Jewel is opening up about her mother, Lenedra Carroll, claiming she stole millions of dollars from her.
The 48-year-odl singer spoke out on the Verywell Mind podcast. “I didn’t really realize what my mom was until I was 30-something.
I woke up and realized she embezzled all of my money, over $100 million,” she explained. Keep reading to find out more… “And then as I started investigating the truth about what my mom had told me in my life versus what was true, I had realized that pretty much everything I formed my reality on was fiction.” She continued to explain: “[I was] 34 years old [when I] realized I’m $3 million in debt, realize my mom stole it, realize everything I thought my mom was, isn’t what she was, [it is a] very difficult psychological thing to come to terms with.” Jewel went on to detail her family dynamics. “I mean, it’s a complex issue, but my mom used to [be] this heroic figure.
My mom and dad got divorced when I was 8, and we went to live with my dad. Nobody told me it’s because my mom didn’t want to be a mom.
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