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Re: Bryan Tanaka and Anthony Burrell are gay (67,592) (67,594) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter It has been established well in advance that Bryan Tanaka is quite straight. He has a girlfriend, or had so as recently as earlier this year. Anthony Burrell is also straight (I don't know if he swings both ways and that's his choice) but he has a kid as well and was rumored to be involved with Rihanna at some point. I don't understand where this "all male dancers are gay" thing comes from? I mean come on, Casper Smart? Kevin Federline? Ariana's donut licking partner? Criss Judd? (Friday 28 October 2016; 12:06)

Rumors and stories so far (67,593) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter A lot doesn't add up. We have so many contradictory stories. Let's make a list. (1) James dumped Mariah because Mariah is extravagant and because he doesn't want to be a part of the reality show. (Um okay so you are telling me that the man who owns one of the biggest water vessels and uses it for vacations year round, along with his private jet and multiple homes is going to have problems with Mariah's spending? Also if he didn't want to be a part of the reality show, it was discussed early on that he won't be a part of it. Then Mariah later said he is in some of it. But why would he suddenly decide he doesn't like it so close to the premier date?) (2) Mariah dumped James because of the alleged fight in Greece. (3) Mariah dumped James because he wasn't there for her and she found comfort in Bryan. (4) Mariah dumped James because James is mentally unstable and has been so for a while. (5) Things started going bad between them when James started suspecting Mariah of having an affair with Bryan which led James to ban/threaten Bryan. (6) The tension started when Mariah didn't attend James's sister's party, that and mother Packer never was fond of Mariah. These are the stories we have until date, let's see what more comes up. (Friday 28 October 2016; 11:59)

Re: E news (67,586) (67,590) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter One possible scenario: there really is a break up, and maybe it's because James yelled at Liana (who is a member of Stella's family/friends). Now that James is out of the picture, Stella is going lunatic with the accusations saying he is mentally unstable and implying he is violent physically. Why is Stella doing this? Because Liana is very close with Stella and so if Liana was yelled at by Packer (Which honestly, what finally got him to yell? I'd have done it too since why one earth does an assistant and manager need to be on a personal vacation? It's not like Mariah is sick or can't walk), anyways if James yelled at Liana, Stella would get personal or suppose James yelled at Stella, that would grind her gears too, so she'd want to come for his reputation. What Stella doesn't get is Packer is quite powerful and can get her thrown out of Hollywood. So since Stella (like always) only thinks about the short run, she is really digging her own grave here. I really want to know how much of these new leaked stories have actually reached Mariah. It is clear that they hide a lot of stuff from her. This Stella brought more drama into Mariah's life in the past 2 years than what Mariah had in her entire life. (Hashtag) Fire Stella, (Hashtag) empower your contour. (Friday 28 October 2016; 11:31)

Re: E news (67,577) (67,585) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Honestly if this is in any shape proven to be a publicity stunt, as in suppose this whole relationship is fake or this break up story is fake or the break up happened but these different versions have no truth to it, no matter what but if this drama is in the least bit staged (which it is looking like it will be) then I will lose a lot of respect for Mariah as a person. I'll still be a fan of her craft and artistry but as a person, I'll really lose respect for her because this isn't the woman I admired since I was a kid. I used to love how classy Mariah was, how poised and drama free and all in all a good role model. Her personal life was her personal life and she'd keep it private (hello she got married to Nick without anyone knowing) but now we have people "finding out" that she got engaged and be outside right then and there to click pictures of her ring the very same night? I used to love that she had this aura of mystery around her, but nowadays she is so overexposed. Her personal life is being used for commercial purpose, she is engaging in publicity stunts left and right. She is teaming up with TMZ and tabloids to "leak" stories and personal pictures. I can blame Stella all I want, but Mariah is a 46 year old woman who has been in the business for so long, she should have known better. All that these recent drama will do is cheapen her image further. No one needs to know why you broke up with Packer, like no one needs to know why you broke up with Nick. All these story leaks will eventually lead to a nasty fight. (Friday 28 October 2016; 10:20)

Re: Packer went beserk on dancer (67,582) (67,584) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Yes plus no one would be fine seeing their fiance give this same dancer a lap dance for no good reason. It's not like it was part of her routine. Why do it? I always felt like maybe it was a publicity move they were filming for the show. Then let's not forget those Snap-chat videos of all the private party grindings and this moment along with many other moments being leaked which had me, Licia and Marissa shook. Haha we were posting about how this doesn't affect James. What I don't get is why this is becoming an issue now. These happened months back. After that Mariah and James were seen together, she talked about him in interviews, she said how she's very happy. Then how did this burst all of a sudden. The timing is so weird. (Friday 28 October 2016; 10:11)

