LOS ANGELES – DECEMBER 4: Mariah Carey performs “Oh Santa” from her 25th Anniversary album reissue of Merry Christmas during The Late Late Show with James Corden, airing Tuesday, December 17, 2019. (Photo by Terence Patrick/CBS via Getty Images)
Singer Mariah Carey poses as she attends Variety’s 2019 Power of Women: Los Angeles, in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., October 11, 2019. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Mariah Carey arrives at Variety’s Power of Women on Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
PARIS, FRANCE – DECEMBER 07: Singer Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka are seen leaving the Plaza Athenee Hotel on December 07, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/GC Images)
LOS ANGELES – DECEMBER 4: Mariah Carey performs Ã’Christmas Time is in The Air” from her 25th Anniversary album reissue of Merry Christmas during The Late Late Show with James Corden, airing Wednesday, December 18, 2019. (Photo by Terence Patrick/CBS via Getty Images)
Mariah Carey performs during a concert celebrating Dubai Expo 2020 One Year to Go in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 01: Mariah Carey performs onstage during the 2019 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 1, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for dcp)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 11: Mariah Carey and Diane Warren attend Variety’s 2019 Power Of Women: Los Angeles Presented By Lifetime at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on October 11, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images,)
NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 20: Mariah Carey visits ‘The Elvis Duran Z100 Morning Show’ at Z100 Studio on November 20, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – DECEMBER 15: Mariah Carey performs onstage during her “All I Want For Christmas Is You” tour at Madison Square Garden on December 15, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for MC)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – DECEMBER 11: Mariah Carey seen leaving Mr Chow Restaurant on December 11, 2018 in London, England.
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA – MARCH 05: Mariah Carey performs onstage during the the Caution World Tour at Fox Theater on March 05, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation)
GOOD MORNING AMERICA – Mariah Carey performs live on ‘Good Morning America,’ on Monday, November 19, 2018 on ABC.
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MARIAH CAREY
15/15 SLIDES
Mariah Carey is being sued by her former nanny.
The ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ hitmaker has found herself locked in a lawsuit over the festive period after her ex-employee Maria Burgues accused her of underpaying her and failing to give her adequate lunchtimes and breaks.
Maria – who has claimed worked for Mariah between 2017 and 2018 – was hired to look after the pop diva’s eight-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe, whom she has with her ex-husband Nick Cannon, and escort them around the world.
However, according to court documents, obtained by TMZ.com, Maria has claimed she didn’t get paid enough for the jobs she was forced to do.
She believes she’s entitled to a payout because 49-year-old singer allegedly wouldn’t let her have 10-minute breaks for every four hours she worked and she wasn’t allowed a 30-minute lunch break for every five hours plus she worked.Â
Maria has claimed she was fired shortly after she complained about one of Mariah’s bodyguards – who allegedly treated her badly – after he reportedly almost got them into a major car crash because he was fiddling around with his phone.
Meanwhile, despite her legal trouble, Mariah has promised to make this Christmas one to remember for her children because she’s used to it being “ruined.”
She said: “I grew up looking forward to the holidays all year long, but because I have such a tragically dysfunctional family, certain family members or ex-family members would ruin it every year. As an adult, what I’ve tried to do is take what I always wished Christmas would be and have the perfect holiday season.”
Mariah credits her mother with helping her develop a love for the festive season.
She explained: “[My mother] is the reason why I love Christmas so much. She got me into it. She was super-festive and tried really hard even though we had no money.
“She would wrap up fruit in newspaper and give it to me like, ‘This is from the cat!’ She would sing Christmas carols and make mulled wine and have her friends over. I got that from her, and whatever our differences are, I’m so thankful for that.”
