Mariah Carey is helping husband Nick Cannon get a job

Mariah Carey is helping husband Nick Cannon get a job.

“Mariah wants him to at least have the status that DJ AM had when he was dating Nicole Richie,” says a friend of the singer, who spoke to Life & Style magazine.

Cannon, has been working DJ gigs lately but Carey thinks Cannon is capable of much bigger fame

“She wants him to start modeling,” says the source. “She wants him to start meeting with well-known designers.”

“He’s not upset; he thinks it’s a great idea,” the source reports. “He knows Mariah wants him to become more famous.”

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