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TripperFan · 07-08-2005, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Superstar

Now I see what you mean

I like Mariah's music and think she's a good singer but she's so stuck up, that I feel bad that I like her music

I know!

I still love her "All I Want For Christmas" song and Hero, but will never admit it again after writing this!!

Hey!!! I just realized that the homeless guy is wearing a "Tigger" hat!!

Hollow · 07-08-2005, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SBTB Geek

This is very reminiscent to her comment on dieting like African children.

http://www.snopes.com/quotes/carey.htm

HuntingtonM15 · 07-08-2005, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by safety pin

http://www.snopes.com/quotes/carey.htm

Thank you. I could never believe how people thought something so ridiculous was true.

Hollow · 07-08-2005, 07:19 PM

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According to the JJB forums, the caption that goes with this picture is "Tuesday, June 28, 2005. Mariah Carey goes to dinner with some friends at Koi in Los Angeles, CA and later on poses with a homeless man in a wheelchair who didn't want to be photographed. She used him for attention and left without even giving him a handshake or money."

First of all, that's stating it a little biasedly. saying "she used him for attention" is nothing but an assumption.

Second of all, how do we know that she knew he was homeless? He's not holding up a big sign that says "I'M HOMELESS, PLEASE GIVE ME MONEY". people don't just know these things. how do we know that he really didn't want to be photographed? chances are he WASN'T homeless, and the article just made it up to make her look bad. you have to consider that the source is a MESSAGE BOARD. any jackass could have made something like that up and posted it. the fact that they mentioned "she used him for attention" clearly gives it away that they don't like her. you can't fully take someone's word about someone whom they hate, especially with biased assumptions in it like that.

i can't believe more people aren't realizing that someone could have very easily looked at the picture and made up a story behind it.

Nighthawk76 · 07-08-2005, 08:17 PM

I'm not really going to comment on this latest episode in Mariah's life. I think after the whole ordeal she went through four years ago, she has simply become an easy target for people to attack. Whether she deserves it or not.

HuntingtonM15 · 07-08-2005, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by safety pin

First of all, that's stating it a little biasedly. saying "she used him for attention" is nothing but an assumption.

Second of all, how do we know that she knew he was homeless? He's not holding up a big sign that says "I'M HOMELESS, PLEASE GIVE ME MONEY". people don't just know these things. how do we know that he really didn't want to be photographed? chances are he WASN'T homeless, and the article just made it up to make her look bad. you have to consider that the source is a MESSAGE BOARD. any jackass could have made something like that up and posted it. the fact that they mentioned "she used him for attention" clearly gives it away that they don't like her. you can't fully take someone's word about someone whom they hate, especially with biased assumptions in it like that.

i can't believe more people aren't realizing that someone could have very easily looked at the picture and made up a story behind it.

You're probably right. I just now watched that clip, and it didn't seem like she did anything wrong at all.

EmoJoe · 07-08-2005, 08:42 PM

I hate Mariah, her music and as a person

David · 07-08-2005, 09:05 PM

Aw that's horrible

I like Mariah, but that's just low.

TripperFan · 07-08-2005, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by HuntingtonM15

Thank you. I could never believe how people thought something so ridiculous was true.

Thanks for clearing that up Sarah.

And its easy to believe (as they said, one of the reasons it spread so quickly). If Dan Quayle can argue with a little girl that P-O-T-A-T-O is spelled, "P - O - T - A - T - O -E" then we can be made to believe anything!

I still think she's full of herself - and that's from watching her interviews and the way she promotes herself. As well, I still stand behind my other comments - just my opinion tho.

USTVFanFromUK · 07-08-2005, 10:13 PM

Will Mariah exploit this for attention now?

MARIAH'S SISTER IN HOOKER ARREST

July 7, 2005 -- Mariah Carey's troubled, HIV-positive sister has been
arrested for prostitution - for a second time.
Suffolk County police said they picked up Alison Carey, 43, after she
solicited an undercover cop at the West Shore Marina in Huntington, L.I., on
June 13.

"She offered to engage in sexual conduct for $250 in cash," a police source
said.

Explaining the long lag time between Carey's arrest and the public release
of her family ties, another source said, "We don't ask for the family tree
when someone is put under arrest for prostitution."