Mental state (67,581) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Boy oh boy, Stella better stop. All these "insider" talk about how James is mentally unstable, Stella dear you are going to ruin Mariah. If James really gets pissed, he'll go all out and make sure they shoot down every claim and maybe turn it on Mariah. So far the Packer team has kept it calm and just denied allegations. The moment they start firing back, jeez. Stella stop your immature self before you ruin Mariah. (Friday 28 October 2016; 6:23)

It's getting crazier (67,580) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter So now TMZ is reporting openly about Bryan Tanaka. They are talking about how James was very suspicious about Mariah's relationship with Tanaka and even used his casino ties to get him banned from Caesar's. I'm sorry but this seems to be purely Stella's pathetic attempt at spinning the story but she is just playing with fire because James obviously will hit back with his professional PR team. All these should never have been public if Mariah really "feared" James. Plus why is this becoming an issue months after all those moments when we were having meltdowns here on MCA about Mariah being weird with Bryan. Also what I've feared is out, the lap dance video has resurfaced and it's only a matter of time before that gets blown up to. Has Mariah gotten completely nuts? Is she really going to allow Stella to get down and dirty about her personal life like this? When Nick and Mariah divorced, Mariah was very quiet about it. Until date she never said anything bad. When Tommy and Mariah divorced, she didn't start bashing him after years later. That too was done in a classy manner. This is getting so nasty, it will eventually explode on Mariah. (Friday 28 October 2016; 6:02)

Mariah's World (67,570) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter So James apparently doesn't want to be a part of the reality show. This could result in a delay or cancellation of the show if they have to edit out all his appearances, although he probably wasn't in it that much. What I want to know is what will happen with the wedding preparation moments? This whole show was supposed to be about her tour and wedding preparations, we even see her trying on gowns. Ugh does this mean we have another abandoned project coming up? (Thursday 27 October 2016; 23:23)

Re: This is KickAss? (67,567) (67,569) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter That is the worst album name ever. Clearly it should be "Chronicles of a Magical Unicorn". (Thursday 27 October 2016; 23:20)

Stella (67,559) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Stella is pissed at someone. This is on her instagram with the caption "I don't care how long I [censored] with you, bye Felicia empower women". Now is this about Mariah or James? I mean is she making a statement about James being out of the picture? Then it's unprofessional as fudge. But what more can you expect. If it's about Mariah finally waking up and firing her and her squad, then MC family, then I'm throwing a virtual MCA party. You best come decked out in all your finery. (Thursday 27 October 2016; 20:53)

TMZ new info (67,556) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter So TMZ is reporting something new about how the relationship got rocky during their visit to Greece. To quote them "sources connected with Mariah claim James did 'something really bad' involving her assistant. The sources would not elaborate but we're told after the alleged incident Mariah bailed on the vacation, got off the boat and returned to L.A." So now how much do you want to bet James told Stella to get to fudge out of his suite when he was trying to bed Mariah and Stella was sitting their, all contoured up and leather jackets galore, chattering away. Seriously if James told Stella to get the eff out, I'd be Team Packer. The woman hounds Mariah like she's Mariah's shadow. (Thursday 27 October 2016; 20:46)

Re: TMZ is reporting the split (67,546) (67,555) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Haha Mara, good Lord, I can't with your observational skills. The instagram drama info was something I didn't know about before haha. So thanks for that. Also let's not forget the completely awkward and unnecessary lap dance Mariah gave Bryan during one of the shows. It was so weird. (Thursday 27 October 2016; 20:39)

Re: TMZ is reporting the split (67,545) (67,547) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I also want to bring attention to the whole "James is a private man" thing. If James was so private, why did he allow those up close and personal pictures of Mariah awkwardly kissing him on the yacht, the motor-boating sessions, and countless other awkward "making out" pictures, which were clearly taken by her people and he was aware of it. Unless of course he doesn't read the entertainment news at all and never saw those. But I doubt it. Wendy has apparently already jumped on the story. I didn't see it yet. (Thursday 27 October 2016; 17:53)

