Mariah Carey has revealed her mother and sister both died on the same day over the weekend.
In a heartbreaking statement the singer, 55, announced the deaths of her mom Patricia, 87, and sister Alison, 63.
Mariah, 55, told People: ‘My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day.’
Mariah had a famously fraught relationship with her mother and sister over the years – and was estranged from Alison, a recovering drug addict, for three decades before her death.
‘I feel blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mom before she passed.
‘I appreciate everyone’s love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time.’
There was no further information on the causes of Patricia and Alison’s deaths.
Mariah opened up about complicated relationships with her mom and sister in her 2020 memoir, The Meaning Of Mariah Carey.
‘Like many aspects of my life, my journey with my mother has been full of contradictions and competing realities. It’s never been only black-and-white — it’s been a whole rainbow of emotions,’ she explained.