{"id":11624,"date":"2019-10-12T20:51:41","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T20:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=11624"},"modified":"2019-10-12T20:51:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T20:51:41","slug":"mariah-carey-confuses-jennifer-aniston-with-reese-witherspoon-in-moving-acceptance-speech-at-the-power-of-women-lunch-in-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2019\/10\/12\/mariah-carey-confuses-jennifer-aniston-with-reese-witherspoon-in-moving-acceptance-speech-at-the-power-of-women-lunch-in-la\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariah Carey confuses Jennifer Aniston with Reese Witherspoon in moving acceptance speech at the Power Of Women lunch in LA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She was one of the six honorees at Variety\u2018s Power Of Women lunch presented by Lifetime at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">But Mariah Carey managed to confuse fellow honoree Jennifer Aniston with Reese Witherspoon in her otherwise moving acceptance speech.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Her slip may have been due to the fact that the teleprompters weren&#8217;t working properly and the 49-year-old largely relied on her memory and the notes she had with her.<span class=\"mol-style-bold\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"moduleFull\">\n<div class=\"sciencetech item html_snippet module\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/content.jwplatform.com\/players\/iS8BgvlV-JO6kgQAV.html\" width=\"636\" height=\"350\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"auto\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-88a89c8d21e48c21\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/10\/12\/20\/19632412-7566435-Sparkly_star_Mariah_Carey_was_one_of_the_six_honorees_at_Variety-a-30_1570907634711.jpg\" alt=\"Sparkly star: Mariah Carey was one of the six honorees at Variety\u2018s Power Of Women lunch presented by Lifetime at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Friday\" width=\"634\" height=\"832\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Sparkly star: Mariah Carey was one of the six honorees at Variety\u2018s Power Of Women lunch presented by Lifetime at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Friday<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"moduleFull\">\n<div id=\"fff-inline\" class=\"fff-inline\" data-fff_url=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/10\/12\/20\/19632412-7566435-Sparkly_star_Mariah_Carey_was_one_of_the_six_honorees_at_Variety-a-30_1570907634711.jpg\" data-fff_person_name=\"Mariah Carey\" data-fff_product_id=\"883765\" data-fff_product_types=\"dresses\" data-fff_trends=\"black,cowl neck,glitter,maxi\" data-fff_article_id=\"7566435\" data-fff_main_title=\"Take the plunge like Mariah in a dress by Alexandre Vauthier\" data-fff_article_url=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-7566435\/Mariah-Carey-confuses-Jennifer-Aniston-Reese-Witherspoon-Power-Women-lunch-LA.html\" data-fff_capped_bodys_first_paragraph=\"You can\u2019t go wrong with a black dress. ...\" data-fff_share_url=\"\" data-fff_preview_title=\"Take the plunge like Mariah in a dress by Alexandre Vauthier\" data-fff_open_main_overlay_on_hover=\"false\">\n<div class=\"fff-popup\">\n<div class=\"fff-popup-container\">\n<div class=\"fff-popup-body fff-inline-body\">\n<div class=\"fff-aside\">\n<div id=\"fff-popup-crop\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/10\/12\/20\/19632412-7566435-Sparkly_star_Mariah_Carey_was_one_of_the_six_honorees_at_Variety-a-30_1570907634711.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"fff-social-links\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mariah, who looked stunning in a skin-tight, black sparkly gown with a plunging neckline and a fish tale, received her award from Mixed-ish star Mykal-Michelle &#8216;Mimi&#8217; Harris, seven.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I may not be a woman of power yet,&#8217; she said, &#8216;but girl power can change the world. Miss Mariah Carey knocked open the doors to the entertainment industry for girls who look like me.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Meanwhile Mariah talked about sexism, racism and motherhood on stage, saying: &#8216;I was 18 years old when I got my first record deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;A lot of very powerful men controlled my career \u2014 what I wore, who I worked with, and every aspect of my overall image.