Mariah Carey’s Brother Morgan Accuses Singer Of Lying In Memoir, Files Defamation Lawsuit

Mariah Carey is being sued by her brother for defamation less than six months after the release of her memoir, “The Meaning of Mariah Carey.”

On Wednesday, Morgan Carey filed a lawsuit in New York Supreme Court accusing the “All I Want For Christmas” singer of lying about his character in the memoir, USA Today reports.

In the court documents, Morgan claimed “false and defamatory” details were used to describe him in a passage of the book that details an alleged fight between himself and their father.

The 60-year-old claimed his sister’s lies resulted in “serious damage to his reputation and to his personal and business affairs.” He is seeking unspecified damages.

“Her attempt to falsely characterize plaintiff as equally violent as their father, and her subsequent commentary on police relations with Black people was only the beginning of defendant Mariah Carey’s desperate attempt to vilify plaintiff, play the victim card, and curry favor with the Black Lives Matter movement,” the complaint reads.

In the book, which topped The New York Times’ nonfiction best-seller list in October, Mariah claimed the confrontation had to be broken up by a dozen police.

However, in the lawsuit, Morgan claims the fight never happened, Reuters reports. The documents suggested the allegations were false since a domestic violence report would be only be handled by one or two police officers.

In the lawsuit, Morgan went to suggest Mariah implied he attempted to extort her for money and painted him as someone with a criminal background.

Along with the “Hero” singer, the publisher of the memoir, Macmillan, and the imprint Andy Cohen Books, were also named as defendants in the lawsuit.

Morgan’s lawsuit comes after his other sister, Alison, sued Mariah in early February for $1.25 million over alleged emotional distress caused by the release of the memoir.