Mariah Carey has officially moved on to a new man. Following her high-profile split with fiance, billionaire James Packer, late last year, the musician finally admitted to having her backup dancer, Bryan Tanaka, as her boyfriend. Additionally, the "Vision of Love" singer once again addressed the chaotic performance during her New Year's Eve gig, sticking to her previous statement that she was set-up to fail.
In a recent interview with the Associated Press, Mimi gamely talked about her relationship with Tanaka. It can be remembered that back in October, Carey, who just ended her less than a year engagement with Packer, has already been linked to the choreographer. This is the first time, however, that Carey openly called Tanaka his boyfriend.
"I'm just going to be like, 'I really don't talk about my personal life.' Because that's what I used to do and it really worked for a minute, back, a while ago," Carey gushingly spilled to the media outlet. "I just don't feel comfortable talking about my personal life... Me and my boyfriend don't want to do that."
While the diva did not necessarily drop Tanaka's name during the press session, the two's outings in the last couple of months, including sitting courtside at an NBA game just last week and spending Valentine's Day together almost already confirmed the rumor. Carey also referred to the 33-year-old earlier this month as" romantic," and has "got a lot of amazing qualities."
Aside from her budding relationship, Carey also recently opened up about her infamous New Year's Eve Performance. Unfortunately, the 46-year-old performance at the latest "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" was marred with technical difficulties which she claims to be the show production company's way to sabotage her.
Dick Clark production has already denied the accusation explaining that based on an initial investigation, the technical errors are anything but intentional. And just like any live show, they were susceptible to such mishaps. However, Carey is standing by her original statement reiterating to Rolling Stone that the whole mess was out of her control. "Even the dancers should have stopped dancing and helped me off the f-ing stage. I'm sorry. It was a mess, and I blame everybody, and I blame myself for not leaving after rehearsal," the singer added.
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