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Celebrities Who Dissed Their Exes (PHOTOS)

Celebrities Who Dissed Their Exes
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LOS ANGELES - SEPTEMBER 19: Actress Jennifer Aniston and Actor/husband Brad Pitt attend the 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on September 19, 2004 at the Shrine Auditorium, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

In 2009, Mariah Carey wasn't shy about calling her ex-husband and record executive Tommy Mottola "controlling," and claimed he "mentally and emotionally" abused her during their four-year-marriage, which she called a "private hell."

Four years later, Mottola is speaking out in his new memoir "Hitmaker," and says that he might have been demanding, but he's the reason for her worldwide success. "If it seemed like I was controlling, I apologize. Was I obsessive? Yes. But that was also part of the reason for her success," he writes in the book.

We're sure Mariah wouldn't be too happy to learn her ex believes he's the reason she's become a legend in the music industry, but it's not as if he's the first to diss a former paramour.

Check out more celebrities who publicly dissed their exes:

Celebs Who Dissed Their Exes
Tommy Mottola dissed Mariah Carey(01 of11)
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In Mottola's recent memoir "Hitmaker," he gave himself credit for his ex-wife's success. "If it seemed like I was controlling, I apologize," he wrote in his book, which was released in January 2013. "Was I obsessive? Yes. But that was also part of the reason for her success." (credit:Getty)
Brad Pitt dissed Jennifer Aniston (02 of11)
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In a 2011 interview with Parade magazine, Brad Pitt dissed Jennifer Aniston when he said while they were married he "wasn't living an interesting life," and said he was "trying to pretend the marriage was something that it wasn't."Pitt later said his words were taken out of context, and that it was his career at the time that was the issue, but we're not sure that made Jen feel any better. (credit:Getty Images)
Taylor Swift(03 of11)
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Taylor Swift has dissed pretty much every one of her exes in her songs -- and made plenty of money doing it. (credit:AP)
Justin Timberlake dissed Britney Spears(04 of11)
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Justin Timberlake dissed Britney Spears with the song "Cry Me a River." He cast a Spears look-alike in his video for "Cry Me a River," and sang "I already know/ I found out from him/Now there's just no chance/ For you and me, there'll never be" and later, "Your bridges were burned and now it's your turn/To cry, cry me a river." The song didn't help discredit rumors that pop's golden couple split because Britney cheated with backup dancer and choreographer Wade Robson. (credit:Getty Images)
Jennifer Lopez dissed Marc Anthony(05 of11)
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After Jennifer Lopez announced she was splitting from Marc Anthony, she revealed to Vanity Fair that he didn't treat her very well: "To understand that a person is not good for you, or that that person is not treating you in the right way, or that he is not doing the right thing for himself- if I stay, then I am not doing the right thing for me," she told the magazine. (credit:AP)
Jesse James dissed Sanda Bullock(06 of11)
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We don't understand why Sanda Bullock ever married Jesse James in the first place and we have no idea where he gets off dissing her. In an interview with Howard Stern, James was asked who was better in bed, his ex-wife or then-fiancé, Kat Von D. James revealed that his pick was Von D, telling Stern, "That one's an easy no-brainer. 100 percent! She's a vixen, man. I love her."Later, he dissed Bullock again when he referred to his ex as "some Hollywood actress." (credit:AP)
John Mayer dissed Jennifer Aniston (07 of11)
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John Mayer totally dissed Jennifer Aniston when he responded to rumors that she dumped him because he was tweeting too much. "That wasn't it, but that was a big difference," he told Playboy in 2010. "The brunt of her success came before TMZ and Twitter. I think she's still hoping it goes back to 1998." (credit:AP)
Madonna dissed Guy Ritchie(08 of11)
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Madonna dissed ex-husband Guy Ritchie when she dedicated the song "Miles Away" to the "emotionally retarded" during the Boston stop of her "Sticky and Sweet" tour. "Maybe you know some people who fall into that category. God knows I do," she told the audience. Ritchie responded to the jab, telling Esquire, saying "she's retarded too!" (credit:Getty Images)
Samantha Ronson & Lindsay Lohan(09 of11)
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Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson had a very public breakup that played out on Twitter. In 2009, Lohan dissed Ronson when she tweeted, "I was right all along. Cheat...Being cheated on does wonders for you." Ronson later called Lohan a "very angry human being" (credit:AP)
Ben Affleck dissed Jennifer Lopez(10 of11)
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Ben Affleck dissed his ex Jennifer Lopez, when he told Britain's Now magazine the he "felt suffocated, miserable and gross," during their relationship. (credit:Getty Images)
Sean Penn dissed Robin Wright (11 of11)
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Sean Penn dissed his wife of 14 years when he told Vanity Fair she was like a ghost to him. He dissed her again, when he told Esquire:“There is no shame in saying that we all want to be loved by someone. As I look back over my life in romance, I don’t feel I’ve ever had that. I have been the only one that was unaware of the fraud in a few of these circumstances blindly." (credit:Getty Images)

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