Judge dismisses Morgan Carey's defamation suit against Mariah Carey
A judge threw out Morgan Carey's defamation lawsuit against his sister Mariah Carey over her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey.
A judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit that Morgan Carey filed against his sister, Mariah Carey, over her 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey. The Guardian reports the suit was filed five years ago.
Fox News reports the suit sought $20 million. It says a New York judge ruled that Morgan Carey's claim did not meet the actual malice standard.
The Guardian reports that Morgan Carey said the book falsely portrayed him as a violent drug dealer. According to the Guardian, the memoir calls him a "sometimes drug dealing" brother who had been in the system, and refers to him as her "ex-brother".
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- The GuardianMariah Carey wins dismissal of brother’s defamation lawsuit over her memoirTue, Oct 20, 9:15 PM EDT
- Fox NewsMariah Carey wins bitter legal battle with brother as $20M lawsuit over tell-all memoir is tossedWed, Oct 21, 10:00 AM EDT
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