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August 29, 2001 - K.D. Lang shared her feelings on Mariah Carey and Britney Spears to The New York Post's Liz Smith saying, "You know they are both really good singers. But they are caught in the push to be overly sexy and to sell themselves as objects when it's enough that they are great singers. I feel for them. They're in the grip of the celebrity sex madness that is going on. I'm not a prude, but where do they go from here?"

August 29, 2001 - The Village Voice's Michael Musto says, "'I'm convinced that Mariah Carey fled the clinic way too quickly and went right back onto the PR treadmill that got her there. (You have to kill to have a rebirth.) Proof that her release was rushed—that makes 101 free luftballons, if you're counting—is that the instant Mariah was out, she was reportedly worried about the way her hair looked in a Post photo. The woman needs to develop stronger inner resources, not better hairdressing. She needs to have learned something from all this!"

August 29, 2001 - Unconfirmed reports from melt-away.com and Mariah's official site message boards indicate that Mariah Carey may perform Never Too Far at the Video Music Awards next month in dedication to the fellow singer and actress killed over the weekend. 

August 28, 2001 - Mariah Carey's new album Glitter has hit #1 in Japan in it's first week, making it the 5th #1 album in the country for her, which is more than any other international female singer has ever done.

August 28, 2001 - Jack Sojka tells Daily Variety Mariah's problems may have begun due to her role in Wise Girls where the film's producer admits, "When she arrived on the set three hours late, she claimed she had hives and had to go to the doctor. Behind her back, the company called her "the bitch" and `the diva'." Read more.

August 27, 2001 - Mariah Carey left her condolences to Aaliyah and her family following the tragic plane crash Saturday that took her life. Listen to it here.

August 26, 2001 - Willa Ford's CD thank you notes slam perhaps Mariah and Mandy Moore as she says, "May my life be as much of an emotional rollercoaster as it is during this one so I can keep writing real lyrics and not the cheesy sh** about butterflies, sunshine, and candy."

August 25, 2001 - Timbaland was on Much Music today criticizing Mariah's look in Loverboy trying to compete with Britney saying, "Look at Mariah Carey, I mean what was that? Now why would she, a woman in her thirties, a woman who has had 15 #1 hit singles, even compete with Britney Spears, or Britney Whatever!"

August 24, 2001 - The New York Daily News reports Mariah's rep told them she would not say when or where the chat would take place but did confirm the interview. Cindy says Carey's doing the interview "to clear up a lot of nonsense and rumors that have been in the print press. Mariah wants to resume her normal life."

August 23, 2001 - The New York Post reports pals are saying Mariah is hanging out in Puerto Rico, "Mariah is resting in seclusion with family and a few close friends." Cindi Berger insisted. "She is not staying at that hotel and she is not partying." 

August 23, 2001 - The Star has photos of Mariah, very blurry, but they do show a bandage around Mariah's wrist. Carey's lawyers insist the wrist wasn't bandaged and that she didn't attempt suicide.

August 23, 2001 - In a move many would have anticipated, Mariah Carey will make her first post-nervous breakdown interview with ABC-TV's Barbara Walters on 20/20 September 12th. Read more.

August 22, 2001 - Morgan Carey tells the Enquirer that Tommy Mottola has made Mariah's life a living hell following their divorce. Carey revealed, "There have been death threats, warnings to program directors nationwide, prank phone calls to her residence, physical and electronic surveillance, attempts at intimidation of her staff and a vicious public relations assault, all apparently orchestrated by Tommy." Read more.

August 21, 2001 - NEWS FLASH: Mariah posts new audio message telling fans not to believe everything you've read about her. Check her full comments here.

August 20, 2001 - Elite Magazine Online's Ed Aerox attacked Mariah Carey in his column last week accusing her of faking her sickness to help promote her acting career and new album. Read more.

August 20, 2001 - Mariah Carey's new album was released on Australia and already fans are downloading it around the globe. Check audiogalaxy or Morpheus for 'Mariah Carey Glitter' if you want the tracks.

August 20, 2001 - John Leguizamo tells the New York Daily News he has some advice for Mariah Carey,"Try Sammy's Anti-Depressant! It works for me." The actor admits during the 8 month filming of Moulin Rouge where he wore prosthetic legs left  him a bit depressed.

