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Aug 27, 2024 03:48 AM IST
Mariah Carey is going through an “impossible time” after her mother Patricia and sister Alison died on the same day over the weekend
Mariah Carey’s mother Patricia Carey and sister Alison Carey died on the same day over the weekend, the 55-year-old singer confirmed on Monday. The Without You singer expressed her heartache in an emotional statement. Although she did not reveal the cause of their deaths, she has urged people to “respect their privacy” during this “impossible time.”
Mariah Carey’s mother and sister died on the same day
In a brief statement shared with PEOPLE, the Emotions singer said, “I am heartbroken that I lost my mom this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life that same day.” “I feel so blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mom before she passed,” she added, “I appreciate everyone’s love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time.”
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The five-time Grammy winner’s parents divorced when she was just three years old. Her father, Alfred Roy Corey, died of a rare form of cancer in 2002. Mariah previously opened up about her strained relationship with her late mother in her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey . “Like many aspects of my life, my journey with my mother has been filled with contradictions and competing realities. It has never been simply black and white — it’s been a whole rainbow of emotions,” she wrote.
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He also recalled his tumultuous relationship with his brother Morgan Carey and late sister Alison Carey. “For my sanity and peace of mind, my therapist encouraged me to change the name and redefine my family,” he wrote. He added, “My mom became Pat to me, Morgan my ex-brother and Alison my ex-sister… I had to let go of the hope that they would one day miraculously become the mom, big brother and big sister I had imagined.”
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