Earlier this month, Carey's ex-husband Nick Cannon cast doubt on her new relationship, telling Howard Stern he thought it was all faked for the benefit of television.
Carey's recent E! 'docuseries' showed the singer mounting a world tour while struggling to keep her relationship with Australian billionaire James Packer afloat. As the pair's engagement faltered, back-up dancer Takana, 33, entered the fray.
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By the series' end, the two were shown having whispered, well-lit conversations about their feelings for each other in front of the cameras.
"When you start trying to pull a fast one on people, that s**t is silly. They wrote the story! That s**t is like a soap opera: 'The billionaire doesn't know, and here's the handsome young dancer'," said Cannon.
"I mean ... I think the whole reality show is fake. You can't have a well-lit private conversation, it doesn't happen. I don't buy none of that s**t. There was one episode where I was there - I showed up to hang out with my kids and I was like, 'There's f**king cameras here?'"
Season two, anybody?