The rumor that Mariah Carey is pregnant has taken off like a circa-2003 outbreak of SARS on the Internet. Last week, the songstress/actress pulled out of Tyler Perry's movie "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf," with her publicist refusing to comment about Carey's "personal life."

Meanwhile, RadarOnline posted that the 40-year-old Carey, married in 2008 to much-younger Nick Cannon, is definitely preggers. And according to a site called Dime Wars, "Celine Dion's Pregnancy Inspires Mariah Carey To Follow In Her Footsteps." The Canadian diva, 42, announced in recent days that she's expecting twins.

If you can read the Twitter leaves, you may find the answer in this Wednesday night post by Mr. Carey:

"If & when my wife is ready to make ANY announcements about private matters she will do it personally. Thanks for being respectful GodBless."

Btw, Tyler, you might want to reconsider that movie title.