Rebound Fling Or Real Thing? Inside Mariah's Dates With Backup Dancer Boytoy
Nov. 3 2016, Published 10:06 a.m. ET
Mariah Carey hasn't wasted any time finding herself a new "Dream Lover," rebounding from fiancé James Packer with boytoy backup dancer, Bryan Tanaka. But is it a flirty friendship or something more? Click through to find out!
*EXCLUSIVE* Mariah Carey crowns Bryan Tanaka her new king!!! **WEB EMBARGO UNTIL 9AM PST ON 11/02/16**
Instead of sitting inside on Halloween, Carey, 46, and boytoy backup dancer, Tanaka, 33, rode around in golf carts in Calabasas, Calif. Tanaka's costume was, obviously, Cougar Carey's King!
*EXCLUSIVE* Mariah Carey crowns Bryan Tanaka her new king!!! **WEB EMBARGO UNTIL 9AM PST ON 11/02/16**
But is it all for show? According to a source close to Carey, "It seems like Mariah is just so afraid of what people think of her breakup that she is trying to focus her fans' attention on something else. It's obvious to the inner circle that Bryan is a rebound for her."
Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka the back-up dancer who is at the center of the Break- Up between Mariah and Billionaire James Packer were seen leaving ‘Catch’ Restaurant together in West Hollywood, CA
On Oct. 30, Carey and Tanaka were spotted in West Hollywood, Calif. "Mariah's friends are obviously wary of this guy," said the source. "But Mariah loves her men to worship her, and he definitely does that!"
Mariah Carey and Bryan Tanaka the back-up dancer who is at the center of the Break- Up between Mariah and Billionaire James Packer were seen leaving ‘Catch’ Restaurant together in West Hollywood, CA
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"Bryan is a struggling singer and dancer and everyone around Mariah is seeing red flags," the insider told RadarOnline.com. "But Mariah doesn't care. She will help anyone who will help her and he is giving her exactly what she needs right now."
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Carey and Tanaka's date nights started on Oct. 20 when the duo attended an L.A. pre-Halloween bash together. "This guy seems just as fun-loving as Mariah is and he makes her feel young and beautiful," the source told RadarOnline.com.
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But there is one person that is not happy about Cougar Carey's new cub! As previously reported, Tanaka was the one guy that Packer told his ex-fiancé to stay away from while they were together.
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