Mariah hires a spy
Tormented Mariah Carey has hired a private eye amid claims that she believes her ex-husband is trying to ruin her. Top investigator Jack Palladino says the singer, who was last week reported to have tried to kill herself, is convinced record boss Tommy Mottola is putting around negative stories about her. San Francisco-based Palladino said he is checking "all the bad press". And asked about Mottola, boss of Sony Records, the private eye added: "He is conducting a smear campaign against her."
A source said: "Mariah knows all too well that Tommy Mottola is the man who turned her into a worldwide star. Now, rightly or wrongly, she thinks he's the one who is trying to wreck her life." But Mottola denies the claims completely. He said: "I am deeply saddened by Mariah's illness, and I remain completely supportive of her. Any allegations I have tried to hinder her career are completely untrue."
Mariah married Mottola, now 52, in 1993. They divorced five years later. Before the split it was alleged that Mottola wanted to control every aspect of his wife's career, image and social life. But they have also repeatedly clashed since the break-up. Mariah, 31, has been especially fearful of her ex-husband's plan to write a book about his life. She believes it will contain intimate details of her time with him - and destroy her image.
Palladino is a well-known private eye. He was used by advisers to former US President Bill Clinton in 1992 to try to silence female "bimbos" considering coming forward with damaging information. Sources close to Mariah say she hired him after hearing of his tough reputation.
Since divorcing Mottola the sexy singer has dated baseball star Derek Jeter and most recently model and Latin heart-throb Luis Miguel. But her romance with him ended last month... and put even more pressure on Mariah's fragile emotional state. (News Of The World)
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