After a truly disastrous performance during Dick Clark’s 2017 New Year’s Eve extravaganza, Mariah Carey officially redeemed herself on Sunday evening.
Warmly wrapped in a feathery coat and sparkly nude dress, the chanteuse wailed the world into the New Year with some of her biggest hits. But it wasn’t her killer vocal performance that has everyone talking. It was an aside she made between songs, asking for some hot tea.
“They told me there would be tea,” she said, looking just slightly annoyed. On such a cold evening, hot tea should be a no brainer. Especially for a diva such as herself.
Mariah Carey asking for hot tea during her NYE performance pic.twitter.com/IHOxdCoIke
— mariah carey archive (@mariaharchive) January 1, 2018
Upon realizing there was no tea for her, Mariah said, “Oh, it’s a disaster! OK, well, we’ll just have to rough it. I’m going to be like everybody else, with no hot tea.”
A disaster, indeed! Being just like everybody else.
Luckily, Mimi found her tea shortly after the performance, tweeting:
Found my tea! ? pic.twitter.com/r5EIIbT5Zw
— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) January 1, 2018
Fun fact: That enormous rock displayed on her middle finger is actually her engagement ring from ex-fiancee James Packer, who Mariah sued for $50 million after their breakup, calling it an “inconvenience fee.”
Naturally, the memers have been going wild over the whole thing.
Scroll down for our favorite Mariah Carey tea memes (so far!)…
He BGB
Very talented but wish she was more sincere and authentic and lessfake, dahling.
valleyblkbear
Leave her alone!!! Do you know how DIFFICULT it is to sing when it is even 50 degrees, not to mention 7 degrees???? You have to keep throat and vocal cords warm. Notice how she chose to not hit any high notes? That’s because she could NOT do so in the below freezing weather. She did a fabulous job despite the harsh conditions. You go girl!
happiness17
valleyblkbear-I’m sure it must have been difficult for Mariah Carey to sing in such cold weather. She did a wonderful job. On the other hand one can only imagine how much she got paid for her performance. Do you really think that Mariah is going to perform in such brutal cold weather without getting paid dearly for it? It was a good show. She was worth every penny of it.
Metro135
Maybe if she had worn appropriate clothing, and not shoved her nearly naked boobs in everyone’s face like she always does, she wouldn’t have needed the hot tea.
DuMaurier
I think most people were pretty good-natured in the kidding. It wasn’t her wanting a hot drink, it was the diva-ish “They TOLD me there’d be…”, her condescending concession to do without and be “like everybody else”, her pre-existing image, etc. Nobody accused her of war crimes.
And yes, I noticed she avoided certain notes. I only recognized “Hero” from the lyrics.
Evilklown13
How is this news! This is right down there with anything about Justin beiber! This is exactly why the gay community can’t be taken seriously and can’t be counted on by political campaigns. How about writing something about the dangers posed by this “PIG” of a president! Or what to look forward to in HIV and AIDS treatments! This should be QUEERTY’s resolution; write relevant news which affects the gay community!
batesmotel
What “dangers”? How has your life been negatively affected and altered personally since he’s been President? What policies did he enact that destroyed your life? I’m serious. If he actually did enact something that did indeed negatively alter your life where you’ve lost something that you no longer have, then let us know. If he did that, then shame on him, but first give us a legitimate policy that he enacted that personally ruined and destroyed your life. It has to be something legitimate that negatively affected you to the point where you had to make life changes around that in order to function.
Young Timer
Who cares?
Get her some tea, dammit.
johnnymcmxxx
No hot tea but one big hot mess.
Kangol
Yes! +100
cttimberwolf56
Mariah you did a great job if they told you that there would be tea and that was all you needed dam they should of given you a pot of tea 🙂 GREAT JOB GURL
nm4047
‘Wailed’ or whaled or squawed, however you put it, she is over rated and slept her way to the top on minimal talent.
Kangol
Now, now, Miss Thing can sing. And after last year’s debacle, tea or not, Mimi brought the voice. Put her up against any of the newest crop of singers, save Sza, and she can belt them back to the 20th century. But she also loves to bring that 20th century drama too.
ShowMeGuy
When was her last hit song, again? How many years AGO was that, again?
Bob LaBlah
Wow! Once again ol’ Thunder Thighs was being herself. As hundreds of thousands shivered in the cold freezing air (or paid at least $10 for a watered down cup of hot chocolate) she complains about tea while heaters blasted away on her while onstage. Does ANYONE ever try to get her to come back to down to earth or accept the reality she is a royal pain in the ass? No wonder Niki Minaj wanted to slap her silly.
Raymond Saint-Pierre
Maybe she meant “T” as in “tina?”
batesmotel
People are so touchy, sensitive, and nit-picky. I’m not Mariah Carey fan, but I saw the clip where she said that and it was clearly a joke. Lighten up! Miserable people.