Mariah Carey‘s fans rallied around the star after learning that her mother and sister had passed away on the same day.
The superstar, 55, announced the deaths of her mom Patricia, 87, and sister Alison, 63, on Monday, though the causes of death have not been disclosed as of yet.
‘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,’ the singer told People.
‘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.’
Mariah’s fans and followers sent the star plenty of love, with one writing, ‘we love you & will continue to keep you & your entire family in our plans.’
Mariah Carey’s, 55, fans rallied around the star after learning that her mother and sister had passed away on the same day; pictured with mom Patricia
The superstar announced the deaths of her mom Patricia, 87, and sister Alison, 63, on Monday, though the causes of their deaths have not been disclosed as of yet; (L) Mariah seen with her mom, (R) pictured with her sister Alison
‘My heart is so heavy and broken for @MariahCarey. Sending you love and light during this difficult time. Rest in Peace, Patricia Carey and Alison Ann Carey,’ another fan added.
‘Sad to hear, my condolences to your family Mariah Carey.’
The comments continued, with another fan writing, ‘I can’t imagine the pain you’re feeling at this time of mourning, may god comfort your heart and that of your family, we’re here for you, we’ll never leave you!!! we love you!!!’
A fan page wrote, ‘You are stronger than you think, we are here to send you strength in this difficult time. All the lambs feel for the loss of Patricia and Alison, may they both rest in the home of the Lord.’
Another worried fan added, ‘I’m praying that comfort can find you soon…my heart aches for you.’
‘WOW!! Mariah Carey’s Mum and sister passed on the same day! This is too much!! Sending my love and condolences to Mariah and her family. Yah, hold her, and keep her!’
Mariah’s fans and followers sent the star plenty of love following the sad news
‘So sorry for your loss,’ one fan page of the star wrote, sharing photos of the singer with her sister and mom
‘Our hearts go out to Mariah and her family during this incredibly difficult time’
‘Rest in peace,’ another fan wrote, sharing photos of Patricia and Alison with Mariah
A fan page wrote, ‘You are stronger than you think, we are here to send you strength in this difficult time. All the lambs feel for the loss of Patricia and Alison, may they both rest in the home of the Lord’
‘We love you & will continue to keep you & your entire family in our plans,’ another added
‘WOW!! Mariah Carey’s Mum and sister passed on the same day! This is too much!! Sending my love and condolences to Mariah and her family. Yah, hold her, and keep her!’
‘Sad to hear, my condolences to your family Mariah Carey’
Another worried fan added, ‘I’m praying that comfort can find you soon…my heart aches for you.’
‘Sending you and your family prayers, we will see them again, One Sweet Day. We love you,’ yet another fan wrote
The comments continued, with another fan writing, ‘I can’t imagine the pain you’re feeling at this time of mourning, may god comfort your heart and that of your family, we’re here for you, we’ll never leave you!!! we love you!!!’
‘To lose one family member is hard enough, but to lose two within the same day is a whole other level of pain & sadness’
Another simply comforted the star with the words ‘I love you’
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.
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.
In addition to Mariah and Alison, Patricia and Roy also had son Morgan, now 64.
Julliard-educated Patricia was an opera singer and vocal coach.
Mariah opened up about complicated relationships with her mom and sister in her 2020 memoir, The Meaning Of Mariah Carey.
‘Like many aspects of my life, my journey with my mother has been full of contradictions and competing realities. It’s never been only black-and-white — it’s been a whole rainbow of emotions,’ she explained.
She said their relationship was a ‘prickly rope of pride, pain, shame, gratitude, jealousy, admiration, and disappointment’.
Mariah had a famously fraught relationship with her mother and sister over the years; pictured with her mom and daughter Monroe
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In 2020 Carey alleged her sister Allison (pictured) who she described as ‘troubled and traumatized… tried to sell [her] out to a pimp’
In 2021 Alison sued Mariah for $1.25million, claiming her 2020 tell-all memoir The Meaning Of Mariah Carey caused ‘immense emotional distress’
The book was still dedicated to Patricia: ‘And to Pat, my mother, who, through it all, I do believe actually did the best she could,’ the singer penned in the dedication.
‘I will love you the best I can, always.’
In 2020 Mariah alleged Alison who she described as ‘troubled and traumatized … tried to sell [her] out to a pimp.’
In a passage in her book Carey said of her sister Allison: ‘When I was 12 years old, my 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.’
Winfrey, on The Oprah Conversation, asked the singer about why she feels her siblings who she described as ‘extremely violent’ – treated her as such to which the singer insisted they were ‘damaged’.
Mariah said of the trio: ‘We don’t even really know each other, and that’s the thing. We didn’t grow up together, but we did.
‘Like, they were on their journeys, by the time I got into the world, they had already been damaged, in my opinion. But again, I wasn’t there. I was dropped into this world and I literally felt like an outsider amongst my own family.’
The Grammy-winning singer wrote that both siblings have been ‘attacking’ her verbally for years, amid their very public feud.
She told Oprah: ‘[My siblings] just grew up with the experience of living with a Black father and a white mother together, as a family, and I was, for the most part, living with my mother, which they saw as easier, but in reality it was not.’
In 2016 Mariah’s brother Morgan (C) said he hasn’t spoke to his sister ‘properly’ for two decades
Mariah’s parents divorced when she was only three years old and the relationship with her father Alfred (pictured) was reduced to spending Sundays together. Alfred Roy Carey passed away from cancer in 2002 at the age of 72
She added that her siblings ‘have always thought that [her] life was easy’ and ‘also always looked for … a get rich quick scheme.’
Mariah also famously claimed her mother called the police on her before her hospitalization in 2001.
The singer was hospitalized in July of 2001 as her reps said she was dealing with ‘extreme exhaustion.’
The Grammy-winning singer told Oprah that her mother Patricia Carey, 83, contacted the authorities amid a family fight.
She said she was going through an ’emotional crisis’ amid her promotional tour for her film Glitter, and was staying with her mother at the time.
‘There was a code switching that happened and a power shift that was immediate,’ the Hero singer said. ‘It was immediate and she was in charge and instead of saying, ‘I’m taking care of my daughter, she’s tired, somebody called the cops by mistake,’ or whatever, it was like, ‘Oh no, because you defied me, this is what’s going to happen.”
The I Don’t Wanna Cry singer said she felt a strange sense of relief when police arrived and she got into their vehicle.
‘In the backseat of the police car, it’s a vivid memory I’ll never forget,’ she said. ‘I have never spoken about it, but at that moment, that seemed like a better alternative than where I was.’