It looks like Mr. Mariah Carey is taking a page from the Star Jones book of party planning. The NY Post reports that he’s seeking sponsors for his 30th birthday celebration and is asking $2,500 for inclusion in the gift bag, $15,000 for a tweet and other promotional opportunities, and $25,000 for a “host sponsor” package. That may seem like a lot of money to you or me, but doesn’t it sound petty as hell for Nick Cannon to be asking for what amounts to chump change for him and his wife? Does he need the cash to buy Mariah another diamond encrusted Hello Kitty figurine for her collection? Here’s The NY Post’s story on this:

Nick Cannon is looking to make a killing on his 30th birthday — reps for Mariah Carey’s husband have sent out a mass e-mail looking for corporate sponsors to pay $25,000 for three tweets from next month’s bicoastal bash.

Announcing that “confirmed” guests will include Mariah as host, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Will and Jada Smith, Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, Kobe Bryant, Quincy Jones, L.A. Reid and Jamie Foxx, Cannon is searching for sponsors for a New York party Oct. 8 and an LA bash at Universal Studios Oct. 9.
In an e-mail sent wide, reps for the NBC “America’s Got Talent” host say: “This is an extremely exciting opportunity to sponsor a fun and lavish event . . . opportunities range from gift bags and signage to tweets and photo ops.”

A one-sheet flier for the “Nick Cannon Birthday celebration hosted by Mariah Carey” offers sponsors the chance to pay $2,500 to be in the gift bag, while a $15,000 donation includes “one tweet” and “mention in all p.r. materials.”
For $25,000 you can be a “host sponsor” which includes “three tweets,” a “right to service out photos” and a “logo on all collateral,” which we hope doesn’t refer to the “confirmed” celebrity guests.

And those prices only refer to a single city, with special “packages” that can be created for both New York and LA.
Cannon, who married Carey in 2008, really doesn’t need the cash. He’s in his second year of hosting the NBC talent show, while Mariah’s wealth was estimated at $400 million this year.

But the pair are well known for throwing lavish birthday bashes. For Mariah’s 39th last year, he whisked her off to Barbados for a party that was covered in People magazine. For her 40th this year, Cannon bought his wife a pink Porsche, for which she thanked him on Twitter. Their wedding party was celebrated at Six Flags
A rep for Cannon didn’t get back to us.

[From The NY Post]

Poor Nick has to keep up with Mariah’s lifestyle but doesn’t have the capital. Instead of scaling down or asking her for some money he’s getting sponsors for his birthday. It just sounds greedy and cheap. These people have more money than entire municipalities but they want a few thousand more so they can through lavish parties – for themselves.

Mariah is of course presumed pregnant but has not confirmed or denied reports. Mariah and Nick’s sort-of cryptic statements on the matter make it seem like she is. She fell on her butt during a performance recently but appeared to be fine afterwards, even summoning an assistant onstage to remove her offending shoes. I wonder how much money Nick and Mariah are going to sell their baby photos for. You know they’re going to try and sell them.