Nick Cannon ‘refusing to sign papers to finalise divorce’ from Mariah Carey

The TV presenter, who has two five-year-old children with Mariah, split from the singer in August 2014 after six years of marriage, reports The Sun.

Though they struck a property settlement and agreed to joint custody of their twins in December 2014, Nick has repeatedly declined to sign the paperwork to make the divorce official, and, according to TMZ, won’t give reasons for his hesitation.

However, sources told the website the 35-year-old star still loves Mariah and doesn’t officially want to let her go, nor is he keen for her to tie the knot with billionaire fiance James Packer.

Despite the claims, when news broke in January that the Australian businessman had popped the question to the We Belong Together singer, Nick was quick to congratulate them.

He tweeted: “Congrats to @MariahCarey and James! May God Bless Your Future Union ... #GreatPeople #GreatCouple. (sic)”

Nick has previously insisted that Mariah, 46, will always be the “love of [his] life”.