Complete the following sentence: In January 2019, Carey performed in Saudi Arabia, which drew backlash. Owen Jones of "The Guardian" observed that Carey has a large gay fanbase and that homosexuality in Saudi Arabia is punishable by death. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>
murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and because of Saudi Arabia's imprisonment of feminists. In a statement to the Associated Press, Carey's publicist said: "Presented with the offer to perform for an international and mixed gender audience in Saudi Arabia, Mariah accepted the opportunity as a positive step towards the dissolution of gender segregation. [...] ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️