From USA TODAY, Monday, February 8, 1999:
At a press conference to release her latest single, 'I Just Called',
an unremarkable cover version of Stevie Wonder's song, Mariah Carey
expressed deep sorrow at the death of a 'dear friend'. Mariah told CNN
"I'm inconsolable at the present time, I was a very good friend of
Jordan, he was probably the greatest basketball player this country
has ever seen. We will never see his like again."
When told by reporters that it was King Hussein of Jordan, and not
Michael Jordan, who had died, a dazed Mariah was led away in tears by
her security staff.
Mariah's press office released a statement later saying that the
singer had been under 'enormous pressure' recently, and would like to
apologise for seeming a little vacant. She also stated that her
thoughts were with Iraq at this 'terrible time'!!!
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