The well-known American singer Mariah Carey announced that her sister Alison and mother Patricia passed away on the same day.
Mariah Carey announced the news in a statement on Monday, although she omitted to mention the exact date or the reasons behind their deaths.
Mariah conveyed her profound grief, saying that the awful coincidence of her sister’s death on the same day and the loss of her mother have devastated her heart.
She conveyed her gratitude for having had the opportunity to spend time with her mother before to her death.
“My heart is broken that I have lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day. I was blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mom before she passed,” she said.
Recall that in 2022, Mariah Carey was sued in the United States for alleged copyright infringement over her global hit 1994 song “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” court documents show.
The plaintiff, a musician named Andy Stone, says he co-wrote and recorded a festive song of the same name in 1989 and never gave permission for it to be used.
In the suit filed on Friday in Louisiana, Stone alleges that Carey and her co-writer Walter Afanasieff “knowingly, willfully, and intentionally engaged in a campaign to infringe” his copyright.
He is seeking damages of $20 million for alleged financial loss.
Carey’s song is one of the most successful music singles of all time, topping the charts in more than two dozen countries and enjoying considerable airtime every Christmas.
It features prominently in the 2003 Christmas-themed romantic comedy film “Love Actually.”
The song has sold an estimated 16 million copies worldwide and earned Carey a reported $60 million in royalties over the last three decades.
