Mariah Carey said she has been left devastated after suffering a double family tragedy over the weekend.
The American singer, 55, issued a heartbreaking statement announcing the devastating news on Monday (August 26).
Now, however, new details have been revealed.
Mariah Carey announces death of mother and sister
Earlier this week, Mariah announced that both her mother and sister had died on the same day over the weekend.
“My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend,” she said.
“Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day.”
She went on to say that she felt “blessed” that she had been able to spend time with her mum in the week before her death.
Mariah gave no further details about either her mother’s or her sister’s cause of death.
Mariah Carey loses mum and sister on same day
The singer’s mother, Patricia, was 87. She was a famous opera singer and vocal coach.
Her sister, Alison, 63, had reportedly been receiving hospice care prior to her death.
Mariah had a complicated relationship with both her mother and her sister. In her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, published in 2020, the Grammy-award winner revealed that her relationship with her mum had caused her “so much pain and confusion”.
She explained that competition had come between them. She said that professional jealousy “comes with the territory of success, but when the person is your mother and the jealousy is revealed at such a tender age, it’s particularly painful”.
Mariah’s complicated relationships with mum and sister
In an interview in 2022, Mariah admitted she had “definitely” been affected by criticism from her mum while growing up.
However, she did have a deep love for her mum, as proven when she dedicated her memoir to her.
“To Pat, my mother, who, through it all, I do believe actually did the best she could. I will love you the best I can, always,” she wrote.
Mariah also had a complex relationship with sister Alison. In her memoir, she revealed that she was estranged from both her and her brother, Morgan.
She said it was “emotionally and physically safer for me to not have any contact”.
Following the release of her memoir, Alison sued her sister for £909k for “immense emotional distress”, branding the book “vindictive”.
‘Dying wish’
However, new claims overnight suggest Mariah knew that her sister was sick and denied her her “dying wish”. Alison was a recovering drug addict who was HIV+.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, friends of Alison have slammed the Emotions singer, claiming that Alison’s desire to reunite with her sister before her death was denied.
Alison’s friend and healthcare proxy, David Baker, claimed family members knew she was in a hospice.
He alleged: “Alison was hurt by the way she was treated by her mother and Mariah, but she always had mixed feelings about her mother. But I know it was her dying wish if she could’ve at least had a conversation with Mariah.”
Although Mariah didn’t give a cause of death, David has shared his account of what happened.
Alison did not die from cancer or HIV, he claimed. He said she passed away early Saturday morning due to “internal organ failure”. Her death came after he found Alison unresponsive at midnight on Saturday.
“She was on medications to make her feel comfortable and there was no indication that she was distressed or in pain,” he said.
He added that Alison’s four children visited her a few weeks before she passed.
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