Mariah Carey has revealed her mother and sister both died over the weekend in a heartbreaking announcement.
The singer released a statement announcing that both her mother Patricia, 87, and sister Alison, 63, died on the same day.
“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,” she wrote.
“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.”
There were no other details about the causes of death for either woman at this time.
Patricia was married to Mariah and Alison’s father, Alfred Roy Carey. They also had a son, Morgan. The couple divorced when Mariah was three years old.
The “Hero” singer has been open about her tricky relationship with her mother and the rest of her family.
“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 in her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, in 2020.
Despite complications, Mariah Carey has revealed that she is extremely heartbroken at the dual loss, that she suffered recently.
