Mariah Carey Blames 9/11 for Wack ‘Glitter’ Flick

Posted on June 3rd, 2009 - By Bossip Staff

Categories: Attention Slores, Hollyweird, Mariah Carey, News, Random Ridiculousness

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Mariah knows she needs to quit blaming the Director and the terrorists attacks of 9/11 for her sh*tty acting job in one of the worst films ever created.

Mariah Carey is speaking out about the failure of her first starring film role, Glitter, all those years ago.

Mariah knows the film wasn’t that great – in fact, she blames the director in a hilarious aside, saying “But I didn’t have representation or anyone to tell me: ‘What you need is a great director’.” Snort, chuckle. Because that’s why Glitter failed – everyone said, “I really want to see that Mariah Carey movie, but the director sucks.” Of course.

Mariah Carey says her infamously bad movie debut Glitter failed because of 9/11.

The singer — who stars in new movie Precious – says her semi-biographical film was destined to bomb at the box office as it was released on exactly the same day as the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center eight years ago.

“That movie was released on September 11th, 2001 – could there be a worse day for that movie to come out? I don’t think so,” she said. “I don’t even know that many people even saw the movie so I don’t think it’s the worst thing ever done.”

“Glitter was a learning experience and I wouldn’t do it again if you paid me. But I didn’t have representation or anyone to tell me: ‘What you need is a great director’.”

Carey, 39, recently played down her reputation as a diva — insisting she is simply misunderstood.

“I have been through a lot that’s made me stronger,” she said. “They say: whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. So I’ve been through that kind of stuff a few times.”

“A lot of people have very different opinions about me and it’s difficult to face them and to deal with them and to go on and to say: no, actually you’re wrong. I am this, I am not that.” .

Really Mariah? We thought it was your hellacious acting job, the ridiculous script and the fact that you thought anyone would actually want to see you on the big screen. SMH

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  • Lady J

    1st

  • who cares BOSSIP!!!

    first

  • Angee

    Chile, you can’t blame 9/11 for Glitter!!

  • Proud ArmyWifee

    Lol, she need to stop. All that money she got, she could’ve put more money into it lol.

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  • Girl Bye

    Uh this is old news…I liked Glitter.

  • No u can’t be boyfriend #2!

    It was wack! Just like her! But she can sing her a** off though!

  • Aunt Viv

    **YAWN**

  • mamamia

    Not sure why she’s complaining about this now, but she’s dumb.

  • AWWWWWWWWWWWWSHADDAAAAAP!!!!

    They should have used ‘Glitter’ as a form of punishment in Abu Ghraib. Who can sit through that bullshit?

  • AWWWWWWWWWWWWSHADDAAAAAP!!!!

    That was probably the worst singer-turned-actor display I’ve seen since ‘Graffiti Bridge.’

  • me (the original)®

    Who f’n cares?

    Get back in the booth and sing, the way you used to. Not this new garbage.

  • http://www.mockrockstar.com Brooke Lynn (Mood: Fabulous)

    HAhahaha. Damn I actually liked Glitter, but it was because of that short white guy that played Dice. Aww Mimi, I know 9/11 terrified all of us, but thats no reason to blame it on your horrible acting skills, aww poor baby :-(

  • Pretty Pretty Princess

    Glitter was pretty good actually! I shed a tear when ol’ boy got killed!

  • Josely

    Why must we keep bringing this up? Can’t we just leave this horrific tragedy in the past and move on? Yeah, I don’t which one I’m talkin about either.

  • http://www.mockrockstar.com Brooke Lynn (Mood: Fabulous)

    Pretty Pretty Princess

    Glitter was pretty good actually! I shed a tear when ol’ boy got killed!

    *******************************

    Me too (tearing up) then I continued to cry when she met her mother for the first time at the end. Oh how sad. Glitter deserved at least a Golden Globe Dammit!

  • Lady Shady

    matter of fact I’m going to play the glitter soundtrack right now! *sings* Funkin’ for Jamaicaaaaa!

  • Kene

    jay-z’s blueprint album and fabolous’s ghetto fabolous album came out on that day, they didn’t do too bad

  • Umm….Okay?

    Mariah is a singer. One of the best. But she is not an actress. She needs to stay in her lane and just ride.

  • Nikki88

    i actually kinda liked Glitter – it wasnt that bad.

  • 504queen

    SORRY TYPO ACTING SKILLS!!!

  • Whaggght?!!

    Glitter is actually getting a bad wrap!I liked it! Haters!

  • http://bossip MoniSings

    Ummmmm….Glitter wasn’t as bad as the critics panned it out to be, but let’s just say it was not Mariah’s shining moment. But it was made in 2001, so why is it even still relevant to discuss?

  • Naturelle

    I actually loved Glitter not for its acting, but for its sexilicious artistic and musical elements. You have to “get it,” and most people don’t. If you don’t appreciate Prince’s “Purple Rain,” and all the Prince proteges such as Vanity, Apollonia, Sheila E. and Bria Valente, you won’t appreciate “Glitter,” either.

  • http://in-sides.blogspot.com Nelson Soares

    1) This interview is about 7 years old. News can come really late, can’t they? Is the price to pay for someone who is so well informed and so in-touch with the career of such great artists… A good professional, doubtless… Oh, partiality? An error? No, just your second name…

    2) Your commercial/economical knowledge must be as great too. 9/11 had a huge impact on the success of the film. No one wanted to see a film as glittering as this one was aside from the bad performances it had, fact that I subscribe. And you should have posted what she said in relation to that: “Like if it wasn’t enough what the tragedy brought to the film, media took advantage of that to distract people’s attention at the time. I wasn’t the only one who suffered from the effects of 9/11, but I was one of the mainly ones.” (Remember Cher? Research about it…)

    3) Her statements weren’t only respecting to the film but also to the album. And if the commercial failure of the film is comprehensible, the flop of the album is a massacre to one of the best albums of her career. “Lead the way”, “Never to far” and it’s amazing b-side “There for me” along with the cover “Last night a Dj saved my life” and “Reflections” are symbols of the continuity of mariah’s musical refining and growth. Sadly only few have critical spirit enough to surpass media imposed bounds to see further…

  • mccraya

    h3y i lov3d this movi3 wht was so wrong with it??

  • mccraya

    She was good in that story glitter i loved erry momment

  • chajo

    love for mariah, mayja! sgshw!!!

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