Mariah Carey has threatened to take legal action against porn actress Mary Carey to prevent her from trade-marking her similar stage name for audio and video recordings, in the belief that fans might get confused between the two performers if the adult star's trademark application is successful.
Mary Carey, real name Mary Cook, says she's not backing down, however. She told Reuters "I'm ready to battle Mariah over this because I've been Mary Carey for a long time. It's kind of funny because I'm a porn star and I've been being myself for a long time. I think she's being silly."
Mary's lawyer, David Beitchman, says he doesn't think Mariah will succeed if she does indeed take the case to court. He said: "My first thought was, does Mariah Carey realise what her lawyer is comparing her to and are they seriously concerned? Do they seriously think the fans are going to be confused?"