Mariah Carey's Sister And Mother Die On Same Day, Singer Reacts
Mariah Carey's mother Patricia and sister Alison died on the same day.
Singer Mariah Carey's mother Patricia and sister Alison died on the same day over the weekend. In the latest entertainment news, the 55-year-old singer has confirmed the development, and she also issued a heartbreaking statement. The 'Without You' singer has not shared the cause of their deaths, but she urged the people to "respect her privacy" during this "impossible time." In a statement shared with People Magazine, Mariah Carey said, "My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day.”
“I feel blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mom before she passed. I appreciate everyone’s love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time," she added.
For the unversed, the five-time Grammy Award winner's parents divorced when she was just 3 years old.
Her father, Alfred Roy Cory, died in 2002 of a rare form of cancer.
Earlier, Mariah Carey had opened up on her strained relationship with her later mother in her 2020 memoir, 'The Meaning of Mariah Carey'.
"Like many aspects of my life, my journey with my mother has been full of contradictions and competing realities. It's never been only black-and-white — it's been a whole rainbow of emotions,” she wrote.
She had also recalled her tumultuous relationship with her brother, Morgan Carey, and late sister, Alison Carey.
“For my sanity and peace of mind, my therapist encouraged me to literally rename and reframe my family,” she wrote, adding, “My mother became Pat to me, Morgan my ex-brother and Alison my ex-sister... I had to stop expecting them to one day miraculously become the mommy, big brother and big sister I fantasized about," she wrote.
