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American Idol producer denies Nicki Minaj threatened to shoot Mariah Carey

American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe has dismissed reports that Nicki Minaj threatened to kill Mariah Carey during a heated debate on the show.

The pair are new to the judging line-up on the TV talent series and it seems they are off to a somewhat rocky start together.

Video footage emerged from the set of American Idol in North Carolina on Tuesday (October 2) that showed Minaj having a go at Carey.

It had been reported that she said "If I had a gun I would shoot her", but Lythgoe told TMZ:

"The statement [that Minaj made a death threat] is absolute rubbish. It's absolutely not true in any way, shape or form."

Filming for the show was cut short on the day after the incident to let the judges cool off.

 

 

 

Watch Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey have verbal fight below: