All I want for Christmas isn’t you… Mariah Carey splits from boyfriend Bryan Tanaka
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Mariah Carey’s long-time boyfriend has announced on the day after Christmas that the pair are breaking up.
Bryan Tanaka, who was a dancer and creative director for the pop icon, said the end of their seven-year relationship was “amicable”.
Writing on Instagram, Tanaka said: “With mixed emotions, I share this personal update regarding my amicable separation from Mariah Carey after seven extraordinary years together,” he wrote.
“Our decision to embark on different paths is mutual, and as we navigate these separate journeys, we do so with profound respect and an overwhelming sense of gratitude for the invaluable time we’ve shared. The memories we’ve created and the artistic collaborations are etched in my heart forever.”
Tanaka and Carey met when he joined her 2006 The Adventures of Mimi tour as a backup dancer.
The All I Want for Christmas is You singer confirmed their relationship in 2017.
“I’m just going to be like ‘I really don’t talk about my personal life.’ Because that’s what I used to do and it really worked for a minute, back, a while ago,” she said at the time.
“I just don’t feel comfortable talking about my personal life… Me and my boyfriend don’t want to do that.”
Rumours of their split surfaced online last month, when fans noticed Tanaka did not join Carey on her Merry Christmas One and All! tour.
Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You is the best-selling Christmas song by a female artist – GC IMAGES
Carey has not commented publicly on the break-up and her representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Grammy-award winning singer was formerly engaged to Australian billionaire James Packer. The pair broke up in 2016.
Carey married her first husband, music executive Tommy Mottola, in 1993 but the two divorced in 1998. She later married Nick Cannon, the comedian, in 2008. The couple, who had twins together, separated in 2014.
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