The 31-year-old stand-up comedian and television personality, who had earlier been hospitalized for kidney failure last month, was also diagnosed with an enlarged right ventricle. Looks like Mariah Carey‘s husband is running himself ragged doing so many things at once his health has started to suffer. Easing off on his schedule is the right thing to do…if not for himself, then for dem babies, his 9-month-old twins, Monroe and Moroccan…

“Under doctor’s orders, I have been asked to put my health first and cut back on some of my professional commitments in order to allow my body to get the rest that it needs to keep up with the demands of my multi-tasking schedule,”

Cannon said in a statement he released earlier today.

“Even Superman has to sleep.”

But Nick says he’s going to continue with his other radio show, “Cannon‘s Countdown.” And we guess one show’s alright because, hey…the guy does have a family to support…

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Mariah, who announced the news on her official website, jokes that the roles have been reversed between her and her hubby—Mariah was the one stuck in a hospital bed last year, after giving birth to her and Nick’s beautiful twins, Morroccan and Monroe, and Nick was the one looking after her. Now, it’s the other way around. The superstar diva writes:

“Last year it was me attached to the machines (after having dembabies) and Nick was there with me through it, and now here we are.”

She adds:

“We’re trying to be as festive as possible under the circumstances but please keep Nick in your thoughts because this is very painful. They tried to kick me out of the hospital but here I am [on the] bed with Mr. C.”

Mariah and Nick were celebrating the holidays in Aspen when Nick was struck with mild kidney failure, so the couple is now stuck there while Nick recovers from his sickness. Carey continues:

“We’re doing OK but we’re “straaaaaanded in Aspen”. #DramaticDivaPlace (I know, we could be in a lot worse places) but the truth is as long as we’re together, we’re OK.”

The mother of two then pleads:

“…it’s a serious moment that’s very tough on all of us so please keep us and our family in your prayers.”

What a sad thing to happen during the holidays. Get well soon, Nick!

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Huh???

Just a few hours ago, the father of two wrote on his Twitter account:

“Just got pulled over again. For the 1st time ever… The Cop let me go! He was a black man! ‘Preciate it Brotha!!”

The incident, which apparently awoke some deep-seated frustration Mr. Mariah Carey has always had with the police, inspired the actor to launch into a tirade about his unpleasant run-ins with the law, which he believes was due to the color of his skin. He wrote:

“Growing up, I never liked Cops. Always felt they were bullies. I guess I shouldn’t stereotype…”

Cannon added:

“At age 13 a Cop pulled me over on my bike with his gun drawn. What the hell did he think I was going to do? !”

If that’s true, then we can definitely understand where Nick is coming from. After all, what kid wouldn’t be traumatized by an experience like that?

Nick then tweeted:

“Now in LA I get pulled over like once a week. Honestly, I think it’s because I’m a Black man in a nice car. #KnowyourplaceBOY”

Do you think Nick is jumping to conclusions by viewing his frequent run-ins with the cops as a result of racial discrimination?

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Seems like Nick has to learn some lessons in political correctness. Either that or trimming down the punchline to make the joke really sound like a joke, and not something he did for real…

Apparently, Mariah Carey‘s significant other was doing a spiel about tying 50 balloons to his co-host’s pet pomeranian to see how far away it would float, but his delivery may have been skewed because he got a lot of angry reactions almost immediately.

“I think I might be getting fired,”

Cannon tweeted after the deluge of infuriated callers began.

“ @923nowfm boss just told me PETA is on the phone. #DAMN,”

Well, hey. Who’d have thought PETA actually listens to Nick Cannon‘s radio show?

“Radio bit gone seriously wrong” @923Nowfm … Probably won’t have a job in the morning…@923nowfm People are acting like I’m Mike Vick. I apologize. Now get over it …They are saying the program director, my producer and I are getting arrested. This can’t be serious.”

Nick bit out on Twitter after the deluge of calls became an avalanche. To his defense, he was only trying to give away Katy Perry concert tickets, and joked the lucky fan who caught the floating dog would find the tickets attached.

Nick didn’t stop there, however. He went on tweeting, blaming his producer for coming up with the idea of that joke until his lawyer finally stepped in to stop him from committing social media suicide.

“My Lawyer just told me to stop tweeting #NOBODYLOVESME…People really believed I would tie balloons to an animal and try to fly it!!!! I love dogs! I have 7 of my own!…Charli Roo is safe and sound w/ @SarahLeeGETIT. A prank gone wrong!”

Nick finally sent.

PETA remained unamused, however, and all they had to say was:

“If bad taste were a crime, we’d be going to jail with Nick, but joking about killing a dog, a kid, an old person—anyone—isn’t cool when there’s always the danger that some numbskull will do it for real.”

Poor Nick. Breathe, dude.

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Let’s compare the above photos, for instance. There’s Mariah in the 90′s. And that’s Mariah before her husband knocked her up. Now you understand why he’s so excited?

