These women have made sparks fly with younger men

Goldie Hawn has done it. So have Demi Moore and Susan Sarandon. They have made romance with a younger man work. And now another superstar, Mariah Carey, has tied the knot with the younger Nick Cannon in the Bahamas. USA TODAY checks out celebrity romances between older women and younger men.

Mariah Carey, 39 and Nick Cannon, 27

Age difference:12 years

Back story: Celebrity blogs and tabloids started swirling about a romance in early April. On April 14, the couple were spotted getting cozy at a Las Vegas party, and 12 days later, the chanteuse wore a giant diamond ring and stayed close to Cannon at the after-party for her film "Tennessee," which screened at the Tribeca Film Festival. Latina.com reported that the couple were married Wednesday in the Bahamas, where Carey recently purchased a home. The couple did obtain a marriage license in the Caribbean nation within the past 90 days, People.com reports. It also has a report from a local minister confirming that he presided over the ceremony.

Jennifer Aniston, 39 and John Mayer, 30

Age difference: 9 years

Back story: On April 25, the couple were spotted enjoying a nearly two-hour lunch in Miami, where Aniston is shooting a movie, Miamiherald.com's Scene in the Tropics blog reports. The report says the couple walked out of the restaurant arm in arm. The two were spotted having dinner together that evening and again on Sunday night. The singer and actress have been dating a few weeks, People.com says.