Mariah Carey has confirmed that her mother Patricia and sister Allison died on the same day. The four-time Grammy Award winner suffered a personal tragedy over the weekend. The 55-year-old vocalist requested privacy during these trying times.
Singer Mariah Carey acknowledged in a public statement to People magazine that she suffered a double personal tragedy over the weekend. In a statement, she expressed relief that she was able to spend the last week with her mother before she passed away. The time and cause of their deaths are not yet known.
Mariah told the magazine: “I lost my mother this past weekend and I am heartbroken. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister took her life on the same day.” She added, “Before my mother passed away… I feel blessed to have been able to spend the last week of my life with my mother. Thank you for your love, support, and respect for my privacy during this impossible time. “I will,” he added.
Mariah has been vocal about her complicated relationship with her mother, Patricia. In her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, she called her relationship with her mother a “rainbow of emotions.” She writes: “Like many aspects of my life, my journey with my mother was full of contradictions and conflicting realities. It was never just black and white, it was a whole rainbow of emotions.”
Mariah added, “Our relationship is a thorny rope of pride, pain, shame, gratitude, jealousy, admiration, and disappointment. A complicated love connects my heart to my mother’s.” The comments are going viral on social media.
