Mariah Carey spotted heading into a marijuana dispensary on Christmas Eve

Mariah Carey proved that she was identical to thousands and thousands of different People the week earlier than her epic New Yr's Eve meltdown in Instances Sq. as she was photographed doing a little final minute purchasing simply earlier than Christmas.

It was not presents for her two younger kids Mariah appeared to be after nevertheless, with the 47-year-old pop star and her entourage noticed heading right into a marijuana dispensary within the Colorado resort city of Aspen known as The Authentic Leaf.

Mariah, who wore a inexperienced ballgown and sun shades for the night outing, smiled at photographers whereas strolling out and in of the shop. 

She topped off her look with a pink and black checkered coat and $300 cashmere from Moncler, together with a pair of Santa mittens she elected to carry in her palms fairly than put on and sky-high platform heels.

Mariah was not seen carrying any baggage along with her as she left after perusing the shop along with her crew, which included her supervisor Stella Bulochnikov.

The images had been taken precisely one week earlier than Mariah walked off the stage throughout a nightmare efficiency of songs together with 'Feelings' and 'We Belong Collectively.' 

Mariah and her crew have positioned the blame on Dick Clark Productions, who had been liable for the particular that aired on Saturday, 'Dick Clark's New Yr's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest.' 

DCP fired again with an announcement of their very own, taking concern with Mariah's rep suggesting they purposely sabotaged the singer and revealing Mariah by no means rehearsed on web site earlier than the present.

That declare was later confirmed to be false nevertheless, when TMZ obtained images of Mariah performing a sound test in Instances Sq..

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Vacation purchasing: Mariah Carey was noticed perusing the products at a marijuana dispensary in Aspen, Colorado on Christmas Eve

Looking: The 47-year-old pop star and her entourage went to The Authentic Leaf in Aspen, Colorado

Empty handed: After spending a while inside, Mariah left with out carrying any baggage

The look: Mariah wore a inexperienced ball robe and sun shades for the night outing, topped off with a pink and black checkered coat and a black beanie (above)

No laughing matter: Mariah's journey to the dispensary occurred only one week previous to her Instances Sq. meltdown (above speaking with a buddy outdoors the shop)

Disbelief: 'I desire a vacation, too. Can I not have one? I'm making an attempt to be sport right here,' requested Mariah at one level as her efficiency deteriorated 

'The Authentic Leaf units the usual for fine quality freshness, texture, flavour and selection,' reads the dispensary's web site. 

'Our naturally grown hashish is produced with out the usual array of doubtless dangerous, environmentally long-lasting agricultural chemical substances generally used because the 1950s. 

'But natural farming is not primitive, it is truly farming with our future at coronary heart.'

The shop gives quite a lot of leisure edibles, topicals, dab bars and leisure marijuana.

Mariah's New Yr's Eve efficiency was closely hyped for weeks earlier than it aired on ABC, and issues started to go unhealthy for the singer early on in her efficiency.

The Grammy-winning songstress stopped singing at varied level throughout her efficiency whereas prerecorded tracks of her vocals continued to play.

Whereas singing 'Auld Lang Syne' Mariah's lips weren't in sync with the vocals that had been being broadcast by ABC.

Then, because the music and vocals to her first main hit 'Feelings' started to play, Mariah stood on stage and pulled out her ear piece. 

Higher days: Mariah stumbled via her three-song set on new Yr's Eve in Instances Sq. every week after the journey

Mad for plaid: Mariah was in excessive spirits as she chatted and laughed along with her entourage heading into the shop

Making pals: Mariah speaks to a gentleman outdoors the weed retailer the day earlier than Christmas

Made within the shade: Mariah didn't take off her sun shades at any level throughout her journey to The unique Leaf 

Noticed: Mariah carried round a pair of Santa mittens throughout the purchasing journey, which she by no means wore on her palms

Choice: The shop gives quite a lot of leisure edibles, topicals, dab bars and leisure marijuana.

That's when Mariah mentioned: 'Effectively, pleased New Yr! We will't hear, however I'll simply get via the second, okay.' 

She then started to look down on the floor as if she had been seeking her ear piece, saying: 'I really feel...'

Mariah by no means completed that thought although, and as an alternative introduced to the viewers: 'All proper. We did not have a test for this tune, so we'll simply say it went to primary.' 

She additionally pleaded with the manufacturing crew to placed on the screens.

At this level she was clearly agitated and pissed off, telling the group: 'I desire a vacation, too. Can I not have one? I'm making an attempt to be sport right here.'

