Mariah Carey is credited with giving the music industry some of the best hits of all time like her all-time fan-favorite holiday song All I Want for Christmas is You, which has effortlessly topped quite some charts multiple times over the years since its release in 1994. And yet, her most glorious moment didn’t happen onstage while performing one of her songs.
Instead, ironically enough, her most iconic moment actually took place offscreen and offstage, when she was reportedly busy suing her ex-fiancé in court for the most unbelievable reason that would make people think twice before even proposing to their girlfriends. But what was truly iconic about this moment was that she actually ended up winning this case nonetheless!
Mariah Carey’s Most Glorious Moment Included Her Suing Her Ex-Fiance
While Mariah Carey has been in quite a few relationships throughout her life, perhaps none was as short-lived as the one she shared with the media mogul James Packer, which resulted in a split after a mere nine months of the two happily announcing their engagement.
And the way it ended was nothing short of a multi-millionaire affair as well.
According to what a source told Entertainment Tonight, the Emotions singer may have never been able to walk down the aisle and say ‘I do’ to Packer, but she most certainly made sure to make him pay for all the ‘inconvenience’ he caused her during the time they were together.
And yes, Carey actually sued the Australian billionaire businessman cum investor for the same.
As reported by ET, when the pair decided to go their separate ways in October 2016, a month after their alleged blowout fight in Greece, the Obsessed singer sued her ex-fiancé, seeking $50 million as the — don’t be shocked — ‘inconvenience fee.’
Apparently, this was presumably to compensate her for the time she spent with him while they were together.
Unbelievably enough, she actually seemingly ended up winning, as per the reports, because this number had actually been discussed between the pair during the prenuptial negotiations they reportedly underwent when they decided to marry.
That said, Carey seems to have won this match — not only through the ‘inconvenience fee,’ but also the engagement ring she reportedly decided to keep!
Mariah Carey Still Won… Especially Through Her Millions-Worth Engagement Ring!
While Mariah Carey demanded a whopping $50 million, things unfortunately didn’t entirely go in her favor, considering how she did receive the compensation money she sought, but it was much less as compared to the numbers she was expecting.
According to reports from TheBlast, the iconic five-octave vocal range singer apparently had to walk away from her billionaire ex-fiancé with a sum between $5 – $10 million. But even with such low amounts, Carey still seems to have won, considering how she managed to keep the ring.
Although the engagement ring is reportedly included in the total amount that Carey received and seems to be valued at less than $10 million, as per TheBlast, it is still an eminent piece of work, considering how it is actually a 35-carat diamond ring, as per PEOPLE.
And then there’s Carey, who is still cited as sporting it “now on her middle finger,” according to what the source told ET, even though the estranged couple “100 percent have not spoken for a year, maybe even longer than that.“
That being said, in a way, we might as well believe Mariah Carey won big time and had one of the most glorious moments of her life because something is better than nothing — especially for a reason cited as ‘inconvenience fee’!
