Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) is opening up about his romantic run-in with Mariah Carey for the first time.
Appearing on “Stepping Into the Shade Room” this week, Booker revealed that he and the pop diva were “set up on sort of a blind date.” Though he didn’t specify the timing of the date, he did note that it took place “years ago.”
“It was one of those times where you just know you’re in the presence of somebody that has a grandeur about them,” he explained. “And I’m not talking about her talent. But she just has this light. We laughed and had a good time. It was clearly not a love match.”
Though Carey is not believed to have commented on her encounter with Booker, the senator said the five-time Grammy winner’s brother and cousin were both present.
“There were witnesses,” he quipped. “Don’t deny me, Mariah!”
Booker, who has never been married, was in a relationship with “Sin City” actor Rosario Dawson from 2020 to 2022.
Carey, meanwhile, most recently dated dancer and choreographer Bryan Tanaka from 2016 to 2023. She shares son Moroccan and daughter Monroe, both 14, with ex-husband Nick Cannon.
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In recent months, Carey has been romantically linked in the media with fellow musician Anderson .Paak, who is a co-producer of her new single, “Type Dangerous.” The two have not publicly confirmed a relationship.
