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[Blind Gossip] This music star’s life and career are one big fail. Her last real relationship bailed on her, her current man is using her, and her career is an embarrassment.

While it’s easy to blame Singer for all her missteps… our source tells us that there is actually someone else to blame!

There is only one person to blame for all the sh*t that is going down, and that is HER MANAGER. Hiring her was the worst decision that [Singer] ever made. [Manager] comes from the reality TV world and she likes the drama because that what sells on reality TV. She doesn’t know sh*t about the recording industry or live productions or staging.

[Manager] is the one who told [Singer] that she needs to do a reality show. She is the one who told [Singer] to create more drama with [Singer’s Fiance] for the show. [Singer] just went along with it (yeah, that was dumb) and they wound up breaking up over it!

The only way [Singer] is going to get back on track is to FIRE THE F*CKING MANAGER!

Does this mean that Singer and Manager don’t belong together?

Similar: The Big Fish

Singer:

[Optional] Who do you think is to blame for this mess?

SOLVED!

Singer: Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey and her manager, Stella Bulochnikov, have parted ways.

Thank goodness!

Bulochnikov was a disastrous hire from the beginning. It’s just a shame that it took Mariah Carey so long to figure it out and to give her the old heave ho.

From Variety:

Mariah Carey, Manager Stella Bulochnikov Split

Mariah Carey and her manager of three years, Stella Bulochnikov, are no longer working together as manager and client, Variety has confirmed.

According to a statement from Bulochnikov, the two mutually agreed that working together was no longer beneficial. “After working together for almost three years, Mariah Carey and Stella Bulochnikov have determined that it is in their mutual best interest to part ways on day-to-day management,” the statement reads.

“During their time working together, they have accomplished great things, including, most recently, Mariah Carey’s new music and motion picture projects for this upcoming holiday season. Mariah Carey and Stella Bulochnikov remain partners in a number of business ventures, and will continue to support each other in those endeavors.”

A former TV producer, Bulchnikov was responsible for directing Carey’s career towards reality television, launching her “Mariah’s World” show on E!. She was also working with Carey at the time of her disastrous New Year’s Eve performance in 2016.

Carey’s previous managers include her ex-husband Tommy Mottola, Randy Jackson, Red Light Management and Jermaine Dupri, among others.

She recently recorded a new song, “The Star,” for the film of the same name. She is well known for her 1994 song “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” off her first holiday album “Merry Christmas,” and recently had her hands and feet encased in cement in the forecourt of the Chinese Theatre.

Notice that the statement was issued by Bulochnikov… and is totally complimentary of Bulochnikov… and emphasizes that their split was “mutual.” Mutual. Riiight.

Hiring a reality show producer to manage Carey’s entire career was a dumb move from the beginning.

Bulochnikov is the one who convinced Carey that doing a reality show featuring her relationship with Australian billionaire James Packer was a good idea.

The show was supposed to be about Carey jet-setting around with Packer and planning an extravagant wedding. However, Packer didn’t want to be on a reality show, and bailed out on both the show and the relationship. That should have been the end of the show.

However, Bulachnikov was a reality dog with a bone. She was desperate to salvage the reality show idea.

She convinced Carey that it would be a good idea to shoehorn backup dancer Bryan Tanaka into the show as a love interest. In an effort to justify the downgrade from billionaire to backup dancer, Bulachnikov created some revisionist history claiming that he and Carey had always been interested in each other.

This kind of meddling and obsession with manufacturing story lines is exactly the kind of tasteless strategy that hiring a reality TV producer will get you.

Carey has been in the business a long time. She should have been extremely leery of hiring a reality producer who insisted that Carey do a reality show; who manipulated Carey’s personal life around the reality show; and who also inserted herself into the cast of that reality show!

One of our readers, Good2know, summed it up Bulachnikov’s appearance on Mariah’s World this way:

I have seen exactly one episode of this show prior to all of this drama, and I found Stella to be extremely unprofessional, immature, and dramatic. I would be embarrassed if someone like her was representing me in any capacity.

Mariah Carey’s core strength and core profession is music.

The fact that Bulachnikov did not come from the music industry was problematic. ALL of Carey’s former managers were industry people.

Bulachnikov’s inexperience in the music industry and lack of focus on the music was bound to result in poor record sales, poor ticket sales, and that disastrous New Year’s Eve performance where Carey stopped singing altogether. And it did.

The bottom line is that Stella Bulachnikov was a terrible manager… but Mariah Carey was responsible for hiring her, following her advice, and keeping her around for three years!

Did you catch the clue at the end of the original blind item? The words “belong together” should have reminded you of Mariah Carey’s hit song We Belong Together.

Congratulations to Haley1020 for being first with the correct response! Kudos to Calums Mom for picking up on the “belong together” clue!