TMZ is reporting the split (67,543) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter So TMZ has picked up the story and their reasoning for the split sounds more believable than the crappy one about Mariah being extravagant. According to TMZ, Packer was not happy with some of the scenes involving Mariah and one of her dancers, *cough* Bryan *cough*. Quoting TMZ "the deal breaker for Packer came when she had some sort of rendezvous with one of the dancers in her Vegas show, something that is on video for the reality show". He was also apparently never on board with the whole reality show thing. Anyways according to TMZ they have split but apparently there is still a possibility of them getting together. Now that they have said there is a possibility of them getting back, could this be a publicity stunt for MW? I don't know about Mariah but I wouldn't put it past Stella to dig up cheap publicity, especially since we know that the whole Bryan rumors were spreading like fire and got people talking. If this was Mariah any other year I would be 100% certain that she won't do such a thing, but with Stella whispering in her ears, I will have to wait and see. Regardless of this, I'll still wait on official confirmation of the split and even if they split, I can't say it's a bad thing. They looked more like cousins (like Licia said before) than a couple. (Thursday 27 October 2016; 16:00)

Re: Fan backlash (67,540) (67,541) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter But she did right? She cancelled all 5 shows there. She will only keep Hawaii and Mexico. People in Mexico are scared that will get axed too. (Thursday 27 October 2016; 14:45)

Re: Packer split / SA tour (67,527) (67,533) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I don't think it's related. First of all, we don't even know if it's true because every other week we get a "James dumped Mariah" headline. It makes for an easy story, everyone likes to believe that James (a reserved billionaire) would eventually tire of Mariah's over the top, diva, glamor ways. However we don't know how this woman is behind closed doors. Secondly, Mariah never seemed to be that into James ever, they were photographed together for maybe a total of 10 times and every time Stella was right there to make sure Mariah and James didn't have to speak more than 2 words to each other, hence if they did split, I don't think she would be "devastated". Third but most importantly, don't forget this woman went on an Asian and Australian tour right after her break up with Nick, when she really was devastated (because she seemed like she really did love him and she had babies with him and was married to him for years) and save for the first few shows, she did pretty well. So I don't think Mariah would cancel a tour because of her relationship with James especially if that didn't stop her when she was going through a difficult divorce in 2014. So I'm not concerned. Plus she is already doing other appearances instead of the tour. This is Mariah's season. She won't let anyone take away her shine during this time of the year, and she shouldn't either. This is the only time when the whole world acknowledges her greatness. (Thursday 27 October 2016; 12:13)

Re: Fan backlash (67,523) (67,528) (67,531) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I agree, this isn't her fault. There's a reason she keeps people on her payroll to handle her marketing/PR side. Mariah never claimed to be a business graduate that she can handle both her artistry and business together. Regardless, no matter how upset the fans are, no one has the right to call her filthy names and to wish death upon her. That's just too much. This thing should have been nipped in the bud the moment the tour got cancelled. All they needed to do was hold an iPhone in front of Mariah and let her just say whatever she felt like saying. No need to force a script on her. I'm sure she genuinely feels bad about it and she is good with words so just let her give a heartfelt video message. This would never have blown up so much if her team was more active, like Chris Chambers was last year when Morgan tried to sell his first explosive story and no one got wind of it, it died down in 5 minutes flat with only the original tabloid having that story. But Stella spends so much time on her contour and so little time actually bothering to choose people who are right for business that her team is a complete mess. It only has Bulochnikov insiders who don't have the experience. How can Stella play multiple roles as manager, tour manager, PR personnel, marketing personnel, bodyguard, accounts manager and so on? She ain't Eddie Murphy and this isn't the Nutty Professor. Stop being so scared of being fired and hence not letting professional outsiders enter. Get your act together instead of ruining and leeching off the very woman who is paying your bills and your family's bills. (Thursday 27 October 2016; 12:01)

