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Mariah Carey’s co-collaborator on “All I Want For Christmas,” Walter Afanasieff, fired off about the iconic star on the “Hot Takes & Deep Dives with Jess Rothschild” podcast, claiming she lacks musical skill. Afanasieff alleges Carey took full credit for the internationally successful song and fought back by stating he co-created the song and was largely responsible for its success. He criticized Carey by alleging she wasn’t as talented as fans may have thought. “She doesn’t play anything, she doesn’t play keyboard or piano. She doesn’t understand music, she doesn’t know chord changes and music theory or anything like that,”...

The American media personality has had four children within six months – and will become a dad for the seventh time with Alyssa Scott's baby. Nick Cannon is reportedly expecting his seventh child with model Alyssa Scott. Her pregnancy has meant the comedian will have had four children in the last six months. The host The Masked Singer in the US, 40, is currently expecting twin boys with DJ Abby De La Rosa, 30. The media personality also recently welcomed his second child with model Brittany Bell, 33, a daughter named Powerful Queen. The pair also share their three-year-old son...

The estranged sister of Mariah Carey is suing their mother after claiming she was sexually assaulted as a child, causing her to misuse drugs to suppress the 'horrific memories'. Alison, 57, is known to have once worked as a prostitute and is HIV positive. She is believed to have lost all of her teeth and is now desperate to get money to have them fixed. The lawsuit reveals more sordid details that Alison is said to have witnessed during what would have been the early 1970s and claims that her mother allowed the men to engage in 'sexual acts including...

President Clinton? Mariah Carey roasted for Trump-bashing photo op with Hillary & Bill Mariah Carey has felt the wrath of Twitter after sharing photos she took with “President” Hillary Clinton and her husband. The singer was likely taking a swipe at Donald Trump but the Twitterati was not impressed. “An honor to meet President Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton!” Carey wrote, including two photographs she took with the former first couple. She also thanked the pair for “everything you have done and continue to do for our country.” The photo op was applauded by many of Carey’s...

A woman in England who recently celebrated her birthday requested a cake decorated with a picture of her favorite singer, Mariah Carey. However the birthday girl was probably feeling emotions when she saw the result, which was topped not with the singer of "Hero" but with the face of one of science's heroes: Marie Curie, who conducted groundbreaking work on radioactivity. As a cake topper, the renowned scientist looked "very festive," said writer Harriet Alida Lye, who tweeted a photo of the cake on June 14. Carey's prowess as a musician is notable: She is a world-renowned recording artist who...

NEW YORK (AP) — A lawsuit accused a Russia-born businessman and convicted felon with ties to President Donald Trump of hacking into a Hollywood friend's electronics and accessing confidential information about her celebrity contacts and Hollywood projects. Felix Sater denied those allegations Monday, telling The Associated Press they had absolutely no truth to them. Stella Bulochnikov Stolper, a former manager for the singer Mariah Carey, sued Sater and his personal assistant in New York on Friday, alleging they created an electronic backdoor to tap into her computers, smart phones and other devices.

In Venezuela the opposition to Nicolas Maduro taking to the streets and in support of the interim President Juan Guaido today (Wednesday). Venezuela's Supreme Court, controlled by Maduro, has ruled that Mr. Guaido cannot leave the country and frozen his bank accounts...... The Battle of Brexit and two amendments approved Tuesday in Parliament that appear to be the fruit of a closing of ranks in the British Conservative Party..... There's a high level Russian delegation talking Syria and Iran on a visit to Israel this week.... Israeli politics and the new face in Israeli politics, retired Chief of Staff Benny...

In a draft lawsuit, the superstar is accused of calling her former head of security a white supremacist and sexually harassing him.

It’s her own fault she can’t carry a tune. But sources close to Mariah Carey’s widely panned NBC tree-lighting performance at 30 Rock believe disgruntled techies are to blame for leaking a vocals-only recording of her woeful Wednesday night appearance. Their motive? Revenge! As Confidenti@l reported Thursday, production workers attached to the NBC broadcast were upset that Carey kept them waiting three hours in the winter cold Tuesday night, and ultimately failing to show for a taping of her Christmas performance. That number was supposed to air on Wednesday’s broadcast. The network and the diva were left with no choice...