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  1. Lebowski says

    Mariah is one of the great voices of the last 20 years.
    But she is not a good person, the Diva act is old and it’s gone on so long she truly believes she is royalty and continues to treat everyone and everything around her like crap.

    She needs to be brought down a few more pegs, find some happiness in life, and take responsibility for herself. (And PLEASE stop dressing like an overstuffed sausage.)

  3. GretaGuesses says

    Mariah and her awful manager, Stella. Ultimately it’s Mariah’s fault though. She’s been in the business long enough to know what’s right for her…unless she really is as dense and clueless as people say.

  15. lilyzali says

    Mariah Carey
    Clue: “belong together” as in her song “We belong together”
    Optional: She has herself to blame. She’s not 12.

  17. KCeagle says

    Mariah Carey

    Yes, fire her manager by all means. But Mimi needs to take some accountability for the train wreck her life and career have become. At the end of the day, Mariah makes all the decisions. The blame game begins and ends with one’s self.

  22. starrchild says

    Mimi….Mariah! No way she let’s the manager go. Too many skeletons to be freed. Nice to see her ex-husband (Tommy Matola) come to her rescue and told the idiotic tabs to Leave Mariah Alone! Funny stuff for all.

  23. ggriffin3 says

    Mariah Carey and her manager Stella

    Both are to blame, Mariah for hiring an inexperienced manager and going along with everything and Stella for not recognizing that the more she creates drama for Mariah Carey, the more she destroys Mariah’s career and legacy and ends up fired…

  24. Max Power says

    I don;t know who Mariah Carey’s manager is, but I think the clues fit for her.

    I guess Mariah expected that her manager, who she probably paid big bucks to and expected knew their job, was giving her good avice but in the end Mariah chose to play along. Pretty stink if her relationship was destroyed for a ratings push, but then I think love is more important than money and fame.

  30. SilentStar says

    Mariah Carey.
    Sounds like the manager is to blame for the most part — I mean, you hire a professional so that you personally don’t have to be an expert and handle all the details — but at the same time you can’t hand over all decisions and be ignorant about important things that affect your business or livelihood in any business. So that part is where Mariah herself is to blame. She needs a better manager regardless.

  32. TheInnerNo says

    Mariah Carey

    I watched one episode of her reality show on E! I couldn’t believe that was her manager. From her styling to her the manager’s professionalism. It was obvious that she needed to clean house. It made me question Mariah’s judgment of people. What a shame. This was the episode where she was one hour late because the tour manager, who was supposedly someone new they were working with, didn’t tell her or didn’t know that Berlin ( I think) was a hour ahead.

  34. bellashade says

    Mariah Carey and Stella whatever – fire the manager Mariah! She’s encouraging you to make yourself look ridiculous.

  35. gailpow says

    Oh brother, this has got to be Mariah and her female manager who is driving Mariah’s career in to the ground.

  38. tangoNcash says

    Mariah….she’s been manipulated by managers ever since Tommy Mottola days. Doesn’t even live in reality, so a reality show is actually quite hilarious!

  41. JerzeyJenn says

    Mariah Carey
    I dont even know Stella Barishniwhateverthefkov & i do not like her. Lol. Some BFF this Brad guy is 2her if hes the one who introduced them. What the hecks Mariah thinkin hiring this foul mouthed trashy inexperienced woman 2manage her multimillion$ empire?2much post breakup partying? SMDH. My prediction.Stella&that dancer shes shackin up wth r gona lead her into false sense of security since shes vulnerable,rob her blind, then drop her like a bad habit.

  46. pfish says

    Singer: Mariah Carey
    Manager: Stella Bulochnikov
    Clue: “We Belong Together”

    After the NYE fiasco, Mariah looks bad. This particular incident isn’t Stella’s fault, but it may spur her to make a change.

  53. eatothegb says

    STELLA!!! I cringe every time I hear her speak. Mariah should fire that woman immediately!!!!

  56. VinylDestination says

    HAHAHAHA!!! Ace/BG – I am laughing so hard!
    “Does this mean that Singer and Manager don’t belong together?”

    Mimi – please fire your manager one sweet day!!!

  59. hondamike007 says

    Mariah Carey and messy “manager” Stella B. Mariah has been in this business for 26+ years, hence she knows exactly what it takes to be successful. If Mariah is ok settling for the mediocracy that has become her career, then imo, the blame lies with her. With regards to her voice being toast, I can assure you it is not. Saw her Christmas show at Beacon Theatre on 12/14/16 and she was amazing. Just she and the piano during Joy to the World and her voice was so resonant! She’ll be back!

  60. ivy3499 says

    Mariah Carey- her own fault. She’s been in the business long enough, she should know better.

  62. ashanean says

    Mariah
    Her manager but Mariah should be able To see through that. When I saw on her show that she he manager wanted to hire her teenag daughter as a socal media manager I said oh heck no.

