Trailblazing director Diane Martel, who was behind some of the most iconic music videos of the pop era, including the controversial ‘Blurred Lines’ clip, has died of breast cancer at 63.

Born and raised in New York, where she got her start filming the city’s gritty hip hop scene in the early 1990s, Martel broke into the pop scene via her collaborative partnership with Mariah Carey.

She helmed eight of Carey’s videos of that decade, kicking off with Dreamlover and then “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” which has amassed almost 900 million views on YouTube.

Martel continued to produce edgy clips for rap artists, including Onyx, Method Man, and Redman, as she became sought-after by the emerging pop artists of the era for her visually striking and provocative style.

She was paired with Ch

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