Mariah Carey and James Packer have ended their engagement, per multiple reports.
Carey has told Nick Cannon about the separation, a source told E! News, "but they "have not discussed it at length." (Over the weekend, the two celebrated Halloween early with their 5-year-old twins.) Neither Carey nor Packer has publicly explained on the reported breakup. Australian tabloid Woman's Day was the first to do the report about them, with TMZ shortly after assuming the duo called it quits.
The Whirlwind Romance
The couple met in 2014 at a movie debut in Aspen, Colo. "We were talking and laughing, and people were getting mad at us and stuff like that," Carey told Steve Harvey in 2015. "So, we hit it off." Packer, a billionaire businessman who hails from Australia, popped the question in January 2016, showing Carey with 35-carat diamond ring. "It's so heavy I can't lift my arm up!" the singer later joked in an interview with E! News' Melanie Bromley. The "Fantasy" singer described Packer's proposal in her hometown as "very romantic," saying, "He's an exceptional person, and really...it gets more romantic by the day. So, it's very sweet."
All along, Carey wanted the nuptials to happen ASAP. "If everything works out, it will be somewhat soon," she said. Since both had been married twice before, she added, "We are not doing a big wedding...We would rather make it beautiful but humble." In February, Carey validated that wedding plans were already well underway. "I've picked a lot of things that I can't tell," the singer told E! News, "but you've already seen the ring so...POW!"
Carey Hints Engagement Could Be Rocky
Six months later, Carey was like mum when E! News asked for a wedding update. "I can't really answer them because we're trying to talk it through," the five-time Grammy Award winner felt harassed and exlaimed, "It's like some things are a surprise, some things are like, 'How do we fit them into the schedule?' So, everybody just must wait and see, including me. We're figuring it out." But did she have a date in mind? "Like tonight? Do I have a date tonight?" she kidded. "I can't answer these questions."
Carey is doing her Sweet Fantasy Tour, with the next show scheduled for Nov. 8 in Mexico City. On Tuesday, Carey declared that she had been mannered to cancel her concerts in Argentina, Brazil and Chile, due to promoter negligence. "To all of my lambs in South America, I am devastated that a portion of this tour had to be cancelled," the singer told E! News. "Thank you for all of the excitement and love-I hope to see you soon, my darlings!"
