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Re: Media's response to WWHL (62,394) (62,418) by Deedre aka MiTodoChop @HBF from Canada It is no shock to me. The media is all about nitpicking. She's not stating anything she hasn't said before. The original question was about Beyonce/ The interviewer (at the time) turned it to JLo. Mariah said "I don't know her" as in, I don't know her well enough to feel comfortable making a comment". She was never saying I don't know who she is, at least that's not how I took it. Come on, that's just not true. "I don't know her" is a brief comment that took on a life of its own. For some reason people seem to love the idea of two women fighting. Doesn't make sense to me, but whatever. Am I this huge massive JLo fan? Nope. I like a few of her songs. A few of her movies are cute. I adore Selena and have been a fan of hers almost as long as MC, and I thought Jennifer did her best work playing Selena. She really honored her during the movie in a way that still gives me chills to this day. As a diehard Selena fan her commitment to the role meant a lot. Mariah and Selena are my two favorite female singers. Don't really follow Jennifer's career very closely, but to me it is just ridiculous to hate on someone under the guise of defending Mariah. Not saying anyone is a saint, because clearly everyone has flaws. But, the notion that people must feud to prove their Mariah fandom, is completely insane. (Friday 20 May 2016; 3:19)

Serious artist (62,417) by DK from USA I have watched a couple of MC's recent appearances (E. red carpet interview, Andy's WWL, etc) to notice that she is always concerned with the camera angles, combing her hair, etc. It's extremely difficult to take her seriously as an artist when the primary concern is "the look". For someone who has been in the business for such a long time, I would think she would be over such silly insecurities. I also wished she had people around her to block idiotic questions like Andy Cohen's (i.e. What do you think about JLo, Nicki, Madonna, like who gives a funk, since when did MC become Kathy Griffin on celeb comedic/shady commentaries?). I love MC's artistry, she is one of a kind, but the depth/personality is fading away. I hope she finds the time/space in her "roller-coaster" life to reconnect with her inner-self more. I hope her next musical project will reflect a reinvented artist. She is also at a global caliber where she can pull off a big original "united world/peace" song, a better/more catchy version of "There's Gotta Be A Way". I always imagined a video for "Heavenly/No Way Tired" with Mariah walking out on the streets joined by random strangers who are going through tough times, sorta an anthem for the masses. That would certainly mold her image for the better. (Friday 20 May 2016; 1:48)

Re: Yes, you do know her (62,388) (62,416) by BIGGEST MC FAN from UNITED STATES Mariah was asked to say three good things about Nicki and if she knows JLo and if she thinks she's a cool person. She wasn't asked if she likes them. She should have answered those questions without any shade and immaturity and she wouldn't have to be asked about it every time. It was really cringeworthy to see that she wouldn't let go of this feud years later while JLo and Nicki have moved on with their lives and careers. Mariah isn't known for being a good singer with good music anymore, she's known for her AIWFCIY 2014 performance and her diva/shady personality. (Friday 20 May 2016; 0:10)

A real fan can have a negative opinion of Mariah (62,415) by BIGGEST MC FAN from UNITED STATES Let's not turn this into a place where only good things can be said about Mariah. I love Mariah with all of my heart. Her music saved me when I was in the darkest places in my life. For people to say that I'm not a real fan because I don't agree with how she did certain things is insulting. I came here to discuss Mariah, not to sing her endless praise. I will praise her when it feels right and I will criticize her when I feel she could have done things better. Some of you guys need to stop crying "you're not a real fan". Did I criticize Mariah a lot on this site? Yes. But it was because some fans wouldn't even acknowledge what I was saying and were shutting me down. My criticism doesn't come from a place of bad intentions. Please stop being obnoxious fans that jump at people's throats when Mimi isn't praised to death. (Friday 20 May 2016; 0:02)

Re: Yes, you do know her (62,396) (62,414) by ADAM from USA I could not agree more with your post. I really so badly want to root for her but I feel like every promotional appearance and social media post is always drowned in pettiness and this over the top lavish lifestyle. It's like since she can't promote quality music or current music stats she gloats the world with her obnoxious lifestyle. I would not be surprised if the reason why she even dated James Packer in the first place because he's a billionaire and what better way to one up Nick Cannon and any other diva in the game than by bagging a billionaire. She seems completely lost in her excess lifestyle and has no friends outside of her manager and her managers teenage daughters. Very sad to watch another downfall of another music icon. (Thursday 19 May 2016; 23:45)

Re: Reality show will be a disaster? (62,386) (62,413) by Tevin from USA Best and most funniest post I've read in a long time here. (Thursday 19 May 2016; 23:07)