  63. goodgollyholly says

    Mariah Carey

    I don’t think she is a good person – she deserves everything that is happening. She needs to grow up.

  64. Parade says

    Mariah but it’s IS Mariah’s fault, she hired her and she listened to her. Ultimately it’s Mariah’s choice and the only place to lay blame. Mariah isn’t 5 years old, she’s an adult, middle aged woman.

  65. Monysmom says

    Singer – Mariah Carey – I think she AND her manager are to blame. Mariah cannot carry on acting like a diva – she is not that pretty or smart or relevant. She is the Zsa Zsa of this generation.

  68. stolidog says

    Mariah Carey, of course. I would say that she doesn’t deserve too much of the blame for new years eve, she needs to rely on many people to make sure something like that goes off without a hitch, and those people didn’t come through.
    The rest of her life, though? She’s always been a bit of a train wreck.

  71. Boguetastic says

    Mariah
    Clue: Rainbow colours in the pic = album Rainbow, ‘don’t belong together’ = song we belong together

  74. Jester says

    This is so Mariah Carey!!!

    Well, while the manager may be giving bad advice, it ultimately comes down to Mimi. I just read that she fired her choreographer, probably blaming him. Guess she picked the wrong person…

  79. kc1978 says

    Mariah Carey

    She may be eccentric and out of touch with reality at times but she is a true superstar icon. Love her music and her voice and she has paid her dues. She is easily controlled and needs to get rid of the people that won’t let her fly like a butterfly. She has fallen hard before and looks like she may again, but she will rise like the Phoenix in all her glory.

  81. Goodgrief says

    Mariah Carey. Mariah would be a trainwreck with or without her current manager. She likes the drama to.

    • mamacita3 says

      Right! That is what I was going to post. She clearly can’t sing her songs anymore, she doesn’t seem to care about her singing career and all she really has to keep her in the public eye is a reality show. She’s quickly becoming irrelevant as an artist, more of a celebrity. Although I thought I read that she fired her manager?? This NYE debacle ruined her. How she could honestly get any singing gigs after this….?

  84. Realistic says

    Mariah Carey

    Why hasn’t the manager been fired yet? The statements that she’s released following that disastrous New Years Rockin Eve performance should’ve been the nail in the coffin to cut ties with her.

  89. buddypal says

    Singer: Mariah Carey.

    Clue: Her song “We Belong Together”

    Optional: I think they are both to blame.

  91. gossipgood says

    Mariah and that Mess of a woman Stella. I feel like she needs an intervention to get her away from her.. This woman is single handedly bringing down and icon. Sad.
    If anyone out there truly cares about MC they should help her. Watching her reality show it is like Stella is brain washing her – its spooky and weird.

  93. bertwheeler says

    Marian Carey

    Mariah is to blame. Learn to sing live! And focus on adult contemporary rather than top 40.

  97. drammmadiva says

    This is so Mariah Carey and her manager who got her into that NYE mess! I think it was so sad to watch and no artist should be treated like that but I do think the blame is on her team and manager.

  100. rebecca1219 says

    Oh, Mariah….
    Clues: belong together. Her song, “We Belong Together.”

    Her manager: Stella Bulochnikov

    She’s blowing up the press right now, blaming Ryan Seacrest and the Dixon clark Show to keep the drama in the news. Ugh

    • rebecca1219 says

      Freaking auto-correct.
      She in last paragraph- referring to the manager.
      D*ck Clark Rockin’ New Years Eve Show

  101. amagod121 says

    Maiah Carey, you silly, silly unicorn chasing girl, you! You listened to your manager and bickered with James Packer for your show??

    Well, now I guess you know who to listen to and it ISN’T your manager, dear!

    Blame: all three of them.

  103. TeaDrinker says

    Optional: I blame Mariah…this isn’t the only manager who has screwed her over. She needs to put down that wine and start doing due diligence. Mariah is a mess and any manager who gets her has their work cut out for them. If they’re in it for themselves then she’s an easy target.

  104. TeaDrinker says

    Mariah Carey

    Her manager Stella Bulochnikov is a fast-talking (most likely) con artist.

    • itstarapagain says

      Who has done really dumb things to her face. She probably went to the dermatologist who is the equivalent of her competence. Hence she looks like one of those dolls where you could move their features around. They were creepy and so is she.

      Big money says Stella planned for a big loud public embarrassment so she could rush out to the networks and defend her client on camera as much as possible.

  107. dynamodavid says

    Singer: Mariah

    Who do you think is to blame for this mess? Mariah, because she hired the manager in the first place knowing she wasn’t qualified to manage her career.

  109. lulloun says

    Mariah Carey & her manager Stella.

    Stella is definitely to blame… she needs to get rid of her ASAP

  111. famefoolery says

    This sounds like Mariah Carey.

