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November 29, 2004 - Mariah Carey hosted the 6th Annual Thanksgiving Charity Dinner at True Worship Church on Wednesday (November 24) in New York City. Check out pictures here.

November 29, 2004 - Damon Dash, RZA, and Mariah Carey attended the wake and funeral for Ol' Dirty Bastard in New York City on November 18th. Check out pictures from Yahoo and GlobePhotos.

November 29, 2004 - Mariah Carey helped bring holiday joy to some of New York City's inner city kids on Wednesday night. Meanwhile, the diva is in the middle of recording her latest album. Watch WB11's interview with the singer here.

November 29, 2004 - Naomi Campbell is known for her bad temper, but Mariah Carey was bold enough to snatch a lit cigarette in the bathroom from the supermodel at Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs' 35th birthday bash on November 4th, telling Campbell about the evils of smoking. "Mariah hates smoking; she thinks it's awful and won't be around it, ever," a source revealed. Not only did Campbell avoid blowing up at Carey, she posed for photos with the diva while still in the bathroom!

November 22, 2004 - Mariah Carey attended The Fresh Air Fund: An Evening In Oz Benefit at Chelsea Piers on Thursday (November 18) in New York City. Check out pictures here.

November 22, 2004 - Norm Clarke of The Las Vegas Review Journal hears that Pure nightclub, the sprawling $14 million addition to Caesars Palace, has been talking to Mariah Carey about a New Year's Eve appearance. Word is she might be ringing in 2005 by leading the crowd in 'Auld Lang Syne'.

November 22, 2004 - divalamb writes "On Mariah Carey's offical website, she writes about the reason she named her album 'The Emancipation of Mimi'." Read more.

November 22, 2004 - A source tell The Mirror that Mariah Carey has been lined up to play a bikini-clad babe in a remake of Bond spoof 'Casino Royale'. "Mariah is going to play the part immortalised by Ursula Andress," the source revealed. "It's a comedy so Mariah's going to be making fun of herself."

November 22, 2004 - RadioFreeRoscoe writes "MariahDaily.com reports that the release date of Mariah Carey's forthcoming single 'Say Something' has been pushed back, presumably to coincide with the March 29th, 2005 release of Mariah's forthcoming album, 'The Emancipation of Mimi'. Many dates are being thrown around (Billboard reports January, radio sources report December) but nothing concrete or unanimous has been announced yet. Additionally, the song's November 19th premiere on AOL's 'First Listen' has been cancelled."

November 22, 2004 - Mariah Carey returns to her pop and R&B roots on her new album, 'The Emancipation of Mimi', albeit with major dollops of hip-hop. On several tracks previewed for Billboard.com, Carey offers less vocal acrobatics then on recent efforts, proving that less can indeed be more. Read more.

November 15, 2004 - Rolling Stone caught up with Jadakiss for an interview where he talked about hooking up with Mariah Carey ('U Make Me Wanna'), Kanye West ('Gettin' It In'), and Eminem ('Welcome to D-Block') on his latest album 'Kiss of Death'. Watch the interview here.

November 15, 2004 - Mariah Carey is to have spent a fortune, and Blitz profiled the singer's love for extravagance. Watch the report (in German), including comments from former No Angels singer Jess, here.

November 15, 2004 - No_Justice writes "Erik Bradley, Music Director at WBBM-FM/B-96 Chicago has kindly shared his input on Mariah's new song "Say Something" with MariahDaily.com: "'Say Something' by Mariah, Snoop & Pharrell is going to be an instant mega-smash. Radio should be receiving it within the next few weeks and the new CD is tentatively scheduled for first quarter 2005. Everyone will be so stoked to hear the lead single - it is THAT good. I'm more than excited to have Mariah back on the radio, especially with a song that I truly believe is going to be such a major success for her. Early reviews from people that I trust have been stellar - many music industry insiders are calling this the project that brings Mariah back to the very top of the charts...we shall see but I certainly expect that to be the case!""

November 15, 2004 - Sources tell The New York Post that despite her whopping $50 million settlement to leave Virgin Records, Mariah Carey is said to be cash-strapped. "Mariah does not have a lot of cash left," a source revealed. "She got like $28 million after taxes, but went through a lot of it. She has a hairdresser and make-up artist who she keeps on a regular basis and they cost like $8,000 a day. She won't leave her house for anything without getting her hair and make-up done." Read more.

November 15, 2004 - Mariah Carey was amongst the stars on hand for the 'P. Diddy Royal Birthday Ball', celebrating the 35th birthday of Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs. The bash was held at Cipriani on Wall Street in New York City on Thursday (November 4). Check out pictures here.

November 8, 2004 - Mariah Carey held her Annual Halloween Party along with Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs on Sunday (October 31) at Cain in New York City. Check out pictures here.

November 8, 2004 - The New York Daily News has details on Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs' Royal Birthday Ball last week, including Puffy's girlfriend and mother of their child Christian, Kim Porter, getting angry after seeing "Puffy and Mariah holding hands", according to a spy. They spoke with Usher, who recoiled at the idea he obeyed Combs' order to "dress as you have never dressed before." Usher sneered, "Puffy's orders? I don't take orders! I keep it fly, man." Read more.

November 1, 2004 - The New York Daily News reports Mariah Carey, ­Jason Biggs and Boy George attended the launch of the South ­African-themed nightclub Cain on Wednesday.

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