Los Angeles, March 4 (TIWN) Morgan Carey, elder brother of pop star Mariah Carey, is suing the singer for defamation and infliction of emotional distress caused by her memoir, "The Meaning Of Mariah Carey."

Morgan Carey, who is seeking unspecified damages, says the book falsely suggests he was violent.  As a result he has suffered "extreme mental anguish" and "serious damage to his reputation", his legal case says. 

The papers have been filed a month after Mariah's sister sued her for $1.25m (£900,000) over the memoir. 

Alison Carey said passages claiming that she gave Valium to 12-year-old Mariah, tried to pimp her out and threw boiling tea on her were "outrageous" and meant to "humiliate and embarrass" her.  She denied the claims, saying the singer had "presented no evidence to substantiate these serious allegations".