Nicki Minaj Explodes At, Threatens Mariah Carey During American Idol Auditions

American Idol judge Nicki Minaj was none too pleased with fellow judge Mariah Carey during auditions today, TMZ reported. Minaj cursed at and threatened Carey, bringing the day’s taping to a halt.

Minaj threatened to “knock out” Carey — also shouting, “I told them, I’m not fuckin’ putting up with her fuckin’ highness over there.”

Per TMZ:

Sources say Nicki later threatened to “knock out” Mariah … but that part wasn’t captured on tape.

It all went down while the two were sitting at the judge’s table … with Keith Urban sitting in between them and Randy Jackson sitting on the far end, next to Mariah.

According to our friends at MouthToEars.com, producers ended the auditions for the day so the two judges could cool down.

The video below, via TMZ:

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