Mariah Carey says 'my heart is broken' after mother and sister tragically died the same day

Mariah Carey has suffered a tremendous loss after two deaths in her immediate family took place in the past few days. The singer’s mother, Patricia, and sister Alison, both passed on the same day.

“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 has said in a statement addressing the heartbreaking news. “I feel blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mom before she passed,” Carey added. “I appreciate everyone’s love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time.”

Neither the date of Patricia and Alison’s death nor the cause of death was given.

Writing about the complex and complicated relationship she’s had with her family, in her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey. Mariah detailed how her therapist at one point in time recommended she redefine her relationship with her family for her own “sanity and peace of mind.”

Carey recalled, “My mother became Pat to me, Morgan my ex-brother and Alison my ex-sister … I had to stop expecting them to one day miraculously become the mommy, big brother and big sister I fantasized about.”

The singer also opened up about her difficult relationship with her mother, describing their relationship as "a prickly rope of pride, pain, shame, gratitude, jealousy, admiration and disappointment.” Noting "A complicated love tethers my heart to my mother’s.”

Nonetheless, she dedicated her memoir, at least in part, to her mother, writing, “And to Pat, my mother, who, through it all, I do believe actually did the best she could… I will love you the best I can, always.”