Mariah did ultimately stumble via the tune, saying on the finish: 'That was … superb.' 

On her personal: mariah went into thr retailer along with her group however left on her personal final Saturday (above)

Enjoyable journey: Mariah was all smiles as she left, unaware of what a troublesome evening she can be having one week later

Coated up: Mariah stopped singing to pre-recorded backing tracks all through her New Yr's Eve efficiency 

Share the information: Mariah ran out of the shop smiling and went to talk to a member of her entourage who was outdoors (above)

Prepared for the ball: It's unclear if this was Mariah's search for the day or she had plans to exit after her purchasing journey 

There have been issues but once more nevertheless when she launched into her subsequent tune, 'We Belong Collectively.' 

The singer tried to be making an attempt her greatest to maintain it collectively earlier than she started that quantity, saying: 'Now that is the album model, so I'm simply going to allow you to put this factor on me and sing alongside.'

Her stay vocals did not match up with the prerecorded ones although throughout the tune, and as she got here to the tip of the tune yelled out: 'Convey the feathers on. Sure!'

Then, as the big, white outsized feather that the dancers had been utilizing fanned round her, she mentioned: 'You simply don't get any higher.'

That's when Mariah, who was wearing a sheer, nude robe, merely walked off the stage.

She posted a GIF of herself turning up her palms and shrugging on Instagram shortly after, writing: 'S*** occurs.' 

Historical past: The Authentic Leaf (above) was based as a medical marijuana dispensary in July of 2009

No phrase: The dispensary has not made any point out of Mariah being on the retailer on their social media accounts

Firing again: Mariah has blamed her New Yr's Eve efficiency issues on Dick Clark Productions, who produced the present

Rep assertion: 'She was not 'winging' this second and took it very significantly. A disgrace that manufacturing set her as much as fail,' mentioned Mariah's publicist Nicole Berna

Abd mnore: The piublicist mentioned Mariah's ear piece was not working correctly, one thing that the singer advised each the stage supervisor and manufacturing crew about

Combating phrases: 'As an alternative of endeavoring to repair the difficulty in order that Mariah might carry out, they went stay,' Mariah's publicist mentioned of the manufacturing firm

Elsewhere on social media many started to ridicule Mariah and her efficiency, with many believing she simply gave up and couldn't be bothered to even attempt to sing.

That's not the case nevertheless in line with the singer's publicist, who spoke with Billboard about what they consider prompted the issues with Mariah's three-song set. 

'She was not 'winging' this second and took it very significantly. A disgrace that manufacturing set her as much as fail,' mentioned Mariah's rep Nicole Berna.

She additionally claimed that Mariah's ear piece was not working correctly, one thing that the singer advised each the stage supervisor and manufacturing crew about.

'They advised her it will be high-quality as soon as she was on stage. Nonetheless, that was not the case and so they had been once more advised that her ear piece was not working,' mentioned Berna.

'As an alternative of endeavoring to repair the difficulty in order that Mariah might carry out, they went stay.'

The manufacturing firm was fast to answer these allegations, calling them 'absurd.' 

Arduous of listening to: Mariah mentioned her earpiece was at all times an issue and that she advised the manufacturing crew on new Yr's Eve (above ripping out earpiece throughout present)

Strikes: Mariah was additionally criticized by some on social media for her lack of motion or dancing throughout the present

Down: After botching her third efficiency of the evening, Mariah mentioned on the finish of the quantity: 'You simply don't get any higher'

A part of the issue?: Mariah didn't attend the costume rehearsal for the occasion, and as an alternative despatched a stand in (above)

Higher occasions: Mariah was all smiles whereas chatting with Ryan Seacrest earlier than her efficiency on Saturday along with her 5-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe

Dick Clark Productions mentioned in an announcement: 'Because the premier producer of stay tv occasions for practically 50 years, we satisfaction ourselves on our status and long-standing relationships with artists.

'To recommend that dcp (Dick Clark Productions), as producer of music exhibits together with the American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, New Yr's Rockin' Eve and Academy of Nation Music Awards, would ever deliberately compromise the success of any artist is defamatory, outrageous and admittedly absurd.'

The assertion didn't assault Mariah nevertheless, and as an alternative praised the singer.

'We need to be clear that we now have the utmost respect for Ms Carey as an artist and acknowledge her super accomplishments within the trade,' it learn. 

Previous to the Saturday, Mariah and Dick Clark Productions had a stellar relationship, with the singer chosen to carry out in 2005 at their first New Yr's Eve celebration in Instances Sq..

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