Mariah Carey Was in an Abusive Relationship

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Mariah Carey is happily married to rapper and actor Nick Cannon now, but the singer just revealed that she's been in abusive relationships in the past. She didn't name any names, but  she hinted that her ex-husband Tommy Mottola might be responsible for her ordeal.

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon got married in 2008. (Getty Images)
She said: “Abuse has several categories. Emotionally, mentally, in other ways. I just think you get into a situation and you feel locked in. If your situation is similar to one of the situations I’ve been in, which I won’t harp on. For me, to really get out, it was difficult because there was a connection that was not only a marriage but a business thing where the person was in control of my life.”

Mariah wed music executive Tommy in 1993 after he signed her to the music label CBS Records. They separated just 3 years later and divorced in 1998. The 40-year-old beauty also spoke out in support of "Rehab" singer Rihanna, who was assaulted by her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown earlier this year following a pre-Grammy’s party.

Mariah admitted she can empathise with the 21-year-old starlet’s experience of domestic abuse. She told Larry King: "I was very sequestered, as you know, when I first started out and if I were just allowed to be young and with a young boyfriend who's also a star and you know, you're working and you're both -- don't know what goes on. You know what I mean? So it's like, I wasn't really allowed out of the house, so I can't imagine what she went through."

Meanwhile, the singer-turned-actress says she is desperate to have children with Nick, but is waiting for a gap in her career. She explained:
Being pregnant would be the happiest thing in my life, but what I'm saying is right now with this movie Precious coming out, with the next few singles from the album and those things that I'm doing, I need to focus on that because I cannot do the having-a-child thing halfway.
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