In an April 2018 cover story for People, Carey shared the story of her longtime, secretive battle with bipolar II disorder.
She took on another movie role, voicing the mayor in 2017's animated The Lego Batman Movie. In 2016, Carey launched The Sweet Sweet Fantasy Tour and Mariah's World, a television docu-series on E!, which followed her European tour. In 2015, she also starred in and directed A Christmas Melody, a holiday movie on the Hallmark Channel. To coincide with her Vegas show, #1 to Infinity, at Caesar's Palace, she released a greatest hits collection, featuring her No.
In January 2015, Carey inked a deal to to take up residency in Las Vegas beginning in May 2016. In May 2002, she signed a deal with Universal Music Group's Island/Def Jam Records. Though the film and soundtrack for Glitter failed to generate the desired box office and sales totals, Carey reportedly walked away from Virgin with nearly $50 million as part of her severance agreement. In January 2002, Carey and EMI (the corporate owner of Virgin Records, with whom Carey had signed a reported $80 million contract in April 2001) severed their relationship. Carey was released from the hospital after two weeks. The release of Glitter was subsequently pushed back from late August to late September 2001. In July 2001, Carey was admitted into a New York-area hospital and put under psychiatric care after suffering what her publicists called a "physical and emotional collapse." Carey had been preparing to promote her upcoming feature film debut, Glitter, and its accompanying soundtrack album, but cancelled all public appearances. 'Glitter,' Hospitalization and New Record Deal Carey's 1998 album, #1's, featured her 13 previous chart-topping singles as well as the Academy Award-nominated "The Prince of Egypt (When You Believe)," a duet with fellow pop diva Whitney Houston. Her 1997 album, Butterfly, included 11 compositions written by Carey, and demonstrated her continued interest in hip-hop and R&B, including the Sean "Puffy" Combs-produced "Honey," her 12th No. It also included collaborations with R&B and hip-hop artists such as Wu-Tang Clan and Boyz II Men ("One Sweet Day"). In 1995 she released Daydream its first single, "Fantasy," debuted at No. Cannon remarked to Howard Stern, “That sh*t is like a soap opera, like, ‘The billionaire doesn’t know, and here’s the handsome young dancer.Her November 1994 release, Merry Christmas, combined traditional Christian hymns with new songs. Even Carey’s ex-husband, Nick Cannon, said publicly that he thought Carey and Tanaka were simply acting for the show. Tanaka described the dance as a “special moment in time for Mariah and myself” during her reality series, Mariah’s World.Ĭarey and Tanaka’s friendship and budding romance played out in front of the cameras to such an extent that skeptics expressed doubt as to whether it was all fake. The outlet reported Packer “used his casino ties” to ban Tanaka from entering Caesar’s Palace in the future.Īccording to People, Packer was also upset after Carey gave Tanaka a lap dance during one of her performances in South Africa in May 2016. Tanaka was not performing that night due to an injury and Packer did not understand why he was there.
TMZ reported in 2016 that Packer became visibly angry when Tanaka showed up to one of Carey’s shows in Las Vegas. Carey’s friendship with Tanaka appears to have caused problems between her and Packer. She broke up with former fiance James Packer in October 2016. Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka have not clarified exactly when their relationship turned romantic.
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