No cause was given.
Mariah Careyis in mourning, after two deaths in her immediate family took place in the past few days.
“Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day.
Mariah Carey lost her mother and sister over the weekend.Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
I feel blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mom before she passed.
I appreciate everyone’s love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time.”
She added, “A complicated love tethers my heart to my mother’s.”
Mariah Carey and her mom in a throwback photo.Mariah Carey/Instagram
Despite that, Carey cited her mother in her book.
Mariah Carey/Instagram
“I will love you the best I can, always,” Carey wrote.
She was raised primarily by her mother after her parents divorced when she was 3,PEOPLEreports.
Her father, Alfred, died in 2002.
Her schedule is expected to conclude Dec. 17 in Brooklyn, N.Y.
