WATCH: Mariah Carey Once Blamed the Media Behind a Shocking Turn In Her Relationship With Derek Jeter

Inside and outside the ballpark, Derek Jeter became an icon that stood at the pinnacle of baseball. Correspondingly, his high-profile romantic escapades dictated a giant portion of his popularity, but seemingly, according to an aged Mariah Carey comment, Jeter’s popularity played a role in reciting his romantic relationships.

In a two-decade-old interview, Mariah Carey spoke about the perpetually scrutinizing public eye that surrounded her year-long relationship with Derek Jeter, because as is said, popularity comes with a price.

Why did Mariah Carey’s relationship with Derek Jeter end?

The future Yankees captain and the notable Queen of Christmas started dating in 1997 when Carey was still married to music producer Tommy Mottola. But the couple soon fell prey to their own popularity, and the “Roof” singer spoke about it to Access Hollywood in 1998.

She blamed the constantly nagging press houses behind the failure of her relationship and spoke about the effect it had on the couple, who were already on high on celebrity status. She said, “It’s hard to keep your private life, private.”

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Being a celebrity has always come with its pros and cons. However, in the situation of Derek Jeter and Mariah Carey, the cons trumped the supposed pros by a great margin.

But was their relationship serious?

Despite the duration of their relationship, which only spanned a year, both the singer and shortstop had a great, unplausible impact on each other. It extended to the Queen of Christmas, writing two popular songs for the eventual five-time World Champion.

Even in her memoir, Carey talks about the way Jeter swayed her life through the ardent notion and manifestation of symbolic freedom.

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Their relationship came to an end in 1998. In 2011, Derek Jeter started dating model Hannah Davis. After getting married in 2016, the couple is the parents of three daughters today.

Mariah Carey, on the other hand, is dating dancer Brian Tanaka after her second marriage to Nick Cannon came to an end in 2016.

All in all, despite their esteemed success, and a relationship that could’ve transformed into something substantial over the years, they witnessed an abrupt end in 1998. What are your thoughts on the Jeter-Carey relationship? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.