Mariah Carey, Australian billionaire James Packer engaged

Mariah Carey and James Packer with Lawrence Ho and his wife.
(Image credit: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images)

Mariah Carey is engaged to her boyfriend of a year, Australian billionaire businessman James Packer.

E! Online reports that he proposed in New York City on Thursday, and presented the singer with a 35-carat diamond ring. This will be the third marriage for both. A breathless insider (one of Carey's alter egos? Her publicist? Nick Cannon?) told E! they became friends in 2014, but once it turned romantic "they have wanted to spend every moment together. They have a connection that is unparalleled; it's been a very beautiful experience for them both. If you spend even five minutes with them, you can't help but believe in true love."

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.