Now Mariah is blaming sabotage...!
Sources close to Mariah Carey tell TMZ that Mariah believes Dick Clark producers purposely gave her malfunctioning equipment to cause drama and drive up ratings at Mariah's expense.
The pop star claims production staff new full well her inner ear buds weren't working and that the teleprompter suddenly went out.
Meanwhile producers are calling MiMi's comments defamatory and blame her for skipping sound check and being unprofessional during the tech glitch.