Packer had planned a special dinner at Eleven Madison Park in New York City Thursday with Carey's close friends. Mariah Carey is engaged to billionaire boyfriend James Packer and he put some ring on her finger. (CNN) Mariah Carey has reportedly explained why her former fianc, James Packer, isn't in her new memoir. "I think anybody that's a friend of his would say the same thing, if not more, so I can't say enough nice things about him. Jan 22, 2016, 09:41 AM EST Updated Jan 22, 2016. Mariah Carey and James Packer were engaged for less than a year back in 2016. He really is a good person, and that's hard to find," she said. The superstar singer has publicly gushed about her beau, chatting about him being her dream man just two months after they got together. Mariah has twins from her marriage to Cannon, while her new fiance has three young children with his ex-wife. The couple has been dating since June (15) and spent much of last summer touring around Europe and the Middle East on Packer's luxury yacht.īoth Carey, 45, and Packer, 48, have been married before - the singer was previously wed to music executive Tommy Mottola and actor/entrepreneur Nick Cannon, while Packer divorced model and singer Erica Baxter in 2013. The outlet has a photograph of the happy couple leaving the establishment and a giant engagement ring is seen on Carey's finger. We send our best wishes to the couple and hope Carey was willing to change her sex schedule in order to celebrate the news."The happy couple got engaged tonight," her representative confirmed.Īccording to TMZ the proposal took place at restaurant Eleven Madison Park, with Packer getting down on one knee in front of everyone he'd invited to the venue. Before dating Tanaka, Carey was engaged to billionaire James. Carey has been in a long-term relationship with her former backup dancer Bryan Tanaka, who's 36, on and off for about two years.
But Carey was already married to a music executive, Tommy Mottola, at that point in time. They both met each other in the year 1997, at a party. Packer, meanwhile, has three kids (Indigo Packer, 7, Jackson Packer, 5 and Emmanuelle Packer, 3) with ex-wife Erica Baxter. Mariah Carey opened up about her supposed preference for younger men to Cosmopolitan by revealing she's actually only had five sexual partners in her life. Derek Jeter and Mariah Carey’s Hollywood Romance Baseball legend, Derek Jeter, had a longtime crush on singer Mariah Carey. The iconic singer spoke with The Guardian and touched on many personal topics, including her relationship with her ex and why he doesn't make an appearance in her memoir The Meaning Of Mariah Carey. This will be the third marriage for both, as Carey was also the wife of music executive Tommy Mottola. MARIAH Carey has revealed that she never had sex with her billionaire ex-fianc James Packer, as their romance 'didn't matter' to her. It’s crazy how perfect they are together, they both know it and couldn’t be happier." Referred to as the 'Songbird Supreme' and the 'Queen of Christmas', she is known for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, and signature use of the whistle register. "They fell head over heels in love with one another. Mariah Carey ( / mra / born March 27, 1969) a is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Of Packer and Carey, an insider tells E! News the following: They made their red carpet debut in September and took a vacation in Aspen last month along with the artist’s four-year old twins, Monroe and Moroccan.Ĭarey shares custody of those twins with ex-husband Nick Cannon, to whom she was married for six years. Packer (who is crazy, mega rich and who has been romantically linked in the past to Miranda Kerr) and Carey met a few years ago, but didn’t start dating until the summer of 2015. In fact, some people even wonder if she has more carats in her home than your average jewelry store has behind glass. Mariah has long been known for wearing enormous diamonds and plenty of them. The singer and the Australian businessman are engaged! To be married!Īccording to People Magazine, Packer popped the all-important question in New York City on Thursday night.Īnd, according to E! News, Packer did so with a 35-carat diamond engagement ring. We have pictures of Mariah Careys engagement ring from James Packer, but you might want to put on sunglasses before you peek, because its positively enormous. That’s certainly the mantra newly engaged Mariah Carey and boyfriend-turned-fianc James Packer adopted last month. According to Carey's rep, the pair got engaged on Thursday, January 21, in New York City. It’s official James Packer was born to be Mariah Carey’s baby. Mariah Carey is engaged to her boyfriend, James Packer, her rep confirms to Us Weekly.