thing to talk to each other about ,thier in the same business ,and she makes more then nick,a baby could be coming sooner than later to women hit 40 it gotta get them lonely,mabe this time ,good luck to both and be good to others

THiKnSmokn19 03:27:35 PM May 05 2008

You people are sad. She is black, and I know most of you are snotty nosed pre teens commenting here, but back in the early-mid 90's she did quite a few shows like Dateline, 20/20, etc. She has confirmed that she is in fact black. The point:

What in the hell does it matter? Losers.

louannred 01:53:50 PM May 05 2008

to jettaise, who cares doofus, she is a hasbeen and will NOT be back, she has big-------- but then, so do many others. So she can jioin the crowd of has beens. So can you. Noone cares.. Get it? So go and all te rest of you too, I am going away too, do you care? Well fine!!!!!! You see!!!!! Bye and oateer.

louannred 01:50:39 PM May 05 2008

Who gives a rats ---? A big about nothing. Csrey fell from grace quite sometime ago. Thank you. Go away. She is from the past. So- get it? Another has-been. So go away and stay there. Noone cares about any of this cr-- You are all hasbeens as she is. Get it, doofuses? Probably not A publicity stunt, she waved!!!! Whoopee!!! Again hit the bricks youall!!!!!!

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