August 19, 2001 - The Star is continuing their Mariah coverage, although they're running on the incorrect notion that Mariah's voice message comments were actually written diary entries... we and anyone that did the slightest amount of research know this isn't the case. Apparently though an insider is revealing Mariah's rehab includes her writing her thoughts and feelings, with a source revealing, "It's therapeutic for Mariah to keep up her diary - it helps to get her emotions and feelings out there, and she can share these thoughts with her doctors."

August 19, 2001 - The Enquirer is reporting that the incident where Cindy Berger grabbed the mic from Mariah during a press conference was brought about by a heavy alcohol binge that saw her collapse and after staffers got her up and tried to feed her, Mariah refused to eat and instead grabbed a bottle of champagne saying, "This is what I need to relax - this will get me through the day." An insider revealed Mariah will be attending drug and alcohol classes to learn more about her problem.

August 19, 2001 - The Globe reports Mariah Carey spent $25,000 on a champagne filled bath in an effort to seduce Luis Miguel into proposing marriage to her. Miguel apparently thought Mariah was trying too hard and her seductive one day, moody the next turned him off. Despite her problems, a friend revealed, "Mariah has come a long way. She's been telling her family, 'Just watch me come back bigger and stronger because of this.'"

August 18, 2001 - The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports Mariah Carey made a surprise visit to the Fresh Air Fund's Camp Mariah in Fishkill New York earlier this week. Mariah brought Mister Softee desserts, a portable CD player, and copies of Loverboy for each of the 140 youths at the camp.

August 18, 2001 - The New York Daily News reports Mariah Carey stepped out of her Tribeca condo Thursday afternoon dressed in baby blue. They also report Mira Sorvino told writer Robin Milling, "We had one verbal argument, one day. There was no physicality whatsoever — as if you could really imagine me rolling on the ground and pulling her hair out, as The National Enquirer said. My mother called me and said, 'What's this? I read that you were on the ground with Mariah Carey!' I said, 'Mom, how can you, of all people, believe that?!'"

August 18, 2001 - Philly.com reports the Macy's in Cherry Hill still plans on running their promotional Mariah Carey contest this weekend, where a winner will get a chance to meet Mariah. Read more.

August 18, 2001 - CNN Worldbeat has an article/interview on Mariah before her  breakdown where she admitted in the interview, "I'm thinking of a million things. I didn't know we were doing this (interview)... The fans are waiting ... and I don't want to upset everybody." Read more.

August 17, 2001 - Mira Sorvino was on both Access Hollywood and Entertainment Tonight to explain what happened between her and Mariah on the set of Wise Girls. Mira admits, "I just need to set the record straight. That never happened. We had a little discussion. It got cleared up the next day. No physical fight ever, ever occurred between myself and Mariah. That is just the most ridiculous thing I can imagine." So apparently the two got in an argument, but nothing more.

August 17, 2001 - Thanks MegMeg112. "If you are a Mariah fan, be sure to set your VCR's tomorrow, cuz on TRL, they are going to world premiere her new video!  Be sure to watch!"

August 17, 2001 - Miss Moon posted an interview with Mariah before her breakdown by World Beat on the message boards.

August 17, 2001 - MSNBC's Jeannette Walls reports there may be some truth to Tommy Mottola dishing dirt on Mariah, as 3 separate journalists told Jeannette Walls that Mottola or his reps gave or tried to give them dirth on her. Read more.

August 16, 2001 - Cosmopolitan has an interview with Mariah Carey before her medical problems that may leave the magazine red faced as Mariah was asked if she gets drunk. Carey answered, "I don't know that I lose control completely but, yeah, I have fun."

August 16, 2001 - Popbitch.com reports Mariah Scary-Carey recently checked into the Mandarin Oriental in London as "Miss Cupcake." The site also reports when talking to journalists, Mariah Carey's PR is instructed to describe Mariah's breasts to be "as God intended".

August 16, 2001 - The Herald Sun reports Mariah will be visiting Australia in October and fans in the country will be able to buy Glitter two weeks before America and Europe. Read more.

August 16, 2001 - The Daily Star reports Mariah's cover of Without You may be the source of her recent problems. Two other artists who covered the hit, Peter Ham and Tom Evans from Badfinger, killed themselves. Read more.

August 15, 2001 - The New York Daily News reports Mariah Carey is now in her $13 million Tribeca condo, according to a source. Staying at her mother's lacked security. Cindi Berger says Mariah "is doing much better." The paper also reports during the Teen Choice Awards, Carrot Top used a party doll as a prop of Mariah.

August 15, 2001 - The Mariah Carey - Testimony program debuted on BET last night, and StorieTella on our message boards provided a recap of the show. Also, BET has a pair of video clips from the show to watch on it's website. Check them out here.

