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For those who think Mariah Carey is too much of a diva to do the hard work of parenting Nick Cannon says it just ain’t so. Talking to In Touch, the America’s Got Talent host says his wife is not too high and mighty to be a mommy.

Insisting Carey does “everything everyone else does,” Nick explained that, along with relaxing on the couch and watching movies, she also cleans up behind their 22-month-old twins Moroccan and Monroe… And she cooks. “Her specialty is linguine and clam sauce,” he claimed.

Is this an about face from what was said in November 2012? Appearing on Anderson Live, Cannon said he was stuck with the bulk of the diaper-changing duties. Not to mention the tabloid report,s which show Mariah parading the babies within her moments of divadom… like when she arrived to an ice cream date with friends three hours late. Either way, we are sure Mariah is an incredible mom!

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Mariah Carey sure knows how to turn lemons to lemonade…or a blizzard into a winter wonderland.

The American Idol judge took advantage of winter storm Nemo, which pelted the East Coast with several inches of white snow, by throwing a “Re-Christmas” party at her New York City penthouse. The bash, complete with a roaring fire, Christmas tree and candy canes, was capped by Carey singing her rendition of “O Come All Ye Faithful” for her guests.

“It’s truly quite fabulous and festive,” the diva said in the video to her fans. “I wish you could all be here.”

Cocoa and carols with Mimi? We wish so, too.

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The term diva has followed pop icon Mariah Carey for twenty years. Even her hubby Nick Cannon lovingly called his wife the four letter word on Anderson Live last week when discussing the pair’s various parenting styles of twins Moroccan and Monroe.

Apparently the American Idol judge is taking pampering “‘Dem Babies” to a whole new level. We’ve all heard the stories of the Cannon babies donning designer baby shoes, sleeping in imported Italian crib linens and bathing in bubble baths filled only with bottled water. The print edition of Star Magazine is now reporting that Mimi spends $1900 for 16-ounce jars of La Mer moisturizer for Roc and Roe’s bottoms as diaper cream.

For those not in the know, La Mer is a very pricey facial moisturizer that usually sells at $150 an ounce. Sources close to Carey say, “Nothing is too good for Mariah’s babies. She probably spends more than $6000 a month on the lotion alone so the kids don’t have diaper rash.”

But despite her lavish lifestyle Carey is not a wasteful diva. She reportedly uses whatever is leftover of the cream on her own face.

You’ve got to love Mimi. She lives in her own pampered world and she’s apparently loving it. Hey, you might too if you had Mariah’s style of pop princess loot to spend.

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Mariah Carey laid down a nice fee for a looooong rub down.

To get some sleep at her Los Angeles mansion on September 29, the pop icon ordered an eight-hour massage and paid $1,500 for the service, according to a source.

Her one request? That Bruno, Sacha Baron Cohen’s hilarious mock-umentary, be played on a loop.

Could Mariah have ordered the rubdown to relieve her from the stress of sharing the American Idol judge table with new nemesis Nicki Minaj, who would curse Carey out the following week?

Either way, it was best the Grammy-winner figured a way to rub out her trouble without breaking the law.

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The gay community wasn’t the only one celebrating President Obama’s personal support of same-sex marriage…

Hours after the prez publicly made his famous statement, pop diva Mariah Carey popped by a West Hollywood gay club to party down…. well, at least for an hour and a half.

During lesbian-night at the famed club Abbey, Mariah dropped by at around 12:30 am, entertaining several female guests at a table, and left close to 2 am. Did she dance? Did she get hit on? Hey, who knows. But the most interesting factoid of the evening was that hubby, Nick Cannon, was not around (most likely, home with the kids).

Glad to see mama still, well, gets a girls night out!

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Jennifer Hudson and Mariah Carey are already on their jobs to try and motivate the masses for weight loss success with new commercials just in time for the New Year.

J-Hud’s latest Weight Watchers ad shows the singer in her current svelte state onstage singing a duet with a 2004 version of herself  singing the Four Tops hit “I Believe in You and Me.”  Gotta love technology trickery! The two versions of the star show just how dramatic her reported 80-pound weight loss has been; she practically looks like an entirely different person. It’s the ultimate “Before and After” imagery, especially now that she’s more style savvy.  You know the Oscar winner in her body hugging tan dress and sleek hair wouldn’t even try it with that ill-fitting dress and matchy-matchy flower headband over the curly weave these days. The Jennifer of today’s international fame looks at her former self tenderly and belts “I believe in miracles!” and she’s definitely putting in a good case to start counting Weight Watchers points!

