Mariah Carey has split up from her backup dancer boyfriend Bryan Tanaka, it has been reported.
The 47-year-old officially confirmed she was dating the dancer in February when she referred to him as her “boyfriend” in an interview following several PDA-packed outings.
Bryan’s jealousy over Mariah’s relationship with ex-husband Nick Cannon ultimately led to the break-up.
The pair were married for six years and share 5-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe. They maintain a close relationship, and are often spotted vacationing and enjoying dinner together with their children as a family.
According to TMZ, the straw that broke the camel’s back was the family’s outing to the Kid’s Choice Awards last month, which left Bryan feeling “disrespected.” His jealousy was allegedly so strong that he would exact his revenge by flirting with women in front of Mariah.
It was also reported that the 35-year-old dancer has expensive taste in clothes, shoes and jewellery and often left it to his girlfriend to fund his high-cost style.
The idea of Bryan as something of a gold digger was echoed by Mariah’s ex Nick Cannon back in February, when he told Howard Stern that he believed “Mariah’s World” was fake, and that she “wrote” the storyline of her romance with the dancer “like a soap opera.”