August 14, 2001 - MTV.com reports Mariah Carey's video for Never Too Far will include footage of Carey's character in the movie performing the single onstage, according to Virgin. Read more.

August 13, 2001 - An MTV.com poll asking what is July's biggest story shows AJ and James Hetfield (Metallica) checking into rehab were the biggest stories, with 64% voting on the pair. *NSYNC selling 1.88 million of Celebrity was 2nd with 15%, while Mariah's hospitalization got 12%. Vote here.

August 13, 2001 - MTV.com is running a poll asking if Mariah is doing too much and an overwhealming 73% say "Yes, she should stick to one project at a time. " Cast your vote here.

August 12, 2001 - Thanks tlcwaters. "I watched some of my video archives earlier, and happened to be see Music Mania 2000. During a commercial break, Bill Bellamy interviewed Jessica Simpson. She discussed her then-upcoming album, Irresistible. She claimed that she was in search of inspiration, and that in order to find it, she was listening to some older Mariah.'"

August 12, 2001 - Pagesix.com has a chronical of Mariah's struggles growing up and how she's leaned on her mother Patricia for support. Check it out here.

August 12, 2001 - The New York Post reports their cover photo of Mariah has make her even sulkier. A source revealed, "She hated the way she looked and was horrified to see herself like that. She called up the Oscar Blondi salon and had a stylist sent to her house at 9 p.m. to cut and color her hair." Read more.

August 11, 2001 - The New York Daily News reports New York state troopers arrested a paparazzo for trying to snap a photo of Mariah Carey, this after Mariah's mother filed a criminal complaint against him.

August 10, 2001 - Jay Leno joked about Mariah and the hot weather in his monologue Thursday saying, "Man, I tell you, it was so hot I turned my air conditioner all the way up to Hillary. That's how hot it was. Woo! I tell you, it was so hot, I was sweatin' like mariah carey's publicist."

August 10, 2001 - Sonicnet reports Mariah Carey's new album, Glitter, has a new release date of September 11. A Virgin records spokesperson declined to comment on the reasons for the move. Read more.

August 10, 2001 - Mariah Carey was shown a picture of herself from the 1996 Grammys where she revealed to Allure,  "This is called 'a miserable girl in a white dress who is living the life of a person stuck in a place called Sing Sing with a bunch of psychos.' ... This was the height of my unhappiness." Read more.

August 10, 2001 - The New York Post revealed the first photo of Mariah since her release from Connecticut's Silver Hill Hospital Tuesday. Mariah is staying at her mother Patricia's while security was kept tight. Read more. Howard Stern and The View's Star Jones were among those who criticized the Post for running the photo and invading Mariah's privacy.

August 10, 2001 - E! Online's Ted Casablanca reports the Mariah - Miro fight did indeed happen though Sorvino's rep insists to Ted that saltshaker Mariah threw at her client was not aimed at Miro.

August 9, 2001 - Kathy Griffith was ragging on Mariah during Politically Incorrect last night saying, "Mariah Carey just checked herself into the hospital to get away from that crappy movie she made. I will be at the premiere of it along with all the gay men in the world!"

August 9, 2001 - The Globe reported that Mariah was staying in a North Westchester Hospital, which yesterday was essentially proven false. They report Mariah suffered an emotional collapse after being dumped by Luis Miguel, who suspected Mariah was cheating on him with Eminem. They report Miguel "had a flunky call her cell phone to tell her Luis wouldn't be calling again - ever. That was the last straw for Mariah. She cracked up in her hotel room."

August 9, 2001 - The Star quotes the woman who stayed in the room across from Mariah at the Tribeca Grand saying, "I was shocked to see a river of blood streaming down her left arm, from her elbow down to her hand. The first thing that crossed my mind when I saw all that blood was that Mariah had tried to commit suicide." Nia added Mariah's handlers were desperate to get her out of the hotel revealing, "They kept telling Mariah: 'You've got to get out of here right now. You're making a scene and you've got to calm down."

August 8, 2001 - Foxnews.com's Roger Friedman reports Mariah Carey met Ben Affleck at a post 1999 Oscar party where Ben told her, "I have your songs on my running tape." Read more.

August 8, 2001 - Foxnews.com reports Mariah Carey checked herself out of a Connecticut clinic where she was being treated, presumably Silver Hills as we exclusively revealed earlier. Read more.

