Mariah Carey Says She Has Been With Only Five Men In Her Entire Life After Nude Photos Scandal

Mina Muzumdar|Jul 17, 2019

“There was no freedom for me as a human being. It was almost like being a prisoner,” Mariah Carey said.

Mariah Carey who recently grabbed headlines when her nude photos were leaked and cheating scandal with ex-fiance James Parker was revealed has sincere sharing about her marriage life. Recalling her first marriage to Tommy Mottola which broken after 5 years, Mariah Carey told Cosmopolitan: “There was no freedom for me as a human being.”

Mariah Carey and her first husband Tommy Mottola

In 1991, their romance had blossomed when Tommy Mottola hold the reins of Sony Music while Mariah Carey had made the best-selling record in her career. The singer then walked down the aisle with the 43-year-old music executive when she was only 23 years old despite their age gap. "It was almost like being a prisoner,” the diva continued. The couple divorced 5 years later in 1998.

After their split, Mottola recalled their marriage in his book 'Hitmaker: The Man and His Music' saying “absolutely wrong and inappropriate.” He further explained:  “I am truly sorry for any discomfort or pain that all of my good intentions inevitably caused her, and most of all for the scars it left on my two oldest children.”

Meanwhile, talking about her love life the 49-year-old singer said she would honestly say that she has been only with 5 men in her entire life.

Mariah Carey tied the knot the second time in 2008 with Nick Cannon and have a lovely twin Moroccan and Monroe later. Nevertheless, the couple finally split amicably after 8 years together in 2016. Currently, she is dating her dancer Bryan Tananka who reportedly has a linked-up relationship with Mariah while she was engaged to billionaire fiance James Packer. 

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