Mariah Carey mourns the deaths of her mom and sister, who died ‘on the same day’
Last weekend, I lost my mother, which breaks my heart. Mariah Carey told CNN on Monday that her sister died the same day.
The pop star did not explain Patricia and Alison Carey's deaths. Reports put Patricia Carey at 87.
The “All I Want for Christmas” singer continued, “I feel blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mom before she passed.
Patricia Carey was a Juilliard-trained opera soprano and voice instructor. Her marriage to Mariah Carey's father Alfred Roy ended when she was three.
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As she wrote in her 2020 biography “The Meaning of Mariah Carey,” Mariah Carey described her “complicated” connection with her mother.
Alison Carey, Mariah's sister, sued her in 2021 for intentional infliction of mental distress over portions of her memoir's material.
CNN received a lawsuit in New York in which Alison Carey claimed her younger sister exploited her book “to humiliate and embarrass” her.
Online court documents show Mariah Carey never responded to the claim. The Careys have three children. Along with Alison Carey.
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