Fox News reported that Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo were in the Bahamas at one of the Carlyle Hotels to have a secret wedding this weekend. “Fair and balanced” Fox seemed to think that they had everyone else scooped.

He may have been a “Newlywed” once before, but it seems Nick Lachey is ready to march down the aisle again … this weekend. Pop singer Lachey and his MTV star girlfriend Vanessa Minnillo will be married in a secret ceremony at one of the Carlyle Hotels in the Bahamas this weekend, a source told FOXNews.com’s Pop Tarts columnist Hollie McKay.

Minnillo’s entourage arrived at the dazzling digs Friday afternoon, the source said. Reps for the comely couple could not be reached.

[From Fox News]

The story made waves this weekend, with excited bloggers buzzing. I always find it funny how often the line “Reps for _____ did not immediately return our calls” appears in articles. When you really pay attention, it seems half of the articles you read carry this little caveat, essentially saying, “Reps for ___ didn’t call us back within ten minutes, so we went ahead and printed the story.” After reaching most of the major gossip blogs, Lachey and Minnillo’s reps did manage to get a hold of Fox News, and told them their story was bunk. Interestingly, they still haven’t taken it off their site.

Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo are not getting hitched this weekend, his rep tells Usmagazine.com exclusively. FOXNews.com’s Pop Tarts columnist Hollie McKay had quoted a source saying that Lachey, 34, and Minnillo, 27, were expected to tie the knot in a secret ceremony at one of the Carlyle Hotels in the Bahamas this weekend.

But a rep for Lachey tells Us the singer is in his hometown of Cincinnati working on his new NBC show Clash of the Choirs, as well as another show he is producing for MTV.

[From Us Weekly]

Minnillo was also supposedly spotted several times in Los Angeles over the weekend. I am kind of surprised these two haven’t gotten married yet. They seem really into each other, and Vanessa is supposedly bugging Nick about it constantly. She seems the type that could definitely annoy a guy into marriage. He didn’t rush into marriage with Jessica Simpson – they dated for four years before they walked down the aisle. Regardless, it makes sense that Nick would be cautious. Some places insist on a blood test before they’ll issue a marriage license. I think in Nick’s case – given his history – he should insist on an I.Q. test. If that checks out, go forth and marry.

Picture note by Celebitchy: Nick Lachey and Vanessa Minnillo are shown at Vanessa’s Birthday Celebration at Lax Nightclub in Las Vegas on 11/17/07, thanks to PRPhotos.