Magazine scans (62,412) by Billy from Greece Now that Mariah Daily is defunct, does anybody have scans of some of the magazines that were featured in one of the websites section? I'm particularly interested in the Mirabella 1999 cover story. The article is available in Mariah Network as well, but I need the page numbers of the original magazine as well. Thank you in advance. (Thursday 19 May 2016; 23:07)

Re: Yes, you do know her (62,410) (62,411) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands Didn't you say (and I quote): "Do the research I did. I stated facts, not opinions." Now you say you didn't research, so you were lying to us. How can we take anything you say serious from now on? (Thursday 19 May 2016; 22:47)

Re: Yes, you do know her (62,407) (62,410) by B from USA Jennifer hasn't been respected as an actress since the late 90's. The Blockbuster Awards are voted on by fans. I didn't research Minja but I haven't heard any of those songs. (Thursday 19 May 2016; 22:39)

Re: TMZ (62,405) (62,409) by RibbonB from USA Wow. The reason I hope dem babies will have minimal exposure on this show, is it seems very adult. And Mariah will be judged with memes etc. She should not want her kids exposed to the same judgement and pettiness from the general public. (Thursday 19 May 2016; 22:05)

Not letting go (62,408) by Edward from USA Regardless of the docu-series being a hit or not, it's painful seeing a 46-year old grown as woman acting as if she were in high school. A simple "I know who she is, but I don't know her on a personal level" would've put the JLo situation to rest once and all. I really thought that after JLo had praised her many times, and after she was on Nick's radio show when he was still married to Mariah, that they were cool. But obviously Mariah is not interested in letting it go. The interview was mostly nice, but it's evident she definitely has made her career about this boob-inflated diva that sometimes I don't even recognize. She has definitely believed her own hype, and we all know what happens to those who do. Not matter how much we love her music, if people don't relate to her, her next album will sell way less than what MIAMTEC did. She's a musical genius, but this chair-spinning attitude has to go should she want to have some moderate success again. (Thursday 19 May 2016; 21:38)

Re: Yes, you do know her (62,404) (62,407) by Webmaster Eric from the Netherlands I also did some research and I found out that Jennifer Lopez has won numerous awards as an actress. Here are a few of them: NCLR Bravo Award for "Money Train" (1995), ALMA Awards for "Selena" (1998) and "Out of Sight" (1999), Lone Star Film Award for "Selena" (1998), and Blockbuster Entertainment Award for "The Cell" (2001). So according to critics Jennifer is not considered one of the worst actresses, or else she wouldn't have won these awards (and I can't count the times she has been nominated). And you say "Anaconda" was Nicki Minaj's last hit. Also not true. "Only" (2014), "Hey Mama" (2015), "Truffle Butter" (2015) and "Down in the DM" (2016) were also Top 20 hits. Mariah's last Top 20 hits were "Obsessed" (2009) and "#Beautiful" (2013). (Thursday 19 May 2016; 21:04)

Re: Yes, you do know her (62,384) (62,406) by George Golden from UK Are you a fan or a hater? (Thursday 19 May 2016; 20:51)

TMZ (62,405) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter Wow Stella is really pushing it, check out this clip from TMZ. Seriously the more I try to give them a chance, the more they give reasons to be suspicious about their agenda. This is the other video. I was talking about where Mishka is constantly grabbing Mariah. (P.S. Sorry Eric, I must have somehow deleted the the link the last time I posted it, thanks for clarifying.) (Thursday 19 May 2016; 20:46)

Re: Yes, you do know her (62,403) (62,404) by B from USA Go somewhere else. Do the research I did. I stated facts, not opinions. (Thursday 19 May 2016; 20:36)

Re: Yes, you do know her (62,398) (62,403) by Andrew from UK Dearest B. Someone once said, "Stop trying to make your opinion facts." It was you. A few days ago. How I laughed. You're not really all there, are you? If you are visiting plant Earth today, "Take me to your Sheila" should be your opening line and find out what irony is. What nonsense. (Thursday 19 May 2016; 20:15)

Re: Media's response to WWHL (62,394) (62,402) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter People in her team encourage her behavior, that's why they caption all their photos with "I don't know her" and "I still don't know her". (Thursday 19 May 2016; 20:05)

Re: Mariah's World (62,372) (62,401) by enwar00 from usa Same number. AYNAF. (Thursday 19 May 2016; 18:39)