August 8, 2001 - Access Hollywood had a clip about Mariah Carey where celebs commented on the pressures of fame and also previewed her special on Fox Family.

August 8, 2001 - Entertainment Tonight talked to Mariah Carey on the set of her Allure cover shoot where she talked about her diamond bracelet she received from Luis Miguel as well as comments from Allure reporter Venessa Grigoriadis who admits in hindsight she would have taken Mariah's concerns more seriously.

August 8, 2001 - The New York Daily News reports spokeswoman for Carey argues that the "00-Soul" project "died a couple of years ago. It never got off the ground." They also report the private investigator Mariah hired, Jack Palladino, is finding people more willing to come forward about Tommy Mottola trying to 'destroy' Mariah's career. Palladino admits, "They feel so badly for my client that they are now sharing information they weren't before."

August 8, 2001 - From this week's Lycos 50: "The trend of depressed, suicidal music megastars continues this week, as does the trend of Lycos user interest in such stars, as Mariah Carey (#21) returns to the Lycos 50."

August 8, 2001 - Foxnews.com's Roger Friedman predicts Glitter will likely be held until January or Febuary saying, "Listen, no one expects her to make a full recovery in four weeks and do scads of interviews. What she needs is a rest, and believe me, everyone can wait until January to see Glitter. It might be the perfect post-holiday bonbon."

August 7, 2001 - The Chicago Sun Times Cindy Pearlman reports Chris Tucker has dropped plans to cast Mariah Carey as his co-star in 00-Soul. Read more.

August 7, 2001 - A top exec at Virgin tells the Chicago Sun Times' Bill Zwecker they are concerned about Mariah, "It's not that we're worried she'll ever record again. It's the quality of the work that counts. Nobody wants to shell out $100 mil on [junk]." Zwecker also reports Mariah is being treated for an eating disorder while she's currently hospitalized and the run-in with Sorvino was confirmed by her publicist.  Read more.

August 7, 2001 - The Sun's Dominic Mohan embarrassed himself today with a column declaring Mariah Carey will be at the launch of Glitter in Los Angeles on August 28.... Problem is, the film has been shelved until September 21st as Mariah continues her care. Read more.

August 7, 2001 - MTV reports 20th Century Fox has moved the release date of, Glitter, from August 31 to September 21. Read more.

August 7, 2001 - Ananova reports Cindy Berger is denying Mariah and Luis have broken up as she revealed, "Luis has been calling her frequently, as often as he can," said Berger. He knows that it's serious but not grave. A lot of people don't understand that she's a human being and she gets sick like everyone else." Read more.

August 6, 2001 - A producer for a major televised entertainment show confides to Reel.com's Jeffrey Wells, "The joke is that the paramedics found a tape of Glitter in her VCR." Read more.

August 6, 2001 - A source tells The Chicago Sun Times Bill Zwecker that Glitter, "makes Battlefield Earth look like Citizen Kane."

August 6, 2001 - Trevor was in conversation with Mariah recently on the Rhythm Nation. They talked about her new film and album - Glitter. Hear the interview here.

August 6, 2001 - Mariah's brother Morgan Carey talked to the Sunday Mirror about his sister's hotel trashing that landed her into psychiatric care admitting, "She basically lost it and started throwing plates. She just broke down and started a major ruckus. She somehow cut her arm with the broken crockery and kept saying weird things." Morgan denied the cuts were an attempt at suicide. Read more.

August 5, 2001 - We hear Mariah Carey is staying in a mental ward in New Canaan Connecticut... Silver Hills. The hospital’s official site describes it as, “A full service psychiatric and substance abuse hospital, providing inpatient, outpatient, partial hospital programs and transitional care.” For more information, click here.

August 5, 2001 - The New York Daily News reports Mira Sorvino is angrily denying she and Mariah had a fight on the set of Wise Girls. Sorvino says, “No physical fight ever occurred between us, and the idea is as insulting as it is laughable.” Read more.

August 5, 2001 - The debut issue of Superclassifica featuring Mariah Carey on the cover from just a few weeks ago is up for bids on ebay. The magazine featuring an exclusive interview, item 1451787174, is bid at $7 with the auction ending August 7th.

August 5, 2001 - Tommy Mottola has broken his silence on accusations that he is trying to undermine Mariah's career telling PageSix.com he's "deeply saddened by Mariah's illness," adding: "Any allegations that I have tried to hinder her career are completely untrue." The Post also reports state police were poised to take Carey into custody under the state's Mental Health Law had she resisted efforts to hospitalize her the night of her breakdown, records show. Read more.

