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.
‘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.
IT WAS A TENSE RELATIONSHIP WITH HER MOTHER
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.
Patricia was married to Mariah’s father, Alfred Roy Carey, until she was aged three. Mariah’s father died at age 72 in 2002.
As well as substance abuse, Alison endured homelessness throughout her life. She was also HIV positive.
MOTHER’S PLEA
In 2016 Alison made an impassioned plea to her famous sibling with DailyMail.com, begging her to mend the rift between them and help save her life, saying: ‘Mariah I love you, I desperately need your help.’
She was in dire need of financial support as she battled back to health following a devastating home invasion attack that left her brain damaged and seriously ill. She had been in and out of the hospital.
