“Mariah Carey Wins Dismissal of Brother Morgan Carey’s Defamation Lawsuit Over Memoir” — what this page in the network covers. A New York judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by Morgan Carey against his sister, superstar Mariah Carey, concerning her 2020 memoir “The Meaning of Mariah Carey.” Morgan, who is 10 years older than the singer, claimed the book falsely portrayed him as a violent drug dealer and damaged his reputation. The judge ruled that the statements in question were either non-actionable opinion or substantially true, and that Morgan failed to show actual malice. The decision ends a two-year legal battle that began in 2021, highlighting the legal protections for memoirists when writing about family members.
Mariah Carey’s memoir, a bestseller, explored her difficult childhood and family relationships. The dismissal underscores the high bar for public figures’ relatives to prove defamation, especially when the plaintiff is not a public figure himself. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.