All Mariah Carey wants for Christmas is to no longer be dubbed a “diva” after descending into the crowd to autograph Rihanna’s breast during her Christmas concert in Brooklyn.
The “All I Want for Christmas Is You” singer wrapped up her Mariah Carey’s Christmas Time Tour on Tuesday at Barclays Center, where she at one point left the stage and went into the audience to greet her fans. But as she was walking back up the stairs, a security guard spoke to her, and she went back into the crowd once again.
“I was like, ‘You cannot call me a diva again because I’m literally backing down the stairs,’” the Long Island native told People on Saturday.
The un-diva-like moment culminated with Carey getting flagged down by the 36-year-old Fenty founder, who then asked her fellow Grammy winner to “sign my tit,” as seen in video shared by podcaster and “Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood” alum Jason Lee.
“Wow, this is iconic,” Rihanna remarked as Carey autographed her skin. The “Disturbia” singer then took Carey’s microphone and announced to the crowd, “Mariah Carey is signing my tit, y’all!”
“That was hilarious,” Carey recalled to People. “I had heard Rihanna was coming to the show, but I didn’t think she was going to be in the actual crowd.”
The notable scene took place after Carey came down with the flu and was forced her to cancel her shows the previous weekend at Newark’s Prudential Center and Elmont’s UBS Arena.