Mariah Carey Faked Her Relationship As a Publicity Stunt

It’s that time of the week again when the celebrity weeklies hit the newsstands. To separate what’s real and rumor, we turned to our friends at Gossip Cop for the 411 on this week’s most controversial stories.


Mariah Carey and James Packer’s relationship was fake, reveals In Touch on the heels of them calling off their engagement. The magazine reports the romance was “a sham from the beginning,” and that Carey dated Packer “just to promote herself” and help her career. For why Carey lied about the romance, see what her rep admits to Gossip Cop.