After the rumor mill chugged out story after story, Nick Cannon took to the E! Network's The Insider yesterday to confirm that he and wife of six years, songstress Mariah Carey, had "been living in separate houses for a few months." The statement drew surprise from many, not least of all from Carey herself. 

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Hollywood being a world where "unnamed sources" do most of the talking, an unnamed source spoke to E! News today, saying, ""Mariah was devastated about the comments Nick made to The Insider. They had agreed to work on a statement together. A joint statement was being prepared when he went and gave those quotes to The Insider. 

"She can't believe he went and did that," Carey's proxy continues. "Not what they had agreed on and not classy. He was not supposed to say a word. She thinks it was extremely childish, impulsive and opportunistic. For her, it was the last straw. She's done with him now."

The sourced finished with the headline-generating comments of "Things are getting ugly" and "She is seriously pissed."

When asked for confirmation, a publicist in the Carey camp issued a statement saying, "I am not commenting on Mariah's personal life, but Mariah is focusing on her children and her upcoming tour." 

Cannon and Carey set tongues wagging when they secretly married in 2008 after just six weeks of dating, and the only thing that wets the attention of the public faster than a secret wedding is a public divorce. BET reports Carey slapped Cannon with a gag order to stifle any more leaks. TMZ adds that while Nick and Mariah's lawyers spelled out a confidentiality agreement, it allegedly plays heavily to Carey's advantage. Should Cannon utter a word over the split, according to TMZ, severe financial hits await, where as Carey may speak freely.

Neither Cannon nor Carey have commented further. Yet. 

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