Mariah Carey "has a new manager" a number of fansites have reported. Followers of the pop queen believe Melissa Ruderman is the new girl in charge of the diva's affairs, after the two were pictured together earlier this month. Ruderman formerly managed Nicole Scherzinger, and was a personal assistant to music producer Benny Medina. She was pictured with Carey on November 1 at her handprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.
Fan podcast TheMariahReport and fan Instagram account queenofshademc both shared the news, just days after Mariah parted company with former manager Stella Bulochnikov. "The lady literally has twitter wars with her clients fans," the site claimed, posting grabs of several foul-mouthed tweets Ruderman allegedly posted while managing the former Pussycat Doll. DailyMailOnline reached out to Mariah's publicist for comment.
Over the weekend it was reported that Mariah's boyfriend Brian Tanaka recently took over managing her career too, suggesting he and Melissa are now sharing the duty. On November 4, Mariah and Stella - her manager of three years to that point - released a joint statement announcing they were amicably parting ways.
Last week, Page Six claimed Tanaka was the one "behind the whole split Mariah and Stella" in the first place. "Bryan believes that he should be the one running Mariah's day-to-day life," an insider claimed. "He's been orchestrating Stella's exit for a long time." The insider continued: "No one enjoys working with Stella. There's no secret that some people are happy she's out of the picture."
In a statement, Mariah's publicist said the report "was published without merit". But while Bulochnikov wasn't known for her cuddly demeanor, she definitely appears to have been an asset for the Carey estate. The former TV producer was responsible for the pop star's E! series as well as her recently concluded Vegas residency.
Carey insiders agreed, telling Page Six: "The boyfriend backup dancer definitely isn't the right person to run her career." They continued, saying: "He's definitely no Tommy Mottola," in reference to Mariah's music mogul ex from her early days.
Another source compared the couple to another pop catastrophe. They told the paper: "This is a full-on Britney-and-Kevin Federline situation," referencing starlet Spears and her husband of three years. "He has totally manipulated the situation to take over her life and push out everyone else, and Mariah just can't see it," they continued. "Brian is a backup dancer, and knows nothing about managing an iconic artist," the source concluded.
On Sunday Mariah missed out on the LA premiere of her new animated nativity film The Star - in which she voices Rebecca the Hen and sings the title song on the soundtrack - citing an upset stomach.
(Daily Mail Online)
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