August 5, 2001 - Ubid.com is running an auction for Mariah Carey's signed and worn underwear. The auction is currently bid at $259 and it ends August 13th. Check out the red boxers here.

August 4, 2001 - Jay Leno during his Friday monologue: "Listen to this. Did you hear about this? It seems singer Mariah Carey and actress Mira Sorvino got in a fight, like a real fight on the set of their movie. And at one point, they're actually wrestling around on the ground together, huh? How many guys would pay $8.50 to see that movie? Yeah."

August 4, 2001 - Perhaps the most logical explanation to date of Mariah's behavior last Wednesday comes from the Post, which appears to be collaborated by Mariah's rep Cindi Berger. The Post says Mariah threw "a tantrum so violent it frightened pals and startled bodyguards." Check it out here.

August 4, 2001 - A website is previewing all 12 new songs on Glitter. Check it out here.

August 4, 2001 - Foxnews.com reports talk that Mariah Carey's "emotional and physical breakdown" was not caused by either alcohol or drug dependence, according to insiders. Read more.

August 4, 2001 - Some guy named Phillippe called in this morning onto the Howard Stern show. He claimed to be president of the Mariah Carey fan club but realized the guy was goofing when he said his father ran over his mother and killed her with their tomato sandwich delivery truck.

August 3, 2001 - The Sun's Dominic Mohan reports on his odd meeting with Mariah Carey less than 3 weeks ago where she rambled on about her favourite jack-in-the-box and proudly showed me her pink plastic CD player. Read more.

August 3, 2001 - Worldpop has a never-before-seen clip of Mariah speaking about her happiness just three weeks ago. Check it out here.

August 3, 2001 - Recent quote from Mariah, "If you don't have ice-cream in your life, sometimes you might go a bit crazy."

August 3, 2001 - Boy George, Cindy Lauper, Hanson, and Jordan Knight commented on Mariah Carey to Entertainment Tonight.

August 2, 2001 - NEWS FLASH:: The Sun reports Mariah Carey was wearing just a black slip and high heels when she slashed her wrist and rang New York's Tribeca Grand to ask for extra towels, sobbing: "There's blood everywhere". Read more.

August 2, 2001 - Few references to Mariah at the MTV 20th Birthday Bash last night was when Kennedy muttered, "Mariah, I can't help you right now. I know you are tired." Pauly Shore also joked Mariah looked ok after seeing the clip from before her hospitalization with MTV happy 20th.

August 2, 2001 - Sonicnet has comments from Mariah Carey that paint a picture of her emotional breakdown. Carey revealed, "I'm honestly really, really delirious and stressed out and overworked and doing too much. I haven't slept in like two weeks and that's an important detail for you to know." Read more.

August 2, 2001 - Foxnews.com reports Mariah Carey is unlikely to be able to promote either the single or the movie and her rep says it's unknown when she'll be released from the undisclosed New York-area hospital. Read more.

August 2, 2001 - Billboard.com reports Mariah Carey is under psychiatric care following last week's hospitalization, which her publicist now says was the result of an "emotional and physical breakdown." Read more.

August 2, 2001 - The New York Daily News reports Mariah Carey's hospitalization is the subject of next week's cover story in Us Weekly. They also report  the soundtrack to the film "Glitter," is still set to be released on Aug. 21. Glitter, Carey's first starring movie, comes out 10 days later. Read more.

August 2, 2001 - Mariah Carey is on the cover of Movieline magazine this month, where many of the news items originally earlier reported here originated from. Be sure to pick up a copy and check a portion of the article here.

August 1, 2001 - The New York Daily News reports Mariah's rep telling them the top execs at Virgin are still behind her as Cindi Berger revealed, "Both Nancy Berry and Ken Berry have been extraordinarily supportive. Their biggest concern is her well-being." Read more.

August 1, 2001 - Jay Leno joked about Mariah during his Tuesday monologue saying she was sufferring from 'Diva-itis' and wondered if she got 'exhausted' by tarring roofs. Jay says Mariah is recovering in the lap of luxury with Gucci enemas, Vera Wang hospital gowns, and an Evian I-V.

August 1, 2001 - NEWS FLASH - Mariah Carey attempted suicide... The Sun reports tried to kill herself over her split with boyfriend Luis Miguel. A source revealed, "Mariah was gutted when her relationship with Luis broke down after three years. She didn't realise how hard it had hit her until it was too late." Read more.

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