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During this, a fight broke out Mariah Carey‘s recent Christmas concert in Saint Louis, Missouri, while the pop star was performing her holiday hit“All I want for Christmas is you.”
In a clip circulating on X/Twitter, the brunette could be seen pushing the blonde in the queue in front of her, causing her to trip. The blonde woman then spilled the rest of her drink on the other woman, who hit her back.
Others video — posted by someone who claimed to have been next to the arguing couples — showed the women’s partners trying to break up the fight but ending up pushing each other.
“Where the fuck is the insurance?” one person could be heard shouting in the background.
Carey, called the “Queen of Christmas”, is currently traveling on his Christmas tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his 1994. Merry Christmas album and its lead single, “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
The five-time Grammy winner the singer kicked off a 20-date tour in Highland, California on November 6. He is scheduled to perform in several other US cities, including Boston, Massachusetts; Baltimore, Maryland; Raleigh, North Carolina; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Belmont Park, New York, before concluding in Brooklyn, New York on December 17.
In 2021, the 55-year-old pop star made history when “All I Want for Christmas Is You” became the first and only holiday song to win the RIAA’s Diamond Award, which recognizes 10 million units sold and streamed in the U.S. in.
During the ceremony, she said that the love for her song “never ceases to amaze me and fill my heart with so many emotions.”
“It amazes me that ‘All I Want For Christmas is You’ has endured through different eras of the music industry,” she added.
Last month, Carey officially the holiday season has begun in a dramatic Instagram video. Dressed as the fictional Morticia Adams from The Addams Familyshe kicked off the recording against a monochrome background with a spooky instrumental cover of her number one hit.
Carey was joined by the actor who played Gomez Adams, as she tangoed around the castle’s spooky ballroom before grabbing a dagger and throwing it at a mirror. After the bell rang, the wardrobe opened to reveal Santa’s outfit and Carey smiled knowingly.
The scene then cut to a shot of the pop star dressed in full holiday gear, sitting on a sleigh pulled by reindeer full of presents, while singing, “It’s time!”