Maybe Mariah Carey was just having a bad night? Bad timing though. Because the OPENING NIGHT of the ex-American Idol judge’s Elusive Chanteuse World Tour, in Tokyo Japan, revealed several “vocal malfunctions.” In the video below, Mimi is off-pitch at times. She’s unable to reach that whistle register that put her name on the map. At one point, a mic stand broke and she lost her place in the song. Could it be jet lag? Opening night jitters? Impending divorce from Nick Cannon weighing on her mind? There has been evidence that the singer’s voice isn’t what it once was....

Did Mariah Carey almost get voted off “American Idol”? According to report from The Hollywood Reporter, “Idol” execs were considering replacing the singing sensation with veteran judge Jennifer Lopez mid-season in an attempt to boost ratings. But the plan fell apart when Carey’s team threatened to take legal action against the show, “knowledgeable sources” told THR. A rep for Fox denied the report, told FOX 411: "This is just another ridiculous ‘Idol’ judge rumor, likely started by talks of Jennifer performing on the finale." Carey’s rep also contested the report, as did “Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe. "I have not been...

"Can you repair the relationship with Mariah Carey and Nikki Minaj on 'American Idol'?" Yo asked. "I think that they are going to be able to sort it out, I am confident," the president reassured. "I'm all about bringing people together, working for the same cause, I think both outstanding artists are going to be able to make sure that they're moving forward and not going backwards." Not letting the president get off too easily, Yo asked Obama the hard-hitting question about whether he has a favorite between the two. "Mariah, she's actually done some events for us. I've gotten...

President Obama called in to the "YO Show" radio program Friday to talk about his campaign and the issues of the day. Speaking with host Michael Yo, Obama gave his take on the strained relationship of American idol judges Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey.

President Obama appeared on the Miami radio station Y100 Friday, where he weighed in on the Mariah Carey v. Nicki Minaj feud, was asked whether Vice President Joe Biden should shave his head to look more authoritative, and said he should have brought up Mitt Romney’s “47 percent” video tape during the presidential debate because “the media’s attention span is fairly short.” The president spoke with DJ Michael “Yo” Simmons, the self-billed “Half-Black Brother with a Korean Mother” who also does stand-up and serves as a celebrity correspondent on E! News. “If you want to get out the vote, the...

Speaking with host Michael Yo, Obama gave his take on the strained relationship of American idol judges Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Mariah Carey will join “American Idol” as a judge next season, Fox announced Monday, bringing her star power to the show that remains a ratings leader but has seen its viewership and pop culture status diminish. “I am so excited to be joining ‘Idol,’” said Carey, addressing the Television Critics Association via Fox entertainment chief Kevin Reilly’s cell phone, which he put on speaker for the hotel ballroom meeting. She couldn’t be on hand with the group because “this kind of all just happened really quickly,” Carey said in her brief remarks. “I can’t wait to...

Mariah Carey, Beyonce, Usher and 50 Cent are among the artists being pressured to return money received after performing for Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi and his family members, RollingStone.com reports. Carey reportedly was paid $1 million to sing for Qaddafi's son, Muatassim, Libya's national-security adviser, at a New Year's Eve party on St. Barts in 2008. 50 Cent performed for Qaddafi's son in 2005, and Beyonce and Usher performed at a party in 2009 -- all for undisclosed sums of money. "If it were me, it would go to charity," Buck Williams, agent for R.E.M. and Widespread Panic, told Rolling...

A paradise island getaway, private performances from A-list American celebrities like Beyonce and Usher, and "copious" amounts of alcohol -- this is what it's like to party with the Gadhafi family, according to leaked U.S. documents. More Video Watch: Former Sen. Evan Bayh on New Zealand Quake Watch: Moamar Gadhafi: Inside the Opulence Watch: Gadhafi Says He'll Fight to the DeathIn U.S. State Department cables, posted on the website Wikileaks, U.S. officials say Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi's son Mutassim threw two major New Years bashes at St. Barts island in the Caribbean, one in 2009 and the next the following...

It's an early Christmas present for Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon: The couple is expecting twins. Cannon announced the big news on his radio show, 92.3 Now, Thursday morning. "I didn't even tell my wife I was going to do this," he said. "I'm probably going to get yelled at for not getting permission... We are having twins!"

The Palm Springs International Film Festival heard a very happy Mariah Carey accept an award last night. It’s a speech they and millions of her fans will not soon forget. While it was lengthy, it is the content and not the length which will be remembered. Mariah Carey was visibly drunk. I especially loved the comments made after by Sean Penn and another award winner. very funny. Unfortunately the situation itself is a bit sad.