Mariah Carey: Blaming it on the Alcohol

Earlier this week, BV Newswire reported that Mariah Carey accepted her Palm Springs International Film Festival award for her role in 'Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire' seeming a little out of it. Video clips of her speech made the rounds on the Web, making her one of the week's most-buzzed-about celebrities.

Now, the Grammy Award winner is jokingly putting the blame on director Lee Daniels ... and the bubbly.

"We had splashes of cMariah Careyhampagne, and I love Lee, but he's a bad influence," Carey said backstage at Wednesday's 'People's Choice Awards.'

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"The thing is me and Lee hadn't see each other in a long time, and then he was presenting my award, so he starts off immediately with inside jokes," she continued.

The 39-year-old music icon added she didn't eat enough, confirming she was a bit tipsy, but added that people shouldn't take the speech too serious.

"If people don't understand me and think I'm just like this girl that stands by a microphone and sings 'Hero,' then they're definitely not going to get me," Carey explained.

She charged, "But if people knew me better, they would understand I have a sense of humor, and basically that's what gets me through life."

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Mariah Carey Pictures

Mariah Carey left little to the imagination during a video shoot in Hawaii. Husband Nick Cannon was on the set. (x17online.com)

Mariah Carey attends the 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival at Palm Springs Convention Center on January 5, 2010 in Palm Springs, California. 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival - Opening Night Gala - Arrivals Palm Springs Convention Center Palm Springs, CA United States January 5, 2010 Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage.com To license this image (17092485), contact WireImage.com

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