Mariah's loopy TRL ice cream surprise, ten years later
Every now and then, somebody needs a little therapy, and ten years ago today, that somebody was Mariah Carey. When the pop diva decided to make a surprise guest appearance on MTV's TRL (Total Request Live), it was already being reported that she was undergoing a tragic mental breakdown, coping with being overworked and recently single, post-breakup with latin singer Luis Miguel. Taking the impromptu entrance as well as anyone could, host Carson Daly couldn't help but roll with the punches and point out the obvious ("Mariah Carey's lost her mind!") as the Glitter-promoting diva erratically moved around the Times Square studio, attempting to hand out popsicles to fans.
The best part? Before removing an over-sized, shamelessly plugging "Loverboy" t-shirt and gifting it to Carson by way of a PG striptease, Mimi pushed the frozen treats into the studio herself and requested that Carson give her a therapy session. No good deed goes unpunished! But don't worry, underneath her shirt, Mariah revealed a tank top that read "supergirl" and a pair of teeny-tiny gold shorts that she then requested not get in the shot since they were so, well, short.
Of course, this event forebode the career disaster that was the theatrical release of Glitter (which, it should be noted, opened on 9/11), but as we all know, Mariah was able to turn her life around when The Emancipation of Mimi went multi-platinum a few years later and all was once again well in MC's world. However, between her random, wild comments, constant running out of breath, and seemingly "medicated" mania, this clip is one to be cherished, even ten years later. And don't forget, y'all: "If you don't have ice cream in your life, sometimes you just might go a little bit crazy." Mimi taught me! (VH1)
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