After her mother and sister died, Mariah Carey is in a legal battle with her estranged brother

Mariah Carey can’t avoid meeting up with her separated brother Morgan anymore because of a judge’s new order.

In 2020, the famous singer will write a memoir called “The Meaning of Mariah Carey.” She and her sister have been fighting over what it will say. In 2021, her brother, who she doesn’t talk to much, sued her for slander.

Mariah Carey first tried to get Morgan’s case thrown out, but only some of his claims against her were dropped. Now, weeks after their mom and sister died, the two have to work out their differences.

Mariah Carey and her estranged brother have to follow through with court-ordered settlements.

New court papers say that Mariah and Morgan were told by the judge to take depositions in his slander case before January 31, 2025. It was written in the order that the singer “reserves the right to seek limitations on the scope of discovery.”

The court drama between the two started three years ago when Morgan had problems with how he was portrayed in Mariah’s book. He said that she lied about him by calling him dangerous and a drug dealer in her book, which read in part:

“When I was little, I don’t remember having a big brother who looked out for me. To be honest, I felt like I had to protect myself from him most of the time. Sometimes I would also protect my mother from him.

In Touch reported that another section said, “All of a sudden there was a loud, sharp sound, like a gunshot.” My brother hit my mom so hard that her body hit the wall and made a loud cracking sound.

Morgan Carey strongly denied what the memoir said.

Morgan made sure to say in his claim that he had never been mean to their parents and had never sold drugs. He sued his sister for damages that were not clear because he thought her book had hurt his image.

However, Mariah made her claims even stronger by saying that the things she wrote in her book were “true or substantially true.” She said their mother had told her about Morgan’s drug deal.

The singer of “All I Want for Christmas Is You” said that a famous photographer who knew her brother felt the same way, and a hairdresser agreed with her. In part of her case, she said:

It was well known in Morgan’s inner group at the time that he was very involved in the Manhattan nightlife scene. And that he was often found with cocaine on him.

The deposition order for the estranged siblings comes weeks after they lost a loved one.

In 2023, the court threw out most of Morgan’s case and turned down his request to appeal. However, it said that he could fight for damages for the parts of Mariah’s memoir that were about the drug dealer claim.

The recent meeting where they had to take depositions happened just a few weeks after their mother, Patricia Carey, and sister, Alison Carey, died on the same day.

The double tragedy was reported by The Blast in August. They said that Mariah had confirmed the deaths in a moving statement, saying, “My heart is broken that I lost my mother this past weekend.” Sadly, my sister died on the same day as me.

The singer’s relationship with her mother was tense.

Mariah said in her statement that she spent the last week of her mom’s life with her, which was a nice thing to do and showed that their relationship had gotten better. Their past was complicated, and some of it was written about in the book.

When Maria was only three years old, Patricia split up with her father, Alfred Roy Carey. In her book, she said that their relationship as mother and daughter was complicated, writing:

“Like many other parts of my life, my journey with my mother has been full of paradoxes and different truths.” It hasn’t always been black and white; there have been many shades of gray.

Mariah learned to value her mother’s love, even though they had some disagreements, and she wrote a sweet dedication to her in the book. “And to Pat, my mom, who I think did the best she could through it all.” She said, “I will always love you the most I can.”

The late sister of Mariah Carey sued her over the book.

Alison, Mariah’s late sister, had a grudge against the singer, so Morgan wasn’t the only one in the family who didn’t like her book. She sued her for $1.25 million in damages, and this is what her notice said:

“Infliction of immense emotional distress caused by defendant’s heartless, vicious, vindictive, despicable and totally unnecessary public humiliation of defendant’s already profoundly damaged older sister.”

Alison said Mariah used her fame to attack her and get her book sold by making news stories that went viral. The singer’s late sister or brother also said that the accusations broke her heart.

Alison’s case against Mariah Carey was not over before she died. Will she settle down with her separated brother, or will they keep fighting?