Mariah Carey Speaks Out After Her Mom and Sister Die on the Same Day

“Having people you love be jealous of you professionally comes with the territory of success,” she wrote, “but when the person is your mother and the jealousy is revealed at such a tender age, it’s particularly painful.” 

Mariah—who shares twins Monroe and Moroccan, 13, with ex-husband Nick Cannon—also wrote how early experiences with her mother showed her “how misguided words from a mother can really affect a child.” 

She also recalled difficult experiences with Alison while growing up.  

Mariah went on to say that when she was 12 years old, her sister “drugged me with Valium, offered me a pinky nail full of cocaine, inflicted me with third-degree burns, and tried to sell me out to a pimp.” 

It’s an experience that has never left her. As she wrote, “I am still struggling through that time.”