Mariah Carey wins dismissal of brother's defamation lawsuit

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A judge has dismissed Mariah Carey's brother's $20 million defamation lawsuit over claims in her 2020 memoir.

A New York judge has dismissed Morgan Carey's $20 million defamation lawsuit against his sister Mariah Carey over her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey. Morgan sued in 2021, alleging the book contained false and defamatory statements about him.

In the memoir, Mariah described Morgan as a "sometimes drug dealing, been-in-the-system, drunk-ass brother" and called him her "ex-brother". Morgan claimed the book falsely portrayed him as a violent drug dealer who had been to prison, and alleged that Mariah's claims he had physically abused their mother were "a false and defamatory lie". He stated he had no criminal record and said the memoir had caused him "extreme mental anguish".

In an amended complaint filed in January, Morgan alleged that a film he co-wrote was cancelled after the memoir's publication due to a producer's "fear of angering" his sister, and that he was unable to find steady work. However, the judge determined that Morgan failed to satisfy the actual malice standard required for the defamation case to proceed, resulting in the dismissal of the lawsuit.

How it is being reported

• Mariah Carey wins bitter legal battle with brother as $20M lawsuit over tell-all memoir is tossedMorgan Carey's $20 million defamation lawsuit over Mariah Carey's memoir failed to satisfy the actual malice standard, a New York judge ruled.Fox News · 21 Oct, 15:00
• Mariah Carey wins dismissal of brother’s defamation lawsuit over her memoirMorgan 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 dealer A 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...Guardian World · 21 Oct, 02:15

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