Mariah Carey Brother's $20 Million Defamation Lawsuit Dismissed
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Mariah Carey won a $20 million defamation lawsuit filed by her brother Morgan Carey, as a New York state court dismissed the case on grounds that Morgan failed to prove actual malice.
- Morgan Carey claimed Mariah defamed him in her 2020 memoir by portraying him as violent and accusing him of cocaine trafficking, but the court found no evidence she knowingly made false statements.
- Justice Leslie A. Stroth ruled that Morgan did not meet the legal standard for actual malice, which requires proof that Mariah acted with knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard for the truth.
- Mariah’s lawyer expressed satisfaction that the court recognized the memoir's public interest significance, while Morgan’s lawyer announced plans to appeal the decision.
