Mariah Carey Beats Brother’s $20 Million Defamation Suit Over Memoir
A New York judge has dismissed a $20 million defamation lawsuit filed by Morgan Carey against his sister, Mariah Carey. The court ruled that the plaintiff failed to prove 'actual malice' regarding the claims made in the singer's 2020 memoir.
Why it matters
This case reinforces the high legal threshold for public figures to win defamation suits, particularly under New York's anti-SLAPP statutes.
Mariah Carey 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.
In a ruling issued Monday and obtained by Rolling Stone , Justice Leslie A. Stroth of the New York State Supreme Court found that Morgan Carey failed to establish that his superstar sister acted with “actual malice” when making the statements he challenged.
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