Mariah's World through WWHL (62,400) by Nikki from usa What I got from Mariah's info is that her series is supposed to be behind the scenes showing all the work and moments that go into touring and being a celebrity. This isn't supposed to be a drama tearjerker look into her life. It's supposed to be the natural drama unfolding from putting a production together and I think this is going to be focused on her music, possibly as a vocalist as well. That's what I took from it. I actually think that's a good idea if that turns out to be the case. After reading some opinions on this board about her appearance on WWHL I was thinking Mariah somehow drastically changed. She didn't. She was very candid and had some funny moments and answered the questions. She wasn't very diva at all. Some people made it sound like she was being catty. Far from the truth. She wouldn't say anything nice or mean about Nicki. She basically said she wasn't going to avoid it, but she wasn't going to dwell on it either. That's diplomatic. I appreciate the candor and not being fake if you're truly not cool with someone. Mariah also praised Madonna, Britney, and Beyonce. I loved the bits she shared about creating WBT with the ending being a last minute add in because she was short on time with LA and his money people about to invade her space. (Thursday 19 May 2016; 18:26)

Re: Reality show will be a disaster? (62,391) (62,399) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter 100% agree with Darren. Relying on diva image, shades and all will only re-establish what the public already thinks (and dislikes) about her. The real Mariah is what people need to see. The singer, the songwriter, the musical genius. I am not saying she should drop the diva act completely, it's fun but in small doses. (Thursday 19 May 2016; 18:08)

Re: Yes, you do know her (62,384) (62,398) by B from USA J.Lo isn't respected outside of the fashion world/industry and her stylist deserves the credit not her. She's considered one of the worst actresses and worst singers of all time. Minja isn't taken seriously and she hasn't had a hit since Anaconda. Mariah is respected and no diss at anyone is going to diminish her legacy. She changed the face of pop music. (Thursday 19 May 2016; 18:07)

Re: Reality show will be a disaster? (62,386) (62,397) by B from USA Mariah's recent televised appearances have garnered three to four millon viewers which is now considered a hit. The Kardashian's get between two to three millon viewers and are the toast of E. which means Mariah's World will most likely be considered a hit. This show will likely garner her some new fans and introduce her to the kids that follow Kendall and Kylie. She needs to release a single to coincide with the premiere of Mariah's World or else it's a lost opportunity. E. has a history of making trailers that don't actually reflect the series. The trailer features her recent E interviews and an acceptance speech, do the math. (Thursday 19 May 2016; 18:02)

Re: Yes, you do know her (62,384) (62,396) by Mimi L. from Empower Your Highlighter The Nicki shade was unnecessary because she herself said that the fight was the fault of the show runners. And Nicki has always praised Mariah even after the fight. There is nothing wrong in just giving general compliments to a person. She doesn't have to be besties with them. The JLo thing could also have ended by just saying "I know who she is but I don't know her on a personal level." If JLo was petty by saying "Mariah is forgetful" then Mariah didn't need to be petty as well, then where is the difference? JLo did say she is a fan many times but there is only so many times she can be asked "why does Mariah disregard your existence" and keep calm. Mariah also didn't need to add the "If someone asks me about you, I would say I don't know him but he seems cool." This just paved the way for Andy to ask "Do you think JLo is cool?" To sum it up, this interview could have permanently stopped the JLo-Nicki-Madonna topic if she just gave straight answers. Also I too sometimes feel like Mariah has drowned into her diva-dom and in the process the real Mariah has not only taken a back seat, it has been shifted to the trunk of the car. There is a reason most of Mariah's interviews recently are about her flashy lifestyle and her diva reputation. She has time and again highlighted her diva act over her music so now people focus on that. Even if they don't she brings it up herself. (Thursday 19 May 2016; 18:01)

Re: After show (62,373) (62,395) by Mara from United States Thank you RJJ12. (Thursday 19 May 2016; 17:41)

Media's response to WWHL (62,394) by Shezz from Pk Is it bothering anybody else that the media is just picking up clips of Mariah saying she doesn't know her (JLo) but leaving out her saying "ofcourse I know who she is, I just don't know her"? I wish she had rehearsed a better response. I understand that it's not a deep show but nobody has missed this opportunity to rip her apart even more. Her answers always seem to indecisive and scattered. I can't believe she has nobody on her team to give her a third person perspective on what to say and what not to say and to leave her hair the hell alone. She definitely gained no new fans with this interview because all the nicer parts were peppered with silly catty responses. As much as I am looking forward to the docu-series, I'm pretty sure it will have more of the same behaviour with a few serious moments in between. (Thursday 19 May 2016; 17:27)

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