Mariah Carey gives explanation as to why ex-fiancé James Packer wasn’t mentioned in her memoir

The Meaning of Mariah Carey, saying: "If it was a relationship that mattered, it's in the book. If not, it didn't occur.”I'm...I-N-S-P-I-R-E-D.

Mariah Carey seemed happy to spill the tea on many of her relationships in her new memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey — with one notable exception. She didn’t have the ink to spare on ex-fiancé James Packer.

Mariah Carey is getting candid about why she chose not to include her 2016 engagement to billionaire businessman James Packer in her new memoir, .The 50-year-old chart topper was asked in a new interview with about the fact that she didn't divulge any details about her engagement to Packer in her book, and it's clear she doesn't even want to waste any interview time on the topic either. “If it was a relationship that mattered, it’s in the book.

While you may not find Mariah Carey shading James Packer in her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, Mimi made her stance on her ex-fiancé perfectly clear in a new interview with The Guardian on October 5. In case you were wondering why the “Always Be My Baby” singer, 50, didn’t include her relationship with the Australian billionaire, 53, anywhere in her book, it’s because Carey doesn’t think their engagement “mattered.”

Mariah Carey is getting candid about why she chose not to include her 2016 engagement to billionaire businessman James Packer in her new memoir, .The 50-year-old chart topper was asked in a new interview with about the fact that she didn't divulge any details about her engagement to Packer in her book, and it's clear she doesn't even want to waste any interview time on the topic either. “If it was a relationship that mattered, it’s in the book.

Mariah Carey got “extraordinarily honest” in her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, according to The Guardian, but there are some noteworthy exclusions from her tell-all. For example, nowhere in her new book does she mention her short-lived love affair with Australian billionaire James Packer.

James Packer? Mariah Carey doesn’t know him. Since the release of her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, there has been much chatter online regarding what the Grammy winner chose to write about and which major life events she glossed over — including her short-lived engagement to the businessman.“If it was a relationship that mattered, it’s in the book.

Mariah Carey surprised readers of her memoir The Meaning of Mariah when she excluded her romance with Australian billionaire James Packer.

Ryan Reynolds is helping Mariah Carey promote her new book!

Mariah Carey’s boyfriend, Bryan Tanaka, joined her in celebrating the release of her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, on Tuesday, September 29.“The world gets to know you a lot more today. Witnessing you write, record, and create this masterpiece was magical,” the choreographer, 37, wrote via Instagram alongside a selfie with the Grammy winner, 50, and a photo of himself reading the book.

Now this all makes sense! Several times over the past two decades, Mariah Carey has thrown shade at Jennifer Lopez, claiming she “doesn’t know her.” In her new memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey, the 50-year-old singing icon manages to lay out how her ex-husband, then Sony Music boss Tommy Mottola was trying to allegedly derail her career, and tried to use a sample Mimi had on her 2001 hit “Loverboy” to give to “another female entertainer on their label (whom I don’t know).” WHO SHE DOESN’T

Mariah Carey is opening up like never before.

Mariah Carey's new memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, offers a deep dive into the moments and memories that shaped the mega star's life and career. A revealing tell-all, it also unearths personal interactions with some of her greatest influences—including the late Princess Diana.