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Mariah Carey Says Mother And Sister Died On Same Day, Asks For Privacy During ‘Impossible Time’
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Mariah Carey Says Mother And Sister Died On Same Day, Asks For Privacy During ‘Impossible Time’

This past weekend, Mariah Carey’s mother and sister died on the same day, People reports.

Carey shared a statement with the media confirming the tragic news.

“I am heartbroken that I lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day,” she told the outlet.

MARIAH CAREY SAYS HER MOTHER’S JEALOUSNESS ‘STAYED WITH ME FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE’

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Mariah Carey announced that her mother and sister died on the same day last weekend. (Getty Images)

“I feel blessed to have been able to spend the last week with my mother before she passed,” Carey added. “I appreciate everyone’s love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time.”

Carey did not provide further details about the deaths of her family members to the outlet. A representative for Carey did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

“I appreciate everyone’s love, support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time.”

—Mariah Carey

The Grammy-winning singer and her sister and mother haven’t always had a good relationship.

Mariah Carey on stage

Mariah Carey has had a difficult relationship with her mother and sister in the past. (AP)

In 2020, her sister Alison filed a lawsuit against her mother, alleging that she was sexually abused by multiple men during satanic worship meetings as a child.

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Alison accused her mother, Patricia, of sexually abusing her when she was 10 years old in a lawsuit filed with the New York filed with the Supreme Court in February, which was obtained at the time by Fox News Digital.

Alison alleged that her mother allowed and encouraged an unknown number of men to perform sexual acts, including forced touching and first-degree sexual assault, and to witness sexual acts with adults and children.

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Mariah Carey’s sister filed a lawsuit against Patricia Carey in 2020, alleging that her mother had forced her to sexually abuse her. (Getty Images)

She also claimed it all took place during “midnight satanic worship meetings where ritual sacrifices were performed.”

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Mariah spoke candidly about her relationship with her mother in her 2020 memoir, “The Meaning of Mariah Carey.”

“Like so many aspects of my life, my journey with my mother has been full of contradictions and competing realities. It’s never just been black and white — it’s been a whole rainbow of emotions,” she wrote, per People.

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Mariah spoke candidly about her relationship with her mother in her 2020 memoir. (Terence Patrick/CBS via Getty Images)

“Our relationship is a thorny rope of pride, pain, shame, gratitude, jealousy, admiration and disappointment. A complicated love binds my heart to my mother’s,” she continued.

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After calling her relationship with her mother a “complicated love,” Carey dedicated part of her memoir to Patricia.

“And to Pat, my mother, who, despite everything, I believe, did the best she could,” Carey wrote. “I will always love you the best I can.”