Mariah Carey 'wants $65 million' from James Packer
Mariah Carey's reported split from James Packer is continuing to get messy, with the singer said to be asking for a $65 million settlement from her businessman fiancé.
The singer was spotted out for the first time since news broke of the separation, having dinner with friends at Nobu restaurant in Malibu - but still sporting her 35-carat engagement ring on her hand.
Despite this, reports claim Mariah is asking the Aussie billionaire to pay out $65 million as she believes she had to uproot her life and move to Los Angeles for him, and was so traumatised by the split she was forced to cancel the South American leg of her tour.
However sources say that while James is happy for Mariah to keep the $10 million ring, he's refusing to pay her a cent more.
"Of course Mariah wants money, but she's not getting [$US]$50 million. There's no negotiations about money because they haven't spoken since the split," a source tells the New York Post.
The report comes as Mariah's public outing saw her have dinner with a group including the backup dancer she is said to have gotten close to during her Las Vegas residency.
Entertainment Tonight claims Mariah and Bryan Tanaka "developed a close friendship" while working together, with Bryan said to have exited the restaurant 10 minutes before the singer so as to avoid suspicion.
"It looked like they didn't want to be spotted together," an eyewitness tells Entertainment Tonight.
Mariah, who has five-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe with her ex-husband Nick Cannon, is said to have ended things with James after an argument in Greece.
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Her representative said in a statement: "Mariah and James had a fight in Greece, and have not seen each other since. [The fight was not due to] any cheating allegations or excessive spending. They are trying to work it out. Right now, they're not sure if they will stay together. They are discussing it."
However it was claimed that the pair split because Mariah became so obsessed with her reality television show Mariah's World.
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