{"id":75338,"date":"2026-10-20T00:24:43","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T00:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/20\/mariah-carey-beats-brothers-20-million-defamation-suit-over-memoir\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T00:24:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T00:24:43","slug":"mariah-carey-beats-brothers-20-million-defamation-suit-over-memoir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/20\/mariah-carey-beats-brothers-20-million-defamation-suit-over-memoir\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariah Carey Beats Brother\u2019s $20 Million Defamation Suit Over Memoir"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A judge struck down the long-running lawsuit Monday<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\tMariah Carey<\/a> has prevailed in a five-year legal battle with her brother, winning the dismissal of his remaining claims that she defamed him in her bestselling 2020 memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey.<\/em><\/p>\n

\n\tIn a ruling issued Monday and obtained by Rolling Stone<\/em>, Justice Leslie A. Stroth of the New York State Supreme Court found that Morgan Carey failed to establish that his superstar sister acted with \u201cactual malice\u201d when making the statements he challenged.<\/p>\n

\n\tMorgan claimed in his lawsuit that his sister had damaged his otherwise \u201cexcellent and spotless reputation\u201d by portraying him as violent, accusing him of trafficking \u201cpowdered party favors\u201d (a reference to cocaine), and describing him as having \u201cbehavioral problems\u201d during childhood. He claimed Mariah had relied on their late mother as a source for some of the material and was more concerned with the memoir\u2019s commercial success than with verifying the accuracy of her claims. He said his damages were \u201cbelieved to exceed $20 million.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBut the judge found that Morgan could not establish actual malice simply by pointing to the deterioration of his relationship with his famous sibling. Under New York defamation law, public figures must show that a defendant made a false statement knowing it was false or with reckless disregard for the truth.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cPlaintiff has not sufficiently pleaded actual malice on the part of [Mariah],\u201d Justice Stroth wrote. \u201cPlaintiff fails to provide any proof that [Mariah] made such statements with knowledge of their falsity or with reckless disregard of their falsity or with reckless disregard for the truth. While plaintiff alleges that [Mariah] demonstrates ill will towards her brother, such statement is insufficient, and plaintiff has not satisfied the pleading requirement for actual malice.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a statement to Rolling Stone<\/em>, Mariah\u2019s lawyer, John Rosenberg, said that the singer is \u201cis gratified that the Court recognized that her memoir addresses significant issues of public interest and dismissed her brother\u2019s defamation claims in their entirety.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\tRosenberg said the Grammy-winning star \u201cbelieves the importance of the Court\u2019s decision goes well beyond her own interests in this particular litigation, as it confirms that authors must be afforded broad protection when they speak out on matters of public concern.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMorgan first filed his lawsuit on May 28, 2021. His attorney tells Rolling Stone<\/em> the fight is not over. \u201cWe respectfully disagree with today\u2019s decision as being completely inconsistent with prior rulings in the case,\u201d lawyer Richard Altman said in an email. \u201cWe intend to appeal it very soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n


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