Posted by Adam

Thursday August 2, 2012

MARIAH Carey‘s marriage is on the rocks — thanks her new gig as an American Idol judge.

According to American tabloid that National Enquirer, Carey’s husband Nick Cannon — who hosts Idol rival America’s Got Talent — is furious that the 43-year-old Grammy winner ignored his wishes and decided to star on a direct competitor of his show.

“Privately, Nick’s gritting his teeth and dead-set against her taking the job,” a source said.

“Nick was tossing around outrageous sal­ary figures in hopes of pricing Mariah out of the market.

“Right until the eleventh hour, he was begging her to pass on the offer.

“He was dangling incentives — diamond jewelry, a luxurious spa vacation, even promising to pay her a one-time ‘gift’ of $15 million for saying no.

“Nick wants her to be a stay-at-home mom to their twins, at least until they turn 5. He was even hoping to have another baby, but Mariah has effectively scorched that dream.”

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