    It’s Mariah’s fault if she hired a manager that keeps putting her through trainwreck after trainwreck. At this point there’s a pattern.

  113. PollyMetropolitan says

    Mariah Carey

    She needs to get her head back in the game. It’s her own fault.

  118. chalupacabra says

    Mariah Carey. The manager is a mess, but with 25 years in this industry, MC should be smarter than this.

  119. carriebradshaw says

    Mariah Carey

    optional: Mariah. she’s old and experienced enough to know better.

  121. OleWyzOne says

    This sounds like Mariah Carey, except I know no one would dare call her career a faIL. Recent mishaps?? Yes.

    But still she has an impressive catalogue.

  122. scoot22 says

    Mariah Carey. Mariah Carey is to blame. Unless SoulCycle really messed up her hearing.

    Clues: “don’t belong together”. Mariah sang “We belong together”. She also has a reality TV show (never watched it), just screwed up on NYE, and had a recent breakup with the rich guy.

  124. jojo5282 says

    Mariah.

    She’s to blame if she listens to people like that. It’s your image… take control of it and stop acting like a over-indulged child.

  129. 20kim17 says

    Singer- Mariah Carey

    Optional- Mimi is to blame for not getting a better manager.

    Tommy mentioned that her lll were failing her and sje needed more experienced employees aka manager.

    Sorry mimi lots of people dont give a toad about reality tv drama bs, so leave that crap for the wannabe famous reality losers!!!!!

  132. adr1s says

    Mariah Carey.

    I think you’re as smart as the people you hire/hang out with. But ultimately I think it’s her fault because if you’re gonna do playback then you’re leaving the fate of your show/name to a third party, so you should make damn sure they’re gonna play the right tracks. Because it’s gonna be your reputation the one that’s gonna be affected.

  133. pajuxy says

    Singer: Mariah Carey

    Everyone involved is responsible but primarily Mariah and her manager. The manager can spit out ideas but Mariah ultimately can choose to move forward or say no. Mariah certainly isn’t innocent in the demise of her relationship or the NYE performance. Come on now!

  136. Grande Queso says

    Mariah and her annoying Manager on the show. The manager screams desperation aka Kris Jenner type.

  138. Arianna1 says

    This is Mariah and that awful manager, Stella. The reality show is car crash TV and it’s obvious Stella is behind it. I actually think Mariah was set up on New Year’s though, I don’t think it was an “accident”. The TV Network should have cut to commercial to let her get it sorted out. I feel sorry for Mariah. She has * people around her and it’s obvious she needs guidance. Interesting to hear that drama from the TV show broke up her and Packer.

  142. Blackorchid85 says

    Mariah Carey

    Clue: belong together

    She’s been in the industry long enough to know better and is a grown woman so really only has herself to blame. She needs to either retire or get some singing lessons and go back to basics..

  143. pigerella says

    singer: mariah carey

    optional: both mariah’s team & her. i do think she can recover from everything, but she needs to tone down the diva in her (which i doubt her ego will ever let that happen). not going to lie tho, i get a kick out of her being so “extra” as the kids say. haha.

  146. justme04 says

    Mariah Carey
    Manger Stella Bulochnikov

    It’s Mariah’s fault no matter what. She has been in this industry for a long time and if she choose to take crap advice then it’s her fault.

  147. hrhfedup says

    This is Mariah. I think both are to blame, because, let’s face it, Mimi do like her drama!

  148. mocala says

    Mariah Carrey
    Her new Manager is to blame. Someone tried to warn her but she ignored them.

  152. spellbinding says

    Mariah Carey?

    Probably a little of both. Manager isn’t doing a good job, but she needs to have more say in her own career maybe and make wiser decisions? I do hope things get better, Mimi is too talented for this nonsense.

  155. good2know says

    Singer: Mariah Carey

    I have seen exactly one episode of this show prior to all of this drama, and I found Stella to be extremely unprofessional, immature, and dramatic. I would be embarrassed if someone like her was representing me in any capacity. I hope all of these stories DO NOT increase viewership of the show because that will only encourage more mess and continue the downfall of a talented singer.

  159. OfficalNobody says

    Mariah Carey
    [Optional] Who do you think is to blame for this mess?
    It’s Mariah’s fault for hiring her and taking bad advice. She’s had 20+ years in the music industry she should’ve known better. Tommy Mottola anyone? Also she should lay off the booze.

  160. jophieljo says

    Mariah Carey

    Her manager is terrible but I am fairly sure that she botched New Year’s Eve for ratings for her reality show. Total publicity stunt.

  161. Celestine says

    Mariah Carey.

    Surely she should accept SOME blame? Having a career as long as she does (or did have), she must have some insight as to what is right for her and what isn’t.

  162. kimmukwest says

    Mariah Carey
    Mariah is to blame. She should just fire the manager and actually *try* to live a normal life. I know that will never happen but whatever…