Mariah Carey Grieves for Mother and Sister’s Tragic Deaths

Devastating Double Loss

In a heart­break­ing state­ment, singer Mari­ah Carey revealed that her moth­er Patri­cia and sis­ter Ali­son had both passed away on the same day. The 55-year-old expressed her deep sor­row over the loss of two beloved fam­i­ly members.

A Complex Family History

Mari­ah had a famous­ly trou­bled rela­tion­ship with both her moth­er and sis­ter. She has open­ly dis­cussed the com­plex­i­ties and chal­lenges of her bond with Patri­cia, an opera singer and vocal coach. Mari­ah’s rela­tion­ship with her sis­ter Ali­son, a recov­er­ing drug addict, was also strained for decades.

Memoir Reveals Deep Trauma

In her 2020 mem­oir “The Mean­ing of Mari­ah Carey,” the singer detailed the trau­ma and abuse she claimed to have suf­fered from her sib­lings, includ­ing alle­ga­tions of drug­ging and attempt­ed human trafficking.

Ongoing Family Tensions

Despite the com­pli­cat­ed his­to­ry, Mari­ah expressed for­give­ness for her fam­i­ly in her mem­oir. How­ev­er, ten­sions remained, with Ali­son suing Mari­ah in 2021 over claims made in the book.

The trag­ic loss of both Mari­ah’s moth­er and sis­ter on the same day high­lights the deep divides and pain that have long plagued the singer’s rela­tion­ships with her fam­i­ly. As she mourns this heart­break­ing dou­ble tragedy, Mari­ah’s fans have ral­lied to offer their con­do­lences dur­ing this dif­fi­cult time.