MIMI THINKS THE HATERS ARE JUST JEALOUS!

Mariah Carey insists her "diva" behavior has been blown out of proportion - critics just to make up stories about her odd mannerisms. The Hero hitmaker has been dogged by claims she is a prima donna throughout her career, with countless bizarre allegations of her backstage demands, but she is adamant the reports are untrue - brushing off rumors she only eats blue M&Ms and once snubbed a hotel because she wasn't greeted with flowers upon her arrival.

She says, "I try not to be a jerk. I really do. I try to be nice and cordial. I've seen the real extreme diva behavior and I don't think that's who I am. "I think I have mannerisms and that whole thing, and I'm running around in these shoes. But even before I had any type of fame, I was like this. Seriously. "I don't even eat (M&Ms)... They said I wouldn't come into a hotel unless there were petals on the floor. I'm like, 'Do you really think at 3am I give a s**t what I'm walking on?'"