We sure don’t blame Nick for being over the moon. His wife was a legend in the 90′s, with a legendary body to boot. No wonder our boy can’t help but jump up and down about his unmitigated luck in turning back the clock.

“You saw how good she looked on 20/20 Special.”

Nick told entertainment news, excitement in his voice as he revealed how Mariah nearly kills herself each day working out to shed the baby weight she gained over and above her already heavyweight frame after giving birth to twins, Monroe and Moroccan in April.

“My family gives me everything. Unconditional love means the world to me. I mean it is a completion. It’s a beautiful place to be.”

And if unconditional love means his wife working like crazy to regain her 1990′s body back, then Nick Cannon is in an absolutely beautiful place, indeed.

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Poor guy, and here we thought Mariah was one of the sweetest divas…

Apparently not, Hollywood rumors supposes, because here’s Nick trying to surpass the hug record at the Citi Field Stadium in New York just before the New York Mets vs. Milwaukee Brewers baseball game.

The previous record was 1,749 hugs given by disabled motivational speaker Nick Vujicic in 2010, so Nick Cannon has to get at least 1,800 hugs to break this.

Nick announced his plans the day to New Yorkers the day before, saying:

“I would like to invite everyone to come help me break the Guinness Book of World Records and let’s “Hug it Out”.”

So if you’re in New York, do come over at 4:30pm today, give the poor deprived guy a tight one, and get a “Hug It Out” commemorative t-shirt. If you’re early enough, you’ll be one of the first 100 people to receive free tickets to tonight’s game.

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According to Hollywood gossip websites, Mariah is also demanding a tasteful spread with their two-month old babies. Nothing sleazy, certainly nothing that doesn’t have touches of pink, peach  and butterflies in them. And with the giant price tag Mariah is putting on this first release of their photos as a family, we wonder if any magazine or tabloid will find it a tempting scoop in the midst of the raging U.S. recession.

In fact, daddy Nick Cannon has expressed his discomfort about having to sell pictures of #DemBabies, as Mariah loves to refer to them on Twitter. Still, why get in the way of what #DaWife wants?

So who wants a tasteful glimpse of #DemBabies for a couple of cool mil?

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Alas, it appears Carey won’t have her children taken away, afterall. According to several celebrity gossip websites, the songbird has been behaving herself. In fact, it was all a nurse’s fault! As her husband Nick Cannon explains:

“Child Protective Services actually came to me,” Cannon said, “And said that they were here to see me because there had been allegations that there was drug and alcohol use during the stay in the hospital. It all started when a nurse suggested to my wife that if you drink Guinness, the dark beer, the yeast improves breastfeeding,” Cannon added. “I don’t know if someone heard that [and] were saying my wife was drinking beer. People will do anything to try to conjure up a story.”

Well, Carey does have a boozy reputations. But it’s good to hear she’s changed her ways (at least for now) while caring for her two babies.

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NICK CANNON, Mariah’s hubby, went on ‘Piers Morgan Tonight’ to shed some light on the whole drama:

“Child protective services were called with allegations that there was some drinking and drugs going on while in the hospital… Which makes no sense – how would a hospital allow that?”

Nick added:

“It all started when a nurse suggested to my wife that if you drink a small amount of Guinness the yeast improves breastfeeding. I don’t know if someone overheard that, but then they were saying my wife was drinking beer. People would do anything to conjure up a story.”

Apparently, according to celebrity news sites, the snitch was hoping to get some money by selling Mariah out to a tabloid.

Mariah and Nick were able to smooth things out with child services, but it must have been a stressful experience for both of them, especially with two newborns to care for.

So who’s to blame for this whole fiasco?

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So what are the names? For him – Moroccan Scott – and for her – Monroe, after Carey’s idol Marilyn Monroe, of course.

So why Moroccan? Well, as Mariah Carey folklore goes, the top tier of penthouse is called “The Moroccan Room” and this is where Nick Cannon proposed.

So do the babies have nicknames? Apparently, yes.  tweeted: “Roc and Roe! Let’s go!”

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Carey gave birth to a boy and girl this past weekend in Los Angeles after a pregnancy that seemed to stretch on forever.

The singer tweeted earlier today in response to the immense fan interest in #dembabies.

“I wish I could personally thank all those around the world who continue 2 send congrats+prayers for #dembabies! they’re doing great,” she tweeted. “And they are the most incredible gifts we could ever have imagined. So we r bout 2 reveal the actual names and b4 we tell em 2 our friends etc. both begin w/M’s!!!!”

So what do you think? Michelangelo and Magnolia? Magdalena and Marvin? They’re likely to be “festive” with some of her traditional glittery and glam.

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Nick took to Twitter to announce their news:

“We just had a wedding in the hospital!”

Rev. Sharpton had this to say of the happy couple and their twin bundles of joy:

“Mariah looks great, and the babies are beautiful… I am so moved by the sincere spiritual commitment of Mariah and Nick. They have not let success separate them from God. I am so proud.”

