Mariah Carey dumps Toy boyfriend Bryan Tanaka over Nick Cannon jealousy

Singer Mariah Carey has reportedly split from toy boyfriend of five months Bryan Tanaka over Nick Cannon jealousy

The pop star, 47, officially confirmed she was dating Tanaka, one of her backup dancers, in February when she referred to him as her "boyfriend" in an interview following several PDA-packed outings, though the two were together for five months.

Despite their connection, Tanaka's jealousy over Carey's relationship with ex-husband Nick Cannon ultimately led to the break-up, TMZ reports. Carey and Cannon, who were married for six years and share 5-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe, maintain a close relationship, and are often spotted vacationing and enjoying dinner together with their children as a family.

According to the gossip website, the straw that broke the camel's back was the family's outing to the Kid's Choice Awards last month, which left Tanaka feeling "disrespected." His jealousy was allegedly so strong that he would exact his revenge by flirting with women in front of Carey.

 

Still, that wasn't all. TMZ also reports that Tanaka, 35, has expensive taste in clothes, shoes and jewelry and often left it to his girlfriend to fund his high-cost style.

The "We Belong Together" singer began dating Tanaka, one of her backup dancers, shortly after she split from fiancé James Packer in October. The lead-up to their romance was chronicled in Carey's E! reality show "Mariah's World," though Carey now believes Tanaka saw an opening after her emotional split from Packer, and took advantage in order to gain exposure for himself.

The idea of Tanaka as something of a gold digger was echoed by Cannon back in February, when he told Howard Stern that he believed "Mariah's World" was fake, and that she "wrote" the storyline of her romance with Tanaka "like a soap opera."