Mariah Carey's ex-fiance James Packer calls relationship a ‘mistake'

A year after calling off their engagement, James Packer is talking about his breakup with Mariah Carey for the first time.

“I was at a low point in my personal life,” Packer said about his time with Carey.

“She was kind, exciting and fun. Mariah is a woman of substance. But, it was a mistake for her and a mistake for me.”

The couple first got together in 2015 and had plans to get married. Nine months after getting engaged, however, they called everything off in October 2016 while they were vacationing in Greece.

Carey, who was reportedly "blindsided" by the breakup, famously went on to burn her wedding gown in her "I Don't" music video by tossing it into a fire.

"Mariah was totally blindsided by James. She read the news in Woman's Day Australia that said he dumped her," a source told Us Weekly. "Mariah knew they were having problems, but all relationships have issues — it wasn't the kind of thing where she thought she'd read in the paper that she got dumped. She was devastated; she was shocked."

A representative for the singer later confirmed the news in a statement that read, "Mariah and James had a fight in Greece, and have not seen each other since. The fight was not because of any cheating allegations or excessive spending by Mariah. James is one of the most successful businessmen in the world. They are trying to work it out. Right now, they're not sure if they will stay together."

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