Nick Cannon and Barbara Walters: lovers???

Just days into wedded bliss with Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon is denying allegations that he has been having an affair with Barbara Walters.

The veteran newswoman, 78, admits in an appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" scheduled to air Tuesday that she had an affair with former Sen. Edward Brooke, the first African-American ever elected to the Senate in the 1970's.

After checking with numerous sources close to Walters, Dateline Hollywood has confirmed that Barbara's love for chocolate didn't end with the election of Ronald Reagan. In fact, she's been dating numerous prominent Black men over the years.

The most recent source of Barbara's chocolate lovin'? Actor/comedian Nick Cannon, who our sources say has conducted a torrid affair with Walters for nearly a year.

It's not yet clear when, if at all, Cannon ended his relationship with Walters and whether he ever cheated on Carey with her. However our sources tell us that the revelation has caused turmoil for the newlyweds. Apparently things weren't helped, one pal of Cannon told us, when he suggested that Carey would feel better about the solution if she tried "making out with Babs and slapping her jiggly old white ass" while Cannon watched.