Mariah Carey has hit out at the media over reports she is planning a $4 million wedding ceremony to celebrate her marriage to Nick Cannon.

The couple married quietly in the Bahamas in April and there have been rumors ever since that they are to host a lavish event in New York this summer to renew their vows in front of their friends and family.

Carey has since denied they will be hosting a bigger ceremony and has now criticised the press for spreading the stories.

She says, “It’s difficult, especially when legitimate press is saying, ‘They’re having a $4 million wedding.’ Why? What – did we set a budget? ‘It’s gonna be $4 million! It’s going to be really cool! We’re going to give away gold as people leave! We’re going to sprinkle them with gold! It’s going to be very Coming to America!’ What do they think? Our whole point (in having the unannounced beach wedding) was to do the opposite!”

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Newlywed Nick Cannon is the envy of most men — and he’s aware that he hit the jackpot. The 27-year-old gushed about married life with Mariah Carey, 38. “It’s amazing, it’s the best thing that’s ever happened to me,” Nick told In Touch when he guest-deejayed at the grand opening of Christian Audigier The Nightclub at Treasure Island in Las Vegas on the Fourth of July. Mariah wasn’t spotted out on the holiday weekend.

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Mariah Carey says before meeting husband Nick Cannon, she went through such low times that she dreamt of being “kidnapped” from her life.

“When I was in an unhappy place in my life … I always wanted to be kidnapped,” the singer tells Elle magazine. “I just wanted a way out, but I didn’t have one.”

Ten years after her split with ex-husband Tommy Mottola, Cannon stepped into her life – and whisked her up in a whirlwind romance.

“We really kept the whole relationship aspect of it quiet,” Carey says of their speedy courtship and top-secret nuptials. “We didn’t want to give people a chance to be like, ‘What are you doing? What are you talking about? This is so quick …. Are you sure?’ ”

Then, one night, while hanging out on the rooftop of her Manhattan apartment, Cannon popped the question with a 17-carat diamond hidden inside a candy ring pop. “They’ve been calling me Cinderella since I first started out,” she says of the fairytale-worthy proposal. “Most people would think, Okay, please! This doesn’t happen in real life.”

A few days later, Carey got her wish – a kidnapping – and a second proposal.

“He sort of kidnapped me and took me on a helicopter ride,” she says. “Then he re-proposed.”

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Nick Cannon has laughed off rumors his marriage to Mariah Carey is on the rocks, insisting they couldn’t be happier.

The couple wed in the Bahamas in April after a whirlwind romance, but earlier this week internet gossips were already speculating about trouble in their relationship.

Reports alleged that Cannon was tiring of the R&B superstar’s demands, with one source telling OK! magazine, “He’s basically around to attend to her diva-ish ways.”

But Cannon has dismissed the claims.

He tells People.com, “Marriage is amazing. It’s the best thing that ever happened to me.”

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Is the honeymoon over for Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon?

Just two months after their surprise Bahamas wedding, the lovey-dovey couple may be hitting the skids — thanks to Mariah’s demanding diva ways.

With his wife wearing the pants in the relationship, Nick is rapidly gaining a reputation as the most whipped man in Hollywood, something that naturally doesn’t sit to well with him, a source tells OK!.

“He’s basically around to attend to her diva-ish ways,” the source says.

Shortly after arriving in Oahu, Hawaii, where Mariah was filming her new video for “I’ll Be Lovin’ U Long Time,” Nick, 27, diligently played the part of personal assistant. He dashed off to buy her gifts at Tiffany & Co. and Louis Vuitton, and when his 39-year-old bride hurt herself during the shoot, he was right by her side.

“He helped Mariah out of the pool,” an eyewitness tells OK!. “She looked like she was going to cry.”

Meanwhile, Mariah is taking charge of another aspect of her hubby’s life: his career!

“Nick had signed on to perform at a sweet-sixteen party before he and Mariah got married,” an insider tells OK!. “But now Mariah needs to oversee and approve his career moves. There’s no more silly Wild ’N Out, or small-time gigs. She wants him to do big venues and projects. She definitely wears the pants.”

The couple is set to appear at the July 4 opening of designer Christian Audigier’s Las Vegas club. For his part, Christian thinks the duo is still sizzling. “They look hot together,” he tells OK!.

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Nick Cannon’s former fiancee Selita Ebanks insists she’s “truly happy” for her ex after he wed Mariah Carey in April.

The actor/rapper split from the actress last year after insisting they took their whirlwind romance more slowly.

The model, who has been romantically linked with Kanye West and New York Giants football star Osi Umenyiora since splitting from Cannon, says, “I have not spoken to Nick in such a long time, but I am truly happy for him. I think it’s amazing when two people find love, and they just know. It’s a very blissful thing, and they are blessed. You can’t hate on love.”

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Mariah Carey and her new husband Nick Cannon will stage a $4 million wedding ceremony in New York when they renew their vows later this summer, according to reports.

The pair wed in secret at Carey’s Bahamas retreat last month, and the pop superstar has been desperate to walk down the aisle for an encore.

The extravagant public event will boast a guest list including supermodel Naomi Campbell, according to MSNBC.com.

A source says, “(Mariah) wants over 2,000 guests and the budget will be well over $4 million and she’ll have at least 14 bridesmaids.

“It’s going to be held in New York City in the next six weeks. Picture a wedding on the scale of Liza Minnelli’s (to David Gest) and you’ll be right on track.”

The Hero hitmaker announced plans to host an annual ceremony with Cannon last week while talking to U.S. TV show host Ellen DeGeneres.

Carey married her first husband, music executive Tommy Mottola, in a star-studded New York ceremony in 1993. The pair divorced in 1998.

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