2012 to 2013: Minaj and Mariah Carey famously didn't get along while serving as judges on season 12 of "American Idol." "American Idol" judges Mariah Carey, Keith Urban, and Nicki Minaj in 2013. But in early October 2012, TMZ posted a video showing Minaj yelling at Carey during the season 12 auditions. Around the same time, "American Idol" producer Nigel Lythgoe told TMZ, "The statement [that Nicki made a death threat] is absolute rubbish. Carey reflected on the feud in 2015, telling an Australian radio show that being on "American Idol" was "the worst experience of my life."

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Persons: Minaj, Mariah Carey, didn't, Keith Urban, Nicki Minaj, Todd Williamson, Carey wasn't, she'd, Carey, I'm, Barbara Walters, nicki, smthn, Barbara, Nigel Lythgoe, TMZ, Nicki Organizations: TMZ, Twitter, ppl, American Idol Locations: Australian