The truth about Mariah's busted book deal

Some Fan · Nov 12th, 2003, 09:41 AM

Maureen O'Brien says she wants to set the world straight on the matter of Mariah Carey's life story. There have been a number of versions of how the sexy songbird's big book deal allegedly went down or eventually "up" in smoke.

The truth is that Mariah's new (and Jennifer Lopez's former) Svengali - Benny Medina - did not pull the project out of the market before it was sold, but after! First, there was a Sept. 24 meeting with a handful of publishers. Within a week, Mariah chose HarperEntertainment as her favorite. Everybody included seemed thrilled with everybody else and HarperCollins proceeded to sell foreign rights at the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany.

O'Brien says she and her publisher, Michael Morrison, had absolutely no qualms about the quality of what Mariah was peddling. "Her book proposal was absolutely fantastic. We were enthusiastic and remained so until Medina stepped in two weeks after the deal was struck and pulled the plug." Evidently, he didn't even bother to speak with the disappointed publisher.

The memoir, titled "Through the Rain," was to come out in the fall of 2004. Well, so much for the kind and genteel world of book publishing, where a handshake once used to seal a deal.

Resource(s): The New York Post

Nov 12th, 2003, 04:29 PM

I'm confused...wasn't Benny her manager while she was married to Motolla? If so then why would she go back to him?

Some Fan · Nov 13th, 2003, 04:14 AM

no he wasn't..

Nov 13th, 2003, 05:23 PM

I coulda sworn he used to be her manager before

ah well

Nov 12th, 2003, 09:41 AM	#1
Some Fan Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: home ;-) Posts: 1,549	The truth about Mariah's busted book deal Maureen O'Brien says she wants to set the world straight on the matter of Mariah Carey's life story. There have been a number of versions of how the sexy songbird's big book deal allegedly went down or eventually "up" in smoke. The truth is that Mariah's new (and Jennifer Lopez's former) Svengali - Benny Medina - did not pull the project out of the market before it was sold, but after! First, there was a Sept. 24 meeting with a handful of publishers. Within a week, Mariah chose HarperEntertainment as her favorite. Everybody included seemed thrilled with everybody else and HarperCollins proceeded to sell foreign rights at the Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany. O'Brien says she and her publisher, Michael Morrison, had absolutely no qualms about the quality of what Mariah was peddling. "Her book proposal was absolutely fantastic. We were enthusiastic and remained so until Medina stepped in two weeks after the deal was struck and pulled the plug." Evidently, he didn't even bother to speak with the disappointed publisher. The memoir, titled "Through the Rain," was to come out in the fall of 2004. Well, so much for the kind and genteel world of book publishing, where a handshake once used to seal a deal. Resource(s): The New York Post

Nov 12th, 2003, 04:29 PM	#2
EDT Guest Posts: n/a	I'm confused...wasn't Benny her manager while she was married to Motolla? If so then why would she go back to him?

Nov 13th, 2003, 04:14 AM	#3
Some Fan Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: home ;-) Posts: 1,549	no he wasn't..

Nov 13th, 2003, 05:23 PM	#4
EDT Guest Posts: n/a	I coulda sworn he used to be her manager before ah well