Mariah Carey is opening up about her failed marriage to her ex-husband, music producer Tommy Mottola. Mariah and Tommy were married between 1993 and 1998 with the singer likening her ex-husband to a “very controlling father or a warden.” Here’s what she has to say.
Speaking to CBS Sunday Morning in a new interview, Mariah recalled a time when she went to get food with rappers Jermaine Dupri, Da Brat and the R&B girl group Xscape while they were working on a remix for her 1995 hit son, “Always Be My Baby.” Tommy did not like the fact that Mariah left the studio without consulting with him first.
Mariah Carey Dishes On Her Failed Marriage To Tommy Mottola
“I was like, ‘Yeah, let’s go for a ride,’ because it was normal for most people to just leave their house and go literally five minutes down the street to get French fries or you know … just take a ride,” Carey explained. “… it became a huge drama. And it’s one of my favorite stories in the book because you have to laugh at it.”
“Like, at that time, it wasn’t funny. But in retrospect, I’m like, ‘Really, was it worth it,’” she continued. “… I definitely got in trouble and that’s how I describe it in the book. ‘I got in trouble.’ You know, it was like having a completely controlling father or warden.”
As many fans can recall, Mariah and Tommy had a rather dramatic divorce. The singer accused her ex-husband of trying to sabotage her career during the production and release of her eighth studio album, Glitter, back in 2001. Both Tommy Mottola and Sony Music have refuted the claims. Tommy went on to marry Latina pop star Thalia after his divorce from Mariah Carey.
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