Mariah Carey admitted feeling like she was “locked in” while still married to first husband Tommy Mottola.

Recently, Mariah Carey opened up about her first marriage with former Sony Music CEO Tommy Mottola in an interview with Meghan Markle. 

The female singer also revealed that the album Butterfly was written at a time when her marriage was on the rocks.

“Butterfly was an important moment in my life.

It was an album that I wrote and produced while living in the studio, leaving the previous life I had with my ex-husband.

It was an extremely difficult thing.” , Mariah Carey opened up.

After that, the female diva also spoke up, calling her ex-husband controlling and making her always feel like she was “locked” in this marriage.

“It’s like I’m trapped in my first marriage. I’m the one who listens to requests and is forced to follow those requests,” the female singer shared, “People always think that he is people who do things, of course in one way, yes.

But in our work, I’m the songwriter, that’s what I did.”

Mariah Carey and the former Sony Music executive were married from 1993 to 1998.

At this time, the All I Want for Christmas Is You singer was only 24 years old, while Tommy Mottola was 43 years old. 

Their relationship began in 1991 when Mottola was still head of Sony Music.