This week was full of surprises. Temptations singer Ali-Ollie Woodson succumbed to cancer, Paul McCartney serenaded the First Lady, and Bret Michaels continued to beat the odds. And as for the latest, Mariah Carey’s abrupt withdrawal from Tyler Perry’s forthcoming film has prompted a response from the Precious producer.
Many are suggesting that Carey dropping out of the movie based on Ntozake’s Shange’s play For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When The Rainbow Is Enuf is proof that the superstar singer, who recently celebrated her second wedding anniversary with Nick Cannon, is pregnant.
At press time, no one has gone on record to confirm that Carey is expecting.
Perry said he won’t speculate as to why Carey pulled-out of the film, but he does want to know what happened. He said he would like confirmation that her decision was based on a physician’s advice.
“I want a doctor’s note,” Perry joked in a letter on his website.
Perry’s vacation was interrupted when he received the call that Carey would no longer be in the film, forcing him to immediately return home to recast the role.
“I said, ‘What? You’re kidding? It’s five days before she has to go to work, nobody does that. We have a deal,” Perry said of his reaction.
Perry added that whatever the circumstances, Mariah has his support. “I am a huge Mariah Carey fan and always will be,” he said. “”What I do know of the woman is that she is a professional and wouldn’t back out of a deal unless it was a major issue.”
A spokesperson for Carey confirmed with Yahoo! Music that the singer’s physician recommended that she not take on the role.
Carey was replaced by Thandie Newton, People.com reported. Perry noted that the official cast includes Newton, Janet Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Kerry Washington, and Phylicia Rashad.
Well, one thing is for sure. If Carey is pregnant, she will not be able to keep it a secret for too long.