It was Alison's second prostitution arrest.

She was previously busted in April at her Huntington home, police said. She
pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was fined $200 on June 2.

Eleven days later, she was back on the streets, police said. The new charge
carries a maximum of three months in jail.

Alison Carey has been out of tune with her family for years. She has claimed
in interviews that she started turning tricks as a teenager, and that her
work paid for limos that took her younger sister to her early gigs.

In the early 1990s, Alison was so broke and strung out that her mother got
custody of the young woman's son.

She gave birth to another boy, and spent years in welfare motels and
sleeping in a car. But she later lost custody of that boy, too.

In 2000, she shopped a tell-all book about her life and her famous sister,
whom she called a "vain and heartless multimillionaire." The book was never
published, if it was written at all.

A spokeswoman for Mariah Carey did not return a call yesterday.

Alison Carey's lawyer could not be reached.

HuntingtonM15 · 07-08-2005, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by USTVFanFromUK

Will Mariah exploit this for attention now?

I don't see why she would. She really doesn't need anymore attention or publicity right now.

HuntingtonM15 · 07-09-2005, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by TripperFan

And its easy to believe (as they said, one of the reasons it spread so quickly). If Dan Quayle can argue with a little girl that P-O-T-A-T-O is spelled, "P - O - T - A - T - O -E" then we can be made to believe anything!

Good point!

I still remember when Britney Spears referred to Canada as being "overseas."

TripperFan · 07-09-2005, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by HuntingtonM15

Good point!

I still remember when Britney Spears referred to Canada as being "overseas."

Oh you're kidding me! I hadn't heard that one!!

Well - ya know, those ARE pretty big lakes and there IS that big river!!

I'm sure I've heard a lot of other dopey statements by celebs - hey, I love Jessica Simpson, but that Is This Tuna Or Chicken thing was for real too!

SBTB Geek · 07-09-2005, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by safety pin

http://www.snopes.com/quotes/carey.htm

Doesn't prove anything.

Superstar · 07-09-2005, 09:21 AM

I still don't really think anybody would say that though.

07-08-2005, 08:42 PM	#22
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07-08-2005, 09:05 PM	#23
David mcphee. Forum Superstar Join Date: Jan 30, 2003 Location: jacksonville, FL. Posts: 28,115	Aw that's horrible I like Mariah, but that's just low.
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07-08-2005, 08:17 PM	#20
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	I'm not really going to comment on this latest episode in Mariah's life. I think after the whole ordeal she went through four years ago, she has simply become an easy target for people to attack. Whether she deserves it or not.

07-08-2005, 10:13 PM	#25
USTVFanFromUK Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 24, 2004 Posts: 553	Will Mariah exploit this for attention now? MARIAH'S SISTER IN HOOKER ARREST July 7, 2005 -- Mariah Carey's troubled, HIV-positive sister has been arrested for prostitution - for a second time. Suffolk County police said they picked up Alison Carey, 43, after she solicited an undercover cop at the West Shore Marina in Huntington, L.I., on June 13. "She offered to engage in sexual conduct for $250 in cash," a police source said. Explaining the long lag time between Carey's arrest and the public release of her family ties, another source said, "We don't ask for the family tree when someone is put under arrest for prostitution." It was Alison's second prostitution arrest. She was previously busted in April at her Huntington home, police said. She pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and was fined $200 on June 2. Eleven days later, she was back on the streets, police said. The new charge carries a maximum of three months in jail. Alison Carey has been out of tune with her family for years. She has claimed in interviews that she started turning tricks as a teenager, and that her work paid for limos that took her younger sister to her early gigs. In the early 1990s, Alison was so broke and strung out that her mother got custody of the young woman's son. She gave birth to another boy, and spent years in welfare motels and sleeping in a car. But she later lost custody of that boy, too. In 2000, she shopped a tell-all book about her life and her famous sister, whom she called a "vain and heartless multimillionaire." The book was never published, if it was written at all. A spokeswoman for Mariah Carey did not return a call yesterday. Alison Carey's lawyer could not be reached.

07-09-2005, 09:21 AM	#30
Superstar Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 08, 2003 Posts: 63,316	I still don't really think anybody would say that though.