Nicki Minaj Blows Up At Mariah Carey, Screams ‘Maybe I Should Get Off The F**king Panel!’
Jan. 24 2013, Published 7:26 a.m. ET
The tension between Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey escalated to a fever pitch on Wednesday night’s edition of American Idol, resulting in the Super Bass singer angrily storming off the set in an ‘F-bomb’ tirade after a seemingly-minor disagreement with the other judges.
Nicki and Mariah were already off on the wrong foot during the show's first week, auditioning hopefuls in New York and Chicago alongside fellow judges Keith Urban and Randy Jackson; the volcano finally blew as the show headed into Charlotte, North Carolina.
Summer Cunningham's debut turned out to be the incident that would ignite the Pink Friday singer's tantrum: The 20-year-old Georgia native, who performed Bill Withers' Lean on Me in her audition, annoyed Keith and Mariah after offhandedly remarking she's done "the country thing" in her musical endeavors.
Keith told her, "I always get thrown when people say they have 'done the country thing' … it’s like saying you 'did the brain surgeon thing' -- either you are a brain surgeon or you’re not."
Mariah and Randy piled on in agreement with Keith, causing Nicki to