Fan backlash (67,523) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I read some of the comments on social media and they are going bat crap crazy on Mariah. From calling her really bad names to wishing death upon her. It's really getting out of hand. First of all, I feel really bad for the fans, they waited so long for this to happen only to be shattered by the news, but guys please this is no way to treat the person who has been your favorite for so long. Mariah is a lot of things but I do not believe this cancellation was her fault. Her team on the other hand, unprofessional and huge failures. Yes, she chose her team and we all know Mariah isn't the best at choosing whom to have a professional relationship with but please don't start abusing her and telling her to go and die. Mariah's season is almost here and to start it off with such bad news, her brand has been permanently tarnished and no one is making an effort to show her side of the story. Her team needs to understand shielding her from the reality will do more harm than good, unless of course they already know that and is only shielding her because they are benefiting from it. Mariah, please wake up, start communicating with the fans directly. Show them that it's not your fault and that you are doing everything you can to fix this. A tweet means nothings because we all know who is typing it. So make a little effort from the comfort of your home to communicate with your fans and tell them what happened and assure them that you will make up for it. Also please wake up and find a professional and established team who can really support you and not milk your career for their own benefits and then leave once they have take everything away. (Thursday 27 October 2016; 8:32)

Re: SA tour (67,518) (67,521) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Nope they had 3 different promoters from what I've read. (Thursday 27 October 2016; 1:57)

Re: SA tour (67,519) (67,520) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter At least have Mariah make some sort of announcement, by either writing a personal letter (and posting it on social media) or a video where she addresses exactly what went wrong. Thing is at the end of the day it's Mariah's image at stake. The others can easily just jump ships, but Mariah's image wil have to face the blow. She needs to know who she is hiring. Her tour manager (if she even has a proper one and not a member of Bulochnikov family) should have been on this issue from the start. Ensuring everything goes smoothly. Her PR team should have been on overdrive making sure everyone knows this is not Mariah's fault. It's just so annoying. Mariah probably doesn't even know that she is being ripped apart in the media and on social media because her team will hide it. (Thursday 27 October 2016; 1:55)

Re: SA tour (67,514) (67,516) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter She is being torn apart as we speak. Her team as usual is mum and not actively fighting back to set the record straight. I don't understand how this issue arised just 2 days before the shows. Why didn't her manager get the transactions done before hand and how did this happen last minute? I feel really sorry for the fans who were super excited to see her. She did say she'll try to go there in 2017 so there's still hope. This time they should make sure they get the best promoters in the business. Also Mariah's team should really step up the promo game. I'm so over them just sitting on their behinds thinking her name is enough. I mean people at least need to be aware that Mariah is even coming to these places. Also I don't get why the entire leg was cancelled. I can understand how maybe the promoter of one of these places messed up, but how did all 3 countries mess up together? Yet they kept Mexico which apparently had the lowest ticket sales. I'm really curious to know what actually went wrong. So far it's very vague. Did the promoters just decide not to pay her? Did her team make last minute demands that they didn't want to put up with? I however don't think Mariah really just wanted to walk out of this for no big reason. Something big went wrong for her to cancel because she says she will perform even if 1 fan attends her shows. (Wednesday 26 October 2016; 20:50)

1997 versus 2016 (67,482) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I see a lot of then and now comparisons of Mariah on social media and this recently caught my eyes and it's incredible how she looks basically the same 20 years later. Now that her fillers have come down to normal size and her face has become smaller, she basically looks like how she did back then with maybe a few years difference. But that too can be pinned down on the heavier eye makeup she is wearing in the 2016 picture. Without it, she can pass off as her old self. (Monday 24 October 2016; 19:24)

Re: Mariah trending on Facebook (67,475) (67,481) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Why would E. try to bring in the Illuminati theory to get people interested? Genuine question. Are you thinking along the lines of how it creates an air of mystery and suspense around Beyonce and that makes people interested in her? If that's the case, I have to say E. (and Mariah's entire promotional team) is so darn stupid it pisses me off to no end. This, if true, has to be the most pathetic attempt at promo. If not, some stupid random person/bot clearly doesn't understand how people have fun with ghoulish/evil costumes during Halloween. If everyone who dresses up as Satan/evil is Illuminati related, then that covers just about everyone celebrating Halloween. All these aside, I honestly can't tolerate how lame Mariah's PR and marketing teams are. Seriously she is one of the richest celebs out there and her roll outs are just so random and always incomplete. Almost like it's an afterthought or like they thought of promoting it and then abandoned it mid way, letting it sink and then never acknowledging it again. (Monday 24 October 2016; 19:17)

Re: More pics (67,454) (67,463) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Haha you are welcome. Glad you enjoyed them. (Monday 24 October 2016; 7:38)

Re: Early Halloween (67,437) (67,444) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter I posted some more. Mariah looks gorgeous in all of them. Glad you enjoyed the photos. (Sunday 23 October 2016; 18:21)

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