Why Mariah Carey Got Millions From Ex Fiancé James Packer Despite Never Getting Married

Entertainment Tonight’s sources revealed that in addition to her $50 million inconvenience fee, “Loverboy” singer Mariah Carey wanted her ex, James Packer, to buy her a new home in Calabasas for the trouble of moving her and her family to Los Angeles to be with him. She also demanded to keep her massive diamond engagement ring, once appraised at $10 million, which she switched from her ring finger to her middle finger. The actual settlement Carey and Packer agreed upon was slightly different.

Per The Blast, Packer agreed to pay Carey an undisclosed amount of cash and let her keep the engagement ring. The Blast’s sources said the actual value of the diamond ring was less than the formerly stated $10 million and that between the settlement cash and Carey’s ring, she walked away from the breakup with somewhere between $5 and $10 million. Packer did not buy Carey a Calabasas home as she requested.

ET reported in 2017 that the exes hadn’t spoken to each other in over a year, which is unsurprising given their tumultuous breakup. Carey and Packer split shortly after a contentious fight in Greece in which Carey accused Packer of doing “something really bad” with the singer’s assistant, per Page Six. At the time, an inside source told the website that Packer “isn’t in the best space mentally, he’s kind of checked out, and that put a strain on their relationship.”