Kin helping to Carey diva's load
Mariah Carey's family finally has stepped in to aid the embattled singer, who was hospitalized this week for "extreme exhaustion". The pop star is resting at an undisclosed New York-area hospital. Rumors were rampant yesterday that exhaustion was the least of it, but "It is not an alcohol or a drug problem," said Carey's rep, Cindi Berger. "I can say that unequivocally."
Here is what I know, so far, about events leading to Carey's collapse: On July 19, a Thursday, Carey made an unscheduled appearance on MTV's "Total Request Live" wearing a T-shirt and shorts and began stripping down to her bra top on camera, causing host Carson Daly to cut to a commercial. The next day, she seemed vague and rambling during a record-promotion appearance at Roosevelt Field on Long Island. On Monday, she was spotted acting in a similar fashion at the SoHo Grand Hotel.
By Tuesday, her mother, Pat, insisted that Mariah stay with her. Early Wednesday, the singer posted a rambling message - since taken down - on her Web site that read, "I don't know what's going on with life... I'm trying to understand things in life right now and so I really don't feel that I should be doing music right now." Late Wednesday, she entered the hospital.
Adding to the turmoil, Carey also may be contemplating changes in her management group. Sources told me that her brother, Morgan, intends to take control of his sister's affairs and will replace her manager, Louise McNally. Berger insisted that no management change had been made. "Maroon Entertainment," McNally's company, "continues to function as usual," said Berger. "Louise is dealing with the many aspects of Mariah's busy career while she rests."
In another plaintive message on her Web site, Mariah told her fans, "Right now I need a break so I will, as a human being, take that break. And then I'm going to come back and sing for a minute, after I get my management company put together." (New York Daily News)
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