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Do not fill this in! == Personal life == Carey began dating [[Tommy Mottola]] while recording ''Mariah Carey'',<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Carey|first1=Mariah|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1157767321|title=The meaning of Mariah Carey|date=2020|last2=Davis|first2=Michaela Angela|isbn=978-1-250-16468-1|edition=1st|pages=129|publisher=Henry Holt and Company |oclc=1157767321}}</ref> and they were married in New York City on June 5, 1993, during a half-million dollar ceremony at [[Saint Thomas Church (Manhattan)|Saint Thomas Church]].<ref name="shapiro6"/> The newlyweds moved into a custom-built mansion referred to by Carey as "Sing Sing"<ref>{{cite magazine|title='Hitmaker' Tommy Mottola recalls marriage to Mariah Carey|url=https://ew.com/article/2013/01/30/mariah-carey-tommy-mottola/|first=Clark|last=Collis|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=January 30, 2013|access-date=August 8, 2021}}</ref> located on a 51-acre estate in [[Bedford (town), New York|Bedford, New York]], alluding to her feeling imprisoned there. After the release of ''Daydream'' and the success that followed, Carey began focusing on her personal life, which was a constant struggle at the time.<ref name="nickson38">{{harvnb|Nickson|1998|p=156}}</ref> Their relationship began to deteriorate due to their growing creative differences in terms of her music, as well as Mottola's controlling nature.<ref name="nickson38"/> They announced their separation on May 30, 1997,<ref name="3dJzM"/> and their divorce was finalized by the time Mottola remarried on December 2, 2000.<ref name="mottola-remarries">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,621423,00.html|title=Music Mogul Marries|first=Stephen M.|last=Silverman|magazine=People|date=October 13, 1997|access-date=November 9, 2015|quote=Tommy Mottola ... married his third wife, Mexican soap opera actress Thalia Sodi, in an extravagant, all-star wedding Saturday night [Oct. 11, 1997] at New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral.}}</ref> In 1998, their home together was sold for $20.5 million to [[Nelson Peltz]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Mariah Carey's House Goes for $20M|url=https://apnews.com/article/9ce33c415b19e984ce14fdfa095a8869|publisher=Associated Press|access-date=April 21, 2021|date=May 26, 1998}}</ref> and burned down in 1999.<ref>{{cite news|title=DREAM MANSION REDUCED TO ASHES|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1999-12-21-9912210076-story,amp.html|newspaper=Sun-Sentinel|date=December 21, 1999|access-date=April 21, 2021|archive-date=May 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518093653/https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1999-12-21-9912210076-story,amp.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[File:Mariah Carey with her children.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|Carey with her children in 2019]] Carey was in a relationship with baseball shortstop [[Derek Jeter]] from 1997 to 1998,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2189039/the-number-ones-mariah-careys-my-all/columns/the-number-ones/|title=The Number Ones: Mariah Carey's "My All"|work=Stereogum|access-date=May 30, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Carey |first1=Mariah |last2=Davis |first2=Michaela Angela |author-link2=Michaela Angela Davis |date=September 29, 2020 |title=The Meaning of Mariah Carey}}</ref> and with singer [[Luis Miguel]] from 1998 to 2001.<ref name="Luis Miguel Relationship"/> She met actor and comedian [[Nick Cannon]] while they shot the music video for her song "[[Bye Bye (Mariah Carey song)|Bye Bye]]" on an island off the coast of [[Antigua]].<ref name="success">{{cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,354539,00.html|title=Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon Get Wedding Tattoos|last=McKay|first=Hollie|website=[[Fox News]]|agency=Fox News Channel|date=April 3, 2008|access-date=August 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101204436/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,354539,00.html|archive-date=November 1, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> They were married on April 30, 2008, in [[the Bahamas]].<ref name="autogenerated12">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1586974/mariah-carey-nick-cannon-wedding-photo-released.jhtml|title=It's Official! Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon Wedding Photo, Comments Are Released|last=Vineyard|first=Jennier|publisher=MTV News|date=April 9, 2008|access-date=May 10, 2011}}</ref> In the same year, Carey suffered a [[miscarriage]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Entertainment/mariah-carey-announces-pregnancy-reveals-past-miscarriage/story?id=11992447|title=Mariah Carey Announces Pregnancy, Reveals Past Miscarriage|work=ABC News|first=Sheila|last=Marikar|date=October 28, 2010|access-date=September 3, 2022}}</ref> At 35 weeks into her next pregnancy, she gave birth to their [[fraternal twin]]s, Moroccan and Monroe, on April 30, 2011,<ref name="cmTko"/> via [[Caesarean section]].<ref name="xmnMH"/> In August 2014, Cannon confirmed he and Carey had separated.<ref name="ze40C"/> He filed for divorce on December 12, 2014,<ref name="edivorce">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/multimedia/collection/stars-who-married-their-fans/?page=9|title=Stars who married their fans|newspaper=[[The Washington Times]]|access-date=November 11, 2022}}</ref> which was finalized in 2016.<ref name="I9uHJ"/> In 2015, Carey began dating Australian billionaire [[James Packer]] and, on January 21, 2016, she announced they were engaged.<ref name="WKpgR"/> By October, however, they had called off the engagement.<ref name="KgfRJ"/> In October 2016, she began dating American choreographer Bryan Tanaka.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/music/mariah-carey-bryan-tanaka-confirms-boyfriend/|title=Mariah Carey Finally Confirms That Bryan Tanaka Is Indeed Her Boyfriend|magazine=People|access-date=December 23, 2019}}</ref> On December 26, 2023, Tanaka confirmed that he and Carey had parted ways after seven years of dating.<ref>{{cite news|first=Maria|last=Sherman|url=https://apnews.com/article/mariah-carey-bryan-tanaka-split-cf8ec4d3e8248f59ed31312d22b6da65|title=Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka split after 7 years together, dancer confirms|publisher=Associated Press|date=December 26, 2023|access-date=December 27, 2023}}</ref> Carey is an active [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalian]].<ref name="aK7Oj"/> She stated in 2006: "I do believe that I have been [[born again]] in a lot of ways. I think what I've changed are my priorities and my relationships with [[God in Christianity|God]]. I feel the difference when I don't have my private moments to pray... I'm a fighter, but I learned that I'm not in charge. Whatever God wants to happen is what's going to happen. I feel like I've had endless second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth chances. It's by the grace of God I'm still here."<ref name="wVmhp"/> In April 2018, Carey opened up about taking therapy sessions and medication for her struggle with [[bipolar II disorder]]. She was diagnosed in 2001 and initially kept the diagnosis private.<ref>{{Cite magazine|first=Jess|last=Cagle|url=http://people.com/music/mariah-carey-bipolar-disorder-diagnosis-exclusive/|title=Mariah Carey: My Battle with Bipolar Disorder|magazine=People|access-date=August 8, 2021|date=April 11, 2018}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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