Tragic secret behind Mariah's breakdown
Mariah Carey was drowning in a sea of alcohol - that's the tragic secret behind her shocking recent mental breakdown and hospitalization, the Enquirer has learned. The sexy songbird went on a nonstop booze binge for days before finally collapsing and being rushed to a psychiatric hospital by police in late July.
Mariah's publicist stated she was hospitalized because of "an emotional and physical breakdown", but that is only part of the story, an Enquirer investigation has found. "Mariah's drinking was totally out of control," revealed a close pal of the singer. "She drank around the clock, switching from champagne to hard liquor, and guzzling anything she could get her hands on.
She drank until she passed out. All she wanted to do was drink. Shortly before her collapse her staff got her up and ordered her breakfast in a desperate attempt to get her ready for a scheduled appearance at a Long Island shopping mall. But Mariah refused to eat and instead cracked open a bottle of champagne, insisting, 'This is what I need to relax - this will get me through the day.'
Then as soon as she got into the limo on the way to the mall, she insisted on drinking brandy. By the time she got to the wall, she was incoherent and her publicist had to grab the microphone out of her hands to stop her."
Five days later, after the well-publicized breakdown in a New York hotel, she was rushed to the psychiatric unit of Northern Westchester Hospital Center. She then left there and went into rehab at the posh Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Conn.
But the diva's alcohol problem has been gradually developing over the past several years, says another insider. "At first, Mariah would only take a few sips of wine or champagne at different functions just to be polite. But slowly she began to drink more and more and few glasses turned into a few bottles. She started bringing wine into the music studio to record and telling her manager it helped keep her vocal chords pliable," according to a pal.
"She's also been drinking two bottles of wine a night for much of the last year, and in recent months, she's increased that amount to drown her pain from her breakup with Luis Miguel. Mariah knew something was wrong and she did try to sober up by going to AA meetings with a girlfriend in Pacific Palisades. But it didn't work because as soon as the meeting were over, Mariah and her girlfriend would drive home and drink wine."
However, since entering rehab, Mariah has much improved. "It's amazing how in just a few days Mariah's spirits have elevated," said the insider. When she was first admitted she was suicidal, but she's already very positive. Added the insider, "She's fast becoming the old Mariah we all know and love. She will be attending drug and alcohol classes to learn more about her problem. Hopefully in a few months Mariah will be as good as new." (The National Enquirer) Remember, this is The National Enquirer and they are famous for telling lies. BET's AJ Calloway, who's known Carey since her more demure "Vision of Love" days, discounts speculation that she's battling an addiction. "She doesn't do drugs. I know that for a fact," he says. "The only alcohol I've ever seen her drink is Cristal."
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