Mariah Carey’s ‘Controlling’ $540M Rich’s Ex-Husband Allegedly Sabotaged Her Movie to Keep Her on a leash.
Mariah Carey, recognized as one of the most popular and legendary icons in the music industry, amassed a staggering $340 million net worth. She is one of the richest musicians in the world with hundreds of millions of albums sold, 19 Hot 100 Number ones, and a long list of producing and songwriting credits to her name. In addition to her musical career, Carey has ventured into acting, appearing in films like Precious and Butler. In 2001, she got to act in the film Glitter, as the lead actress, which didn’t go as well as she expected and was reportedly sabotaged by her ex-husband.
Tommy Mottola controlled Mariah Carey’s life and career
Mariah Carey‘s first marriage was to Tommy Mottola in 1993, who was a music executive. The rich and powerful Mottola is alleged to have exhibited dominant behavior over Carey. He exerted significant control over her career and personal life during their marriage. According to the reports published by Vanity Fair, Mottola, who was married with two children, reportedly wouldn’t let her leave her mansion alone and employed security guards for her. He also had a high degree of involvement in Carey’s decision-making, creative process, and public image. Mottola was also accused of sabotaging her 2001 film, Glitter.
Apart from being a musical icon, Carey has also taken on an array of roles in several movies. Carey took on lead roles in WiseGirls and Tennessee, all while scoring smaller parts in Lee Daniels’ The Butler, and Precious. Carey’s first lead role in a film was in Glitter as Billie Frank, which was released in 2001. Fans were in a state of anticipation, and couldn’t wait to witness her vocals and acting performance on screen.
Glitter catastrophe sparked Mariah Carey’s split
Despite a star-filled cast, including Mariah Carey, Da Brat, Terrence Howard, and Padma Lakshmi, Glitter turned out to be a massive disaster, grossing $5 million with a production budget of $22 million. It was produced by 20th Century Fox, which partnered with Sony Pictures and Columbia- two businesses where Tommy Mottola, her ex-husband, held major influence.
The marketing of the movie was found to be poorly executed. The soundtrack of the film was released by Virgin Records, but due to the failure of the film, it suffered in sales and attention. Carey went on to reveal that the film itself didn’t even have a proper script, which was a major red flag. The timing of the movie, in addition to Mottola’s alleged involvement in the script’s problems and production delays, all contributed to its downfall.
Immediately after the release of Glitter, Carey separated from her husband. While the Glitter project and other commercial failures alone did not result in their split, the project, including the film and soundtrack, was part of it. The singer claims that this gave the Sony executive more than enough time to undermine the movie.
Mariah Carey’s Glitter soundtrack resurrected to a Masterpiece
Although the film was mocked and criticized, Carey chose to keep quiet about the film for most of her carrier afterward. She was completely confident in the soundtrack, which was bought from the 80s music trend even before it became popular, proving her musical prodigy before her time, with new wave dance-pop having made a major revival since she took on it back in the early 2000s.
Surprisingly, Glitter reached the top spot globally in 2018, sparking the hashtag #JusticeForGlitter. Until then, the film and soundtrack she viewed as bad memory, came out to become one of the sensational albums, even if the film wasn’t all that great! Glitter has since become available on all streaming apps. During her tour, she included her Glitter moment in the set. Now the soundtrack is recognized as a masterpiece.
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Source: Nicki Swift