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-ddf606537de182ac\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/10\/12\/20\/19632418-7566435-Tiny_star_Mariah_49_received_her_award_from_seven_year_old_Mixed-a-34_1570907634747.jpg\" alt=\"Tiny star: Mariah, 49, received her award from seven-year-old Mixed-ish actress Mykal-Michelle 'Mimi' Harris\" width=\"634\" height=\"816\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay-icon mobile-gallery\">\n<div class=\"mobile-gallery-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Tiny star: Mariah, 49, received her award from seven-year-old Mixed-ish actress Mykal-Michelle &#8216;Mimi&#8217; Harris<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-717070b5ada0bd0a\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/10\/12\/20\/19632420-7566435-Big_hugs_I_may_not_be_a_woman_of_power_yet_Mimi_said_adding_Miss-a-31_1570907634730.jpg\" alt=\"Big hugs: 'I may not be a woman of power yet', ' Mimi said, adding, 'Miss Mariah Carey knocked open the doors to the entertainment industry for girls who look like me'\" width=\"634\" height=\"503\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay-icon mobile-gallery\">\n<div class=\"mobile-gallery-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Big hugs: &#8216;I may not be a woman of power yet&#8217;, &#8216; Mimi said, adding, &#8216;Miss Mariah Carey knocked open the doors to the entertainment industry for girls who look like me&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Believe me, that can be very intimidating and confining to a young girl just getting started, trying to express herself artistically.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It took a lot of hard work, inner strength and believing in myself, but slowly I gained the courage to emerge from that stifling control by a group of men.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mariah shares eight-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe with her ex-husband Nick Cannon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">And she revealed that she knew &#8216;Roe-Roe&#8217;s&#8217; experiences in life would be different to her son&#8217;s purely because she&#8217;s a girl, adding that she was trying to prepare her for that.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-88f6f8d6093157f1\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/10\/12\/20\/19632392-7566435-The_way_it_was_The_star_talked_about_sexism_racism_and_motherhoo-a-32_1570907634741.jpg\" alt=\"The way it was: The star talked about sexism, racism and motherhood on stage, saying: 'I was 18 years old when I got my first record deal. A lot of very powerful men controlled my career'\" width=\"634\" height=\"555\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay-icon mobile-gallery\">\n<div class=\"mobile-gallery-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The way it was: The star talked about sexism, racism and motherhood on stage, saying: &#8216;I was 18 years old when I got my first record deal. A lot of very powerful men controlled my career&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Mariah thanked &#8216;each women in this room and all the women who have come forward&#8217; with their stories of harrowing experiences and, &#8216;above all, they&#8217;re triumphs over the misogynistic society of corporate a**** that we deal with every day,&#8217; as the audience cheered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The star was honored for founding and her continuing philanthropy with the Fresh Air Fund\u2019s Camp Maria, which she said she started 25 years ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;If you don&#8217;t see what an accomplishment that was for a two-year-old child&#8230;&#8217; she joked as the audience laughed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap fff-pic\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-aa9517cbf94bce58\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/10\/12\/20\/19632386-7566435-Celebrity_kudos_The_star_was_honored_for_founding_and_her_contin-a-12_1570908915307.jpg\" alt=\"Celebrity kudos: The star was honored for founding - and her continuing philanthropy with - the Fresh Air Fund\u2019s Camp Maria, which she said she started 25 years ago.\" width=\"634\" height=\"561\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay-icon mobile-gallery\">\n<div class=\"mobile-gallery-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Celebrity kudos: The star was honored for founding &#8211; and her continuing philanthropy with &#8211; the Fresh Air Fund\u2019s Camp Maria, which she said she started 25 years ago.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>She was one of the six honorees at Variety\u2018s Power Of Women lunch presented by Lifetime at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Friday. But Mariah Carey managed to confuse fellow honoree Jennifer Aniston with Reese Witherspoon in her otherwise moving acceptance speech. Her slip may have been due to the fact that the teleprompters weren&#8217;t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11625,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_post_source_name":"","_post_source_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[80,12],"tags":[1448,6573,7599,9214,6987,9643,11491,10560,12485,3130,12309,3598,2540,3131,11973,504,6808,10041,73,5273,5320,10415,36,594,5140],"class_list":["post-11624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-world-news","tag-actress","tag-black","tag-celebrity","tag-child","tag-fish","tag-fund","tag-harris","tag-la","tag-lunch","tag-mariah-carey","tag-men","tag-moroccan-and-monroe","tag-motherhood","tag-nick-cannon","tag-one","tag-racism","tag-shares","tag-speech","tag-twins","tag-woman","tag-women","tag-work","tag-world","tag-who","tag-young"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11624\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}