Mariah Carey's mother and sister died on the same day last weekend, People reported.
Carey shared a statement with the outlet confirming the tragic news.
“I am heartbroken to have lost my mother last weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day,” she told the outlet.
MARIAH CAREY SAYS HER MOTHER'S JEALOUSY HAS LIVED 'WITH ME FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE'
Mariah Carey revealed that her mother and sister died on the same day over the weekend. (Getty Images)
“I feel blessed to have been able to spend the last week with my mother before she passed away,” Carey added. “I appreciate everyone's love and support and respect for my privacy during this difficult time.”
Carey did not reveal any additional details about her family members' deaths to the outlet. A representative for Carey did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
“I appreciate everyone's love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time.”
The Grammy-winning singer and her sister and mother haven't always had the best relationship.
Mariah Carey has had a difficult relationship with her mother and sister in the past. (AP Agency)
In 2020, her sister Alison sued their mother, alleging that she was forced to endure sexual abuse by multiple men through Satanic worship gatherings as a child.
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Alison accused her mother, Patricia, of sexual abuse when she was 10 years old in a summons filed with the New York Supreme Court in February that was obtained by Fox News Digital at the time.
Alison claimed that her mother allowed and encouraged an undisclosed number of men to engage in sexual acts including forcible touching and first-degree sexual assault, and made her witness people engaging in sexual acts with adults and children.
Mariah Carey's sister sued Patricia Carey in 2020 alleging that her mother forced her to sexually abuse her. (Getty Images)
He also claimed that it all happened at “middle-of-the-night Satanic worship meetings that included ritual sacrifices.”
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Mariah opened up about her relationship with her mother in her 2020 memoir, “The Meaning of Mariah Carey.”
“Like many aspects of my life, my relationship with my mother has been full of contradictions and conflicting realities. It's never been black and white, it's been a rainbow of emotions,” she wrote, according to People.
Mariah opened up about her relationship with her mother in her 2020 memoir. (Terence Patrick/CBS via Getty Images)
“Our relationship is a thorny rope of pride, pain, shame, gratitude, jealousy, admiration and disappointment. A complicated love ties my heart to my mother's,” he continued.
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After referring to her relationship with her mother as a “complicated love,” Carey dedicated her memoir in part to Patricia.
“And to Pat, my mother, who, despite everything, I believe did the best she could,” Carey wrote. “I will love you as best I can, always.”
