The singer is very keen to keep her private affairs private

Aug 22, 2014 13:53 GMT  ·  By
Mariah Carey slaps Nick Cannon with a confidentiality agreement concerning their divorce
   Mariah Carey slaps Nick Cannon with a confidentiality agreement concerning their divorce

Mariah Carey went in full on defensive mode as soon as the press found out about her upcoming divorce with Nick Cannon, and is said to have set her lawyers at work by making them issue him a confidentiality agreement which effectively puts a muzzle on any juicy leaks in the near future.

TMZ claims that Mariah's lawyers have already served the confidentiality agreement to Cannon who is thus forced to keep mum about the divorce and the circumstances under which it occurred. The website also points out that this agreement is completely “one-sided,” meaning that only Carey has to benefit from it.

Cannon is only issued with obligations, as in the right to shut up. Failure to do so brings with it financial penalties which are described as being “severe.” To put it in plain English, if Cannon so much as opens his mouth about the divorce, he loses big sums of money.

This is why the actor seemed to clam up when paparazzi approached him about the split in New York yesterday and he brushed it off. From the looks of things, Cannon is playing ball. The only thing he's allowed to disclose, according to their agreement, is that they are no longer living together. The trouble is that he's already done that so there's really not that much to tell anymore.

According to the same report, Mariah has already also sorted out more important things in the divorce such as the property settlement and child custody. So far, we don't know who's getting what, but previous reports indicated that Mariah was adamant about getting full custody of the children.

We don't know who is Cannon's legal representative, but from the sound of things, Nick hasn't done too much talking in this split, which could indicate that he is indeed at fault in the matter. All those rumors that he got caught cheating are beginning to gain substance.

If the Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon divorce is news for you, then you should know that this entire thing started when Nick bragged during a radio interview that he banged several celebrities, including Kim Kardashian, before he got married and he even gave some saucy details.

Mariah was not happy about the details, not happy at all, and this started a chain reaction that got worst by the fact that Cannon was suspected to be cheating on her when he was away on business. As you can see, all the love was lost between them and Mariah simply decided to cut her losses and move on.

It's safe to say Nick is regretting that interview right about now.