Congrats, Nick and Mariah!

Aren’t they such a sweet couple?

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The couple are now mother and father to a baby girl and baby boy. Unfortunately, the couple have yet to name their two new bundles of joy but a hospital worker who talked to the Associated Press say the two arrived at the hospital in a frenzy.

“When they arrived, Berger told the Associated Press, the first-time Dad was so nervous that he went to the wrong unit in the hospital, and had to be guided to the maternity ward by a nurse. “It was right out of an I Love Lucy skit,” Berger said.

Congratulations, Mariah and Nick!

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Cannon told his own radio talk show ‘Rollin With Nick Cannon’:

“My children are going to have to see these pictures…It’s a little weird.” But Cannon’s already fretting about his kids being teased. “When they get older and their friends come over…they will see the pictures and say, ‘Your daddy’s butt naked.’ “

Uh – don’t you think they should move the pictures once their children are old enough to register what they’re looking at?

Nick took to his Twitter to announce he was hurrying home to New York so he could be with Mariah in what sounded like labor.

Nick Cannon just jumped on a flight headed for New York, but not before firing off a Tweet that is bound to prompt speculation his wife, Mariah Carey, is about to give birth.

He wrote, “On a plane back to NY. Praying Dem Babies wait for DADDY to come back b4 they pop out! The Cornball Movement don’t stop!”

So, is she or isn’t she? She didn’t announce she was pregnant until laaaaate, so will she be as slow with baby announcements? What will Nick and Mariah name their baby girl and baby boy?

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Ha. OK. Whatever. But Nick Cannon was none too pleased with this and swiftly tweeted in response about how he once respected Chelsea as a comic and how she shouldn’t tweet nasty things about other comics. Chelsea then took things to a more low class and racist tone when tweeted a picture of grape juice and told him to drink it. EW! Chelsea!

Nick responded:

“Why do all these angry, ugly whitetrash people want beef with me? What do I do? i’m just a harmless corny dude.”

He then went on a healthy tweet-fest insulting Chelsea saying she looked like she got hit in the face with a bag of nickles and met up with 50 cent to discuss testosterone tips.

On the one hand, Chelsea was totally out of hand. On the other, Nick really isn’t all that funny.

What do you think?

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More pictures of Mariah after the bump…

Mariah said she wanted kids, but is her age preventing her from getting pregnant?

The Touch My Body singer sent the pregnancy rumor mill into overdrive earlier this week when she was photographed with a considerably larger tummy during a performance in Brazil.

Carey has also been seen wearing maternity clothing, further fueling the rumors.

And while the superstar diva “appreciates everyone’s well wishes” — her rep Cindi Berger told the Pop Eater website that she won’t be making any announcements just yet.

“But she’s superstitious,” Berger said. “When the time is right for her to say something, I’m sure she will.”

Mariah should be able to keep it quiet if she wants to. It’s too bad the press is hounding her and Nick about it. Congratulations if it’s finally true!

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More pictures of Nick and Mariah after the belly…

Both Nick and Mariah have been vocal about wanting to be parents, so what is the hold up here?

After literally months of speculation, “America’s Got Talent” host Nick Cannon is finally revealing the truth — his famous wife Mariah Carey is not expecting the couple’s first child.

Cannon — whose vast TV history includes spots on “All That” and “Wild N’ Out” — cleared up all of the rumors to Star Magazine:

“Mariah is not pregnant. The timing has to be right. But I can’t wait to be a dad!”

I get the whole timing thing…but what’s up? Mariah – who likes to be photographed and talked about – hasn’t been seen in forever. And just because she wasn’t by her husband’s side is cause for speculation. What do you think the real story is here?

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More pictures of Mariah after the pickles…

People have been waiting for confirmation of Mariah’s pregnancy for…years! Now maybe Mariah can be left alone to gestate!

A source revealed: “They’re both very excited and very happy.”

The star who is known for her diva antics recently dropped out of a role in the film, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf, fuelling rumours that she was with child.

And if your thinking that an announcement will be made to the world’s media, then you may be waiting a while because an insider revealed that “Mariah and Nick want to keep the pregnancy quiet as long as they can.”

Oops…too late to keep it quiet now! Congratulations Nick and Mariah! Do you think they will have a boy or a girl?

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more Nick and Mariah after the hop…

To celebrate their second wedding anniversary, Carey and Cannon will tie the knot for a third time. Cannon gushed to usmagazine.com:

“We get married every year! That’s our thing,” Cannon explained to UsMagazine.com at Monday’s PepsiCo Feed America Volunteer Day event in NYC.”So it’s going to be our third wedding this year. That’s what we’ll be doing on the actual [anniversary]…We’ll do something…A party or event, just to celebrate.”

Cannon also vows to buy Mariah another wedding ring. The first was worth $2.5 million. The couple says this is how they plant to renew their vows every year.

What do you think? Sweet or wasteful? Is it silly to spend million each year on renewing one’s vows?

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