Did Tommy Mottola sabotage Mariah Carey?

In her newly released memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, the pop diva details how Mottola tried to sabotage her career by giving a sample she planned to use in her 2001 track “Loverboy” to “another female entertainer on their label (whom I don’t know).”

What does Tommy Mottola say about Mariah?

But when we asked about Carey’s forthcoming tome, “The Meaning of Mariah Carey,” Mottola exclusively told us in a statement: “I am deeply gratified to have played that role in Mariah’s well-deserved and remarkable success, and continue to wish her and her family only the very best.”

What does Mariah Carey reveal in her book?

In Mariah Carey’s new memoir, the Grammy-winning artist makes one thing clear: She sees “no benefit to protect people who didn’t protect me.” Throughout “The Meaning of Mariah Carey,” released Tuesday, Carey writes about the people in her life who have challenged her at best or traumatized her at worst.

What did Tommy do to Mariah?

Carey’s every move was monitored by security cameras, and when Mottola realized that the marriage was ending, he took a butter knife to Carey, running it down her cheek and across her throat in front of two of his friends.

Does Mariah Carey know Jennifer Lopez?

Mariah Carey didn’t ‘know’ Jennifer Lopez for many years In 2015, feud rumors reignited after Lopez was spotted texting during Carey’s performance at the Billboard Music Awards, though she later told Andy Cohen that she was caught on camera during the few seconds she looked down at her phone.

What happened between Mariah and Tommy?

After working together for four years, they got married in 1993. The union ended in 1998 with a divorce as Mariah claimed Tommy was controlling and abusive. The music diva even termed the relationship toxic.

Is Eminem mentioned in Mariah Carey’s book?

Mariah Carey’s new memoir features no Eminem mention. Mariah also responded to the rumors in her interview with Vulture where she said, “If somebody or something didn’t pertain to the actual meaning of Mariah Carey, as is the title, then they aren’t in the book.”

Is Glitter based on Mariah Carey’s life?

“It’s really not autobiographical,” Mariah told MTV prior to its release. “The girl is a singer, but it’s completely not my life. In 1997, Mariah Carey was attached to a film called All That Glitters, but she put that on hold to work on greatest-hits collection #1’s, which was released in November 1998.

Was Mariah Carey’s husband Mark Mottola warned to stay out of her pants?

The Post describes how at one point early in the relationship, Mottola bragged that his therapist warned him to stay out of Mariah Carey’s pants, shrink-ishly pointing out both that he was married and that the singer was basically still a teenager. (She is still basically a teenager, kind of.)

What’s going on between Jennifer Lopez and Mariah Carey?

The long-running feud between the two makes a cameo in the book, with Carey even poking fun at her now infamous “I don’t know her” comment about Lopez as she detailed how ex husband Tommy Mottola allegedly tried to derail her career following their divorce.

Did Mariah Carey and Ja Rule work on a song together?

Making matters worse, Carey said she and Ja Rule worked on a song together, before Tommy allegedly called up “his manager Irv Gotti, asking him and Ja to collaborate on a duet for the same female entertainer’s record — leaving me to scurry and remake the song.”

Why did Mariah Carey’s ‘Glitter’ fail?

After writing about her subsequent “breakdown” during the promotional blitz for “Glitter” and blaming some of the film’s failure on its release so close to 9/11 — the soundtrack literally dropped September 11, 2001, while the movie came out later that month — Carey took one final shot at Lopez and Mottola.