A judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by Mariah Carey’s brother against her, ending a five-year legal dispute sparked by claims made in her 2020 memoir. The brother had accused Carey of falsely portraying him as a violent drug dealer, alleging the book’s descriptions were defamatory. The memoir included derogatory language, labeling him as a “sometimes drug dealing, been-in-the-system, drunk-ass brother” and referring to him as her “ex-brother.” The ruling marks the conclusion of the case without a public resolution.


Morgan Carey sued his sister over claims in her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, which he said falsely portrayed him as a violent drug dealerA judge has dismissed a lawsuit from Mariah Carey’s brother, five years after he accused her of defaming him in her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey.In the memoir, Carey described Morgan as a “sometimes drug dealing, been-in-the-system, drunk-ass brother” and called him her “ex-brother”. Continue reading...