Mariah’s got a similarly inspiring soundtrack to her first Jenny—formerly Jenny Craig—commercial by way of a slight remix to her hit “Make it Happen” (a great track to revisit if you need a little motivation).  “The ‘Make It Happen’ song resonates with people because it comes from a real place,” she said. “I had to push through a lot of adversity in my life and this is just the next chapter.” Mimi’s showing off some serious skin and a newly tight tummy in the spot after losing 70 pounds following the birth of her twins Moroccan and Monroe.

Now that weight loss program endorsements are the new black in Hollywood, we’ll be keeping an eye out for Janet and Scary Spice’s new ad sports too!

Do these new ads make you want to get it right and keep it tight for 2012?

After Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon welcome their twins, don’t expect any future announcements about more kids on the way.

Speaking with Life & Style magazine, the pop superstar and mother-to-be says she’s “ready to be done” when it comes to pregnancies. Carey that her pregnancy has been rough at times and it would take “a much stronger person” than her to go through the experience again.

The singer did note that she has cherished her experiences as a pregnant woman, particularly after her 2009 miscarriage. Carey, who is due in May and expecting a boy and a girl, said, “It’s all worth it.”

You can add Usher’s name to the growing list of celebrities who are washing their hands of money received to perform for members of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi’s family. The Middle Eastern leader has faced open revolt since February and was referred to the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity in a unanimous vote by the United Nations.

“I am sincerely troubled to learn about the circumstances surrounding the Nikki Beach St. Bart’s event that took place on New Year’s Eve 2009,” Usher said in a statement Monday. “I will be donating all of my personal proceeds from that event to various human rights organizations.”

Usher has already made an unknown donation to Amnesty International, the AP reports. Beyonce also performed at the same New Year’s fete and reportedly donated her $1 million paycheck from the performance to the Clinton-Bush Haiti Fund over a year ago. ”Once it became known that the third-party promoter was linked to the Qaddafi family, the decision was made to put that payment to a good cause,” her rep said.

In 2008, Mutassim Gadhafi tapped Mariah Carey to sing at a New Year’s Eve party and she also received $1 million. Carey said she was “naive and unaware of who I was booked to perform for. I feel horrible and embarrassed to have participated in this mess.” While she hasn’t mentioned donating the money, she did issue a warning to other artists: “Going forward, this is a lesson for all artists to learn from. We need to be more aware and take more responsibility regardless of who books our shows. Ultimately we as artists are to be held accountable.”

Despite being previously coy about the details surrounding Mariah Carey’s pregnancy, Life & Style has confirmed that Mariah and Nick Cannon are expecting a boy and a girl.

A friend of the couple revealed, “It’s all about pink and blue these days. It’s truly going to be a dream come true for them. They get a son and daughter.”

Mariah herself also chimed in:

“Even before we announced it was twins, I was trying to keep everything genderneutral because I didn’t want to impose an identity on them too soon. There were fan contests on Twitter about what gender they are and rumors about them being two boys or two girls — but nobody guessed this!”

In the meantime, Nick has been talking about Mariah’s cravings with People magazine:

“Last night we had smothered pork chops, collard greens, red beans and rice and a pecan pie with homemade whipped cream. She cooks it, tastes it, but instead of laying up and eating it, I end up eating it. I think she craves it, but once she cooks it and smells it then the cravings go away.”

Cute. Congrats to the couple!

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If you thought Jay-Z was doing something by buying Beyonce $350,000 worth of Birkin bags for the holidays, check the gift that Nick Cannon got his wife Mariah: a $400, 000 Phantom Rolls-Royce! Mariah is still beaming over the gift. The mother-to-be gushed about her new ride yesterday on Twitter: “Still getting over my Christmas gift from @NickCannon,” she wrote. “License plate: mommyMC : )” 

I’m guessing the twins wont be riding around in car seats on those butter leather seats, although maybe, since all of Mariah’s rides are pretty official. For her 40th birthday her hubby presented her with a pink Porshe.

Must be nice!

See how Mimi’s rolling: