Mariah Carey demanded $ 50 million in "disadvantage costs" of the former fiancé after the breakup

The pop star was engaged to James Packer in 2016.


For most people who end a commitment only costs expenses that will no longer be shared, the ring and the deposits you have already made for marriage. But, Mariah Carey is not most people. In 2016, she would have charged her ex-fiancé James Packer A "inconvenience" of $ 50 million when they broke up. Although Carey did not end up with the whole sum, it was widely pointed out that she pocketed a fairly significant sum of money from the Australian billionaire following their separation. Continue reading to learn more.

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Carey and Packer were committed to early 2016.

Mariah Carey and James Packer at the 2016 G'Day Los Angeles Gala
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Carey and Packer met for the first time during the first of Hercules in 2014. They were presented by Brett Ratner , the film producer and Packer's friend who made the film. The couple rendered their public relations in 2015 and January 2016, They have become engaged After Packer offered with a 35 carat engagement ring. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"It's so heavy that I can't raise my arm!" Carey said to E! Diamond news. "No ... it's a beautiful part." She said of her relationship: "I feel fantastic, better than ever ... it's an exceptional and really person ... It becomes more romantic day by day, so it's very soft." She added that if planning was going well, marriage would be "a little soon".

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They broke up nine months later.

Mariah Carey and James Packer at the 2016 GLAAD Media Awards
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Packer and Carey's Spless were reported in October 2016. A singer's representative said Entertainment tonight that They hadn't seen each other Since he fought during a trip to Greece the previous month. Sources and representatives for Carey and Packer then exchanged variable stories in the press.

For example, as indicated by People ,, A source that was close to Carey Said at one point that Packer had "not been in a healthy mental place". A source close to Packer then said, it was "Mariah typical of simply twisting things that do not sound well. They separated because she has problems".

She would have asked for "inconvenience costs".

Mariah Carey at the premiere of
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Entertainment tonight reported in November 2016 that Carey asked for a $ 50 million " Disadvantage fees " of Packer for the canceled commitment. According to the assertions, they had discussed a contract contract to have married, where the amount of $ 50 million came from. But another source said "this figure never existed".

"He moved it across the country and moved it as well as his children," said a source. "He made him promises that were not made." This source also said that Carey wanted to keep his engagement ring - which would have been $ 10 million - and wanted Packer to buy him a house in California.

The source continued: "Mariah would like James to apologize for having broken with her.

They finally settled.

Mariah Carey and James Packer at opening ceremony of the Studio City casino resort in Macau in 2015
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A year later, in November 2017, AND reported that Carey had received a " dollar several million regulations "To pack as far as their breakup is concerned. A source said:" She always has the ring and now carries her on her middle finger ... They did not speak for a year, maybe even more than that. ""

The explosion reported that Carey received between 5 million and 10 million dollars "Between the money and the ring" because the ring was not worth as much as the $ 10 million that had previously been reported.

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Packer and Carey talked about their split.

Mariah Carey and James Packer in Los Angeles in 2016
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In 2020, Packer spoke to Sydney Morning Herald About his relationship with Carey Before the release of his memories, The meaning of Mariah Carey . The businessman said: "I wish him good luck" and noted that they had not spoken for four years.

"She was kind, exciting and fun," said Packer. "Mariah is a woman of substance. She is very brilliant. But it was a mistake for her and an error for me."

Carey spoke of his memories to The Guardian and was asked that She didn't include Packer In the book while she wrote on her other relationships.

"If it was a relationship that counted, it is in the book. Otherwise, it did not happen," she said. When the interviewer stressed that she was engaged to Packer, and the star replied: "We had no physical relationship, to be honest with you", and left it there.

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