Mariah, Jeter meet up once more
It was a busy night for Mariah Carey, too. On the eve of leaving for South Korea and the beginning of her world tour, Carey had a reunion last night with an old beau: New York Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter. The occasion was a benefit for Jeter's charity, the Turn 2 Foundation, at the Regent Ballroom. Jeter invited a bunch of his Yankee mates, including manager Joe Torre, to be part of the festivities.
Mariah, stunningly draped in a revealing vintage Halston gown and sporting a few real baubles of her own (diamonds from Harry Winston), came at the request of Derek's sister, with whom she is still friendly. What happened when the two former lovers met?
"Derek announced all the celebs in the audience," says my source, "running down the list matter of factly. He called out Mariah's name just like that, Mariah Carey, as if nothing had gone on between them. But you could feel the buzz. It was like Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio meeting up again."
Joe Torre apparently got caught rolling his eyes when Mariah's name was called. The reason: when she and Jeter dated, the player had a bad season. "Since Derek just broke up with Jordana Brewster, Joe doesn't want a repeat of that," said my source.
But it's not possible anyway: Carey leaves Wednesday night for her world tour, which lands in the U.S. on July 26 and then goes on for two months. She spent her last night of freedom at Mr. Chow's last night in Manhattan after the Jeter reunion, dining with Roc-a-fella Records head Damon Dash, plus assorted friends and her nephew Sean, a Harvard law grad who just started work at the very prestigious firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore. (Fox News)
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