--- ---  # Meryl Streep Sets the Record Straight on What Really Happened When Mariah Carey 'Stole' Her Seat ## Video: Kelly Clarkson Met Meryl Streep On The Golden Globes Red Carpet [Watch (HLS stream): Kelly Clarkson Met Meryl Streep On The Golden Globes Red Carpet](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/JGXZTqNY.m3u8) (0:56)  _Published 2018-01-08. She’s a multi-Platinum, Grammy-winning superstar of pop music, but on the red carpet at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards, Kelly Clarkson was just another fan freaking out over meeting Meryl Streep._  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 9, 2018 3:56 PM UTC  BOSTON, MA - DECEMBER 7: Meryl Streep gestures as she speaks during the Keynote Luncheon at The Massachusetts Conference For Women at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on Dec. 7, 2017\. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) BOSTON, MA - DECEMBER 7: Meryl Streep gestures as she speaks during the Keynote Luncheon at The Massachusetts Conference For Women at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center on Dec. 7, 2017\. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)Boston Globe—Boston Globe via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 9, 2018 3:56 PM UTC There are two sides to every story and [Meryl Streep](http://time.com/5094759/meryl-streep-jimmy-kimmel-oprah/) is giving her account of what went down on Sunday night at the [Golden Globe Awards](http://time.com/5091871/golden-globes-2018-oprah-president/) when [Mariah Carey ended up sitting in her seat](http://time.com/5092706/mariah-carey-stole-meryl-streep-seat-golden-globes-2018/) next to Steven Spielberg when a commercial break abruptly ended. During an appearance on _Jimmy Kimmel Live!_, the three-time Oscar winner summed it up bluntly and in good humor. “B-tch stole my seat!” she said with a laugh. “Yeah, I came over and there she was next to \[Steven\] Spielberg sucking up. She said, ‘Oh my god they made me sit down!’ Because you know we’re moving they make you, everyone has to drop to their seat.” Kimmel compared the scenario to a game of musical chairs, something that Streep heartily agreed with. Leave it to Streep, however, to craft a creative solution so both she and Mariah could sit. “I was left out,” she said. “I said, ‘No, no. Stay there. I’ll sit on your lap.’ Because you know it looked comfy.” Meryl Streep on Mariah Carey Stealing Seat at Golden Globes ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5094899/meryl-streep-on-mariah-carey-stealing-her-seat-golden-globes-2018/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5094899/meryl-streep-on-mariah-carey-stealing-her-seat-golden-globes-2018/"},"headline":"Meryl Streep Sets the Record Straight on What Really Happened When Mariah Carey 'Stole' Her Seat","datePublished":"2018-01-09T15:56:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:47:22.814Z","description":"'B-tch stole my seat!'","url":"https://time.com/5094899/meryl-streep-on-mariah-carey-stealing-her-seat-golden-globes-2018/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","awards","Late Night","Jimmy Kimmel","meryl streep","jimmy kimmel live","Mariah Carey","goldenglobes2018"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0107e785e9a1c593/6988f78d8fd2ee30d835a41a/meryl-streep-on-mariah-carey-stealing-seat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0107e785e9a1c593/6988f78d8fd2ee30d835a41a/meryl-streep-on-mariah-carey-stealing-seat.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Meryl Streep And Gloria Steinem At Massachusetts Conference For Women","caption":"Meryl Streep And Gloria Steinem At Massachusetts Conference For Women","creditText":"Boston Globe—Boston Globe via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5094899/meryl-streep-on-mariah-carey-stealing-her-seat-golden-globes-2018/","name":"Meryl Streep Sets the Record Straight on What Really Happened When Mariah Carey 'Stole' Her Seat"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Kelly Clarkson Met Meryl Streep On The Golden Globes Red Carpet","description":"She’s a multi-Platinum, Grammy-winning superstar of pop music, but on the red carpet at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards, Kelly Clarkson was just another fan freaking out over meeting Meryl Streep.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/JGXZTqNY/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2018-01-08T01:26:01.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/JGXZTqNY.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5094899/meryl-streep-on-mariah-carey-stealing-her-seat-golden-globes-2018/","duration":"PT56S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5094899/meryl-streep-on-mariah-carey-stealing-her-seat-golden-globes-2018/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```