Producers release sincere statement after it was alledged that Nicki Minaj threatened to shoot Carey on set
Producers of American Idol have offered a sincere show of support in the wake of the row between new judges Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj.
Following a leaked video on website TMZ of an argument between Minaj and Carey, and even a report of a possible death threat, American Idol’s producers issued a statement last night (5 October), saying that the current panel is “passionate, dynamic and invested”.
“This is one of the best, most passionate, dynamic and invested judging panels we’ve ever had,”, the statement continues. “We love and support all of the judges and the fantastic work they are doing, and we can’t imagine a better group to find the next American Idol.”
Reports of tension between Minaj and Carey erupted when websiteTMZ published the leaked video from an American Idol audition in Charlotte, N.C., during which Minaj hurled several swear words in Carey’s direction.
The situation later escalated, when US media personality Barbara Walters revealed that Carey had told her that Minaj had threatened to shoot the singer.
“She said that when Nicki walked off the set, multiple people heard Nicki say, ‘If I had a gun I would shoot the bitch,'” Walters recalled on the daytime talk show The View.