GRAMMY-winning pop singer Mariah Carey is trying to block porn star-turned politician Mary Carey from trademarking her similar-sounding stage name, saying that fans could get the two performers confused.

But the adult film actress, whose real name is Mary Cook, said on Friday that she would not be intimidated by the international superstar and will press forward with her trademark application.

"I'm ready to battle Mariah over this because I've been Mary Carey for a long time," Mary Carey told Reuters. "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."

The star of such films as Double Air Bags 11 and Boobsville Sorority Girls, she started using the stage name Mary Carey in 2002 and once ran for California governor against Arnold Schwarzenegger, filed the trademark papers earlier this year.

In October, a lawyer for Mariah Carey sent Mary Carey's representatives a letter threatening legal action if she did not withdraw the application.

"MARY CAREY and MARIAH CAREY share the identical surname and have first names that are very similar," attorney Robert Becker wrote. And in part because the porn star was seeking the trademark for audio and video recordings, he said, "Confusion between your client and her MARY CAREY trademark and our client and its MARIAH CAREY trademark is therefore likely."

Becker also demanded that Mary Carey use her name only for "adult entertainment" and that she not sing or perform music.

"This is a technical procedure to stop a trademark registration. Mariah Carey has no affiliation with Mary Carey," said Mariah Carey's spokeswoman, Leslie Sloane-Zelnik.

David Beitchman, a lawyer for Mary Carey, said he believed Mariah Carey stood little chance of winning.

"My first thought was, does Mariah Carey realise what her lawyer is comparing her to and are they seriously concerned?" Beitchman said. "Do they seriously think the fans are going to be confused?"

Mariah Carey, who suffered a brief career slump after dominating the pop charts during the 1990s, had a major comeback with last year's The Emancipation of Mimi, the best-selling pop album of 2005. She won a Grammy for the single We Belong Together.

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I find this real funny. I think Mariah may be thinkin of changing her career direction haha. It's realy stupid though.

BeneHaze said:

They both went to the same tit doctor.

I like the picture dlisted.com chose for this story, only because it seems they picked it to make Mariah look broad as all outdoors and real, real sad.


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well they are both fat chicks who are going to lip sync when you see them.

so there isnt much difference.

Forget 'Glitter',I'd rather see one of Mary Carey's films

ElectricBlue said:

WTF, are you talking about? You break neck to make the same comment in every Mariah thread. She lipsynchs and sounds like shit now. Which is it does she lip or does she sound bad. Pick one and shut the froth up. Christina Aguilera and Celine Dion both employ the audio "tricks" that Mariah uses, and nobody says anything ever. And, I think Mariah has every right to block Mary Carey from trademarking that name. Only because the name is purposefully in likeness to Mariah's.

TommyRoss said:

True as hell. And the ironic thing is is that Mary has said that she was not only a fan of Mariah but her friends always tell her that she looks like Mariah! Living in So. Cal, porn capitol of the universe, I remember when she said this in an interview about 4 years ago.

blackguitaristz said:

Were they kidding? Mary Carey looks like Jack Nickelson's sister!!!

TonyVanDam said:

Yeah player. Dig, I've seen Mary in person at The Hustler on Sunset out here in L.A. Girl looks worse in person. Mariah is cute and has sex appeal.