Mimi WAS Drinking Before Accepting Her Award!

Mariah Carey might be a diva, but at least she's an honest one.
Unlike other celebs who have given slurred speeches and then denied being drunk or high, Mimi was upfront about it.
In case you forgot, Miz Carey's acceptance speech on Tuesday night for breakthrough actress at the Palm Springs International Film Festival was less than normal. We'd call it uncomfortably awkward.
Mimi went rambling on and on and seemed visibly out of it. Check out her clip HERE. But now she explains what was really going on.
According to Mariah, she was drunk
buzzed on the bubbly when she took the stage to accept her award, having had "splashes of champagne" just before.
Says Mimi, "We'd been sitting there, celebrating this whole time and having little splashes, and I hadn't eaten."
She continues, "If people don't understand me and they just think I'm this girl that stands by a microphone and sings Hero then they're definitely not gonna get me. But if people knew me they'd understand and have a sense of humor. And basically that's what gets me through life."
We still love ya Mimi. But remember, bubbly's OK, just in moderation.