Mariah Carey Nick Cannon Divorce? Couple 'Living Separately'

Despite a 12 year age gap, Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon wed after a "two-month whirlwind courtship", The Daily Mail observed. It looked like the couple was able to make things work for their family, at least in the beginning. But, six years later, it appears Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon are headed for divorce.

"Mariah has had several closed door meetings with divorce lawyers," an insider was quoted as saying by the British publication. "But Nick's being more passive. He's less inclined to pull the trigger, perhaps because of the kids. He'll definitely wait for Mariah to file for divorce, but he won't go down without a fight. He wants a chunk of her $500 million fortune."

"Nick's sensible and realizes that the twins would have a more stable existence if Mariah had full custody. But he wants generous visitation rights," the source added.

In Touch Weekly revealed that, when asked about a rumored split back in June, the TV host and actor simply said "no comment."

"Instead, he tellingly added that he puts his kids, twins Moroccan and Monroe - not his wife - 'before everything,'" the entertainment news source added.

The rumor mill also has it that the couple had been living separately for most of this year.

"The 45-year-old pop diva and the 33-year-old presenter are allegedly having a trial separation while they renovate their $10 million Tribeca loft and sell their Bel Air mansion for $13 million," The Daily Mail also said.

"They're using the construction as a cover. They're not living together because they can't stand each other," the source shared further.

Another insider had reportedly said that the "bottom line" is that the couple, who are parents to 3-year-old fraternal twins, "do not trust each other."

"Our sources say ... Nick's appearance on Big Boy's radio show in March was the beginning of the end," TMZ noted. "Nick played Big Boy's game -- name the 5 celebs you've slept with. Nick named 5, but our sources say the one that made Mariah insane was Kim Kardashian."

"We're told Mariah tore into Nick for weeks ... feeling humiliated and the relationship never recovered," the site continued.

That's quite odd - because Mariah reportedly does not know who Kim is, according to ABC News.

In an interview with Howard Stern, Nick Cannon discussed his revelation that he slept with the reality TV star many years ago, before he and Mariah even were a couple. "My wife, she doesn't even know who Kim Kardashian is," he told the DJ.

Right now, the couple allegedly "can't stand each other" and bicker when they're together.

"They can't have a simple conversation without it devolving into snide digs," RadarOnline quoted another source as saying. "They're not living together because they can't stand each other."

Is there still hope for a reconciliation for these two? Tell us your thoughts.