Though it's unclear when (or if) Mariah romanced music producer Mark Sudack (who the executive producer on her albums The Emancipation Of Mimi and E=MC2), Us Weekly reported in May 2008 that the two dated "for nearly four years" and "secretly split" earlier in the year. According to a source for the magazine, Sudack was "shattered" about the news of Mariah's quick marriage to Nick Cannon. "Everyone is scared to call him because no one knows what to say," a friend of Sudack reportedly claimed to Us Weekly. "He never thought she would go off and marry someone else. He's heartbroken and shocked." Mariah has never publicly spoken about the relationship.