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American Idol 12: New Promo Photo!

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Check out this new publicity still of American Idol host, Ryan Seacrest and the judges, Randy Jackson, Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban.

Nigel Lythgoe: Mariah Carey & Nicki Minaj American Idol Feud is Real

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TMZ caught up with American Idol producer, Nigel Lythgoe, in the streets of LA to find out once and for all if the Nicki Minaj/Mariah Carey feud is real or fake.

Nicki Minaj/Mariah Carey Bad Blood Goes Back Two Years (REPORT)

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“Nicki Minaj was supremely disrespectful to Mariah Carey 2 years before she exploded on the set of “American Idol” this week … TMZ has learned.”

American Idol Feud: Mariah Doesn’t Think Nicki Can Sing

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Hey guess what! People magazine has sources at American Idol too. They also report that the Nicki Minaj/Mariah Carey relationship never got off on the right foot:

American Idol Feud: There Was Always Hostility Between Nicki and Mariah

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E News talks to sources about the Nicki Minaj/Mariah Carey American Idol bustup. Reportedly the two judges never got along, and both had agreed after the blow out not to speak with the press about it.

Nicki Minaj Believes Idol Producers are “Fueling” Mariah Carey

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Nicki Minaj is pissed at American Idol producers. She believes the producers goaded Mariah Carey into baiting the volatile hip hop star, leading to her already infamous blow up on Tuesday.

American Idol Insider Says the Nicki/Mariah Battle Was All For Show

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Was the Nicki Minaj/Mariah Carey dustup a fake fight created to drum up buzz? One source tells The Hollywood Reporter it was

Nicki Minaj Threatens To Knock Mariah Carey Out at Idol Auditions (Report) (VIDEO)

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Reportedly, Nicki Minaj flipped out on Mariah Carey at American Idol auditions in Charlotte today. The blow-up was reportedly so bad, producers ended auditions for the day.

VIDEO OF NICKI MINAJ YELLING AND SWEARING AT AUDITIONS TODAY

RYAN SEACREST COMMENTS ON HIS RADIO SHOW THIS MORNING

UPDATE: Mariah’s husband, Nick Cannon weighs in

American Idol: Mariah Carey & Nicki Minaj Call A Truce (Dumb)

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This is really dumb. Now Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj have called a truce on the American Idol set and AREN’T fighting.

Fantasia, Randy Jackson Honor Mariah Carey at the BMI Urban Awards

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American Idol judge and Mariah Carey, was late to the BMI Urban Music Awards, where she was the guest of honor, but that didn’t stop other artists from “literally singing her praises”, according to the Associated