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Mariah Carey and Tommy Mottola
Married: June 5, 1993
Filed for divorce: May 30, 1997

To revelers at Emilio and Gloria Estefan's most recent New Year's party in Miami Beach, it was obvious that the Mottolas' marriage had become less than harmo- nious. "Tommy was treating [Mariah] like a queen, going out of his way to please her," says a guest. "He kept ask- ing, 'Mariah, are you cold? Is that [open] window bother- ing you?"' Still, the Sony records chief struck the wrong chord with his song- bird-who has sold 75 million albums for the label since 1990. "She would just sit there kind of snotty and say, 'I'm fine,',, says the source. "She wouldn't even look at him." In the end, Mottola, 47, couldn't find common ground with his 28-year-old protegee and second wife. She pre- ferred to party with rappers in Manhattan; he enjoyed nesting in their $10 million mansion in suburban Bed- ford, N.Y Says a friend: "It's just two people going in different directions."

People Magazine August 18, 1997

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