Nicki Minaj on Idol Feud: “Nobody Gonna Run Me Off That Motherf*cking Show” (VIDEO)

By On 11/12/2012 · 58 Comments · In American Idol, Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj

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In Part 2 of the Nicki Minaj E! reality show, My Truth, the American Idol judge dishes on the feud with fellow judge, Mariah Carey.

Nicki, ensconced on a private jet, says she felt good when she left the Idol auditions the day before. Then she heard that Mariah went on The View with the “fabrication” that “even the producers told her was never said…telling Barbara Walters that I said something about a gun.”

“My jaw was dropped open,” said Nicki, “never in my life did I say anything regarding a gun.”

Nicki is pissed that Walters didn’t call to get Nicki’s side of the story. “Am I not good enough for you to get my side?” Nicki complains, “because I’m a little black girl that raps?”

“Because if I was Jlo,” charges Nicki, “You would have called Jlo’s camp.”

Nicki claims that prior to working together on Idol, she had no beef with Mariah, “Why would I want to have a rift with someone I looked up to my whole life?” she wonders.

“What people saw was a reaction,” says Nicki of her behavior displayed on the profanity-laced tape released to TMZ, “It was just a lot of passive-aggressive comments” that got under Nicki’s skin.

“It’s just a ploy to get me off the show,” claims Nicki, “But we’re going to keep it moving…ain’t nobody going to run me off that motherf*cking show.”

ETA: In another clip, Nicki asserts that the meltdown with Mariah began because the singer “egged” her on. She left the stage because she didn’t want to get into it with Mariah, but when she returned, “it was another jab.” Mariah admitted that she did not want another female doing the show. “Nitpicking, nitpicking nitpicking,” says Nicki, “I don’t do well with that passive-aggressive sh*t.” Nicki said she made it clear to Mariah, “If you do that again, I’m going to do this again. I’m not going to allow it no more.” This went down before Mariah talked to Barbara Walters.

The third and final part of Nicki Minaj: My Truth airs on E! next Sunday.

Watch Nicki dish on the feud below:

Nicki Explains what happened on the set (begins at the 3:25 Mark)

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  • standtotheright

    The direct quote I saw was:

    “Well, we did [try to reach out],” explained Walters, who claimed she had Carey’s home phone number. “Even on the air, at that moment. I didn’t have her home phone. And we did. We said, ‘Please call us! Have your representative call us. We’ll do whatever you want.’ We did it live on the air.”

    That doesn’t really sound like she tried to contact NM’s people before running with the story. Maybe there’s more context in the full episode footage but it’s not exactly dogged investigative journalism from that statement.

  • Jordana33

    The music industry is notorious for artists having various meltdown, and Nicki is certainly not the first artist to have an explosive encounter with a co-worker on a set. Unlike Nigel, most producers are actually committed to protecting the image of their artists keep this kind of footage private. What if producers started airing all of Xtina and Adam’s fights on last season’s Voice, or Britney’s multiple meltdowns, or all the conflicts that we hear about on movie sets?  I doubt they would look any classier than Nicki’s outburst.

    BTW, over a month ago, there was a video of Billy Joe Armstrong throwing a tantrum in the middle of a concert, for getting a truncated set (allegedly). He cursed angrily in front of a large crowd of people, including children, bashed his guitar and left the stage in the middle of a song. Interestingly, the overwhelming viewer response to this rant was one of amusement, with a few people expressing genuine concern for Billie Joe’s mental health. Objectively speaking, I think his rant was far worse than Nicki’s, especially since Nicki’s outburst wasn’t intending for public viewing. Yet, many of the people who are disgusted with Nicki’s outburst are the same people who applauded Green Day’s rant.  Maybe someone can explain the difference?

  • RockiDreams

    Cripes, I hope they have the beeper thing working with this woman.  What a foul mouth bore.

  • Blou38

    Gag-me.  It’s our show she’s shit’n with.  They’re only judges. :(

  • http://twitter.com/Miztig Miz

    30 isn’t young in ANY business. Nicki is not a child even if she acts like one. She is supposed to be a business woman.

    I have not seen any videos of Mariah baiting her, etc. Are we to take everything Nicki says as fact? As far as The View is concerned, they asked for her or her people to get in touch with them so she could air her side of it. She chose not to.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/PVEFG2TOUIXSROKUSO2O2DOWWE Taylor

    Naming other artists who have displayed bad behavior doesn’t excuse it in Nicki Minaj. This type of foul mouthed rant isn’t unusual for Nicki. She has a pattern of this type of -blame others and avoid personal responsibility in any way- behavior.

    As for Billy Joe Armstrong, from what I understand he was high or drunk or a combination of both. That’s not really an excuse, but at least he did enter rehab the next day to get help. What’s Nicki’s excuse? Maybe her problem is she is high or drunk when she is showing up two hours late and having temper tantrums on the Idol set and on Twitter. If not, I hope there is some type of rehab that can help her manage her anger problems.

  • lilly924

    Remember the good ole days when hype about the new talent leaked out before the season started? Not one word about the talent this year, only this bullshit. And if those numbers for Nicki’s reality show are true, that’s hilarious. She couldn’t even draw a million viewers? This season is going to be a bigger disaster than anyone could have imagined. Fox didn’t learn their lesson with hiring Britney. Their ratings are even lower with Britney than they were with Paula and Nicole. Personally, it will be a pleasure to watch Idol crash and burn this season after all of the manufactured drama that’s been going on with this show, starting with the long drawn out judges’ selection process over the summer. Adios Idol!

  • http://twitter.com/KariannHart Kariann Hart

    I am still disappointed Idol couldn’t find a better person to be the fourth judge.  I hope Nicki doesn’t ruin the show.  I also hope they have found fantastic talent!

    I would rather have seen a panel of Mariah, Keith, and Randy, with the focus on the contestants, not the judges.

    This, too!

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