Mariah Carey stands in the middle of a new legal palava today after her bodyguard was accused of assaulting one of her fans!
James Pablo claims he was backstage at Lionel Ritchie‘s live show on Thursday when he bumped into Carey who is his opening act.
He then claims that he asked to take a photograph with her and was delighted when she agreed to do so but saw his life turned upside down (and all around) when one of Mimi’s guard yanked him by his lanyard and pulled him outside!
Shocked and shaken, he sought help from nearby police officers and told them that he intended to press charges.
As for Mariah … sources close to her tell us James was an obsessed fan who snuck backstage with a fake badge. Her bodyguard pulled James away when he saw him grab her dress and feared he was going to attack her.
James insists he had a valid press credential to be backstage, and denies grabbing Mariah’s dress.