1:56 pm - 08/21/2012
Nicki Minaj may well become a judge on "American Idol," but it will be at the expense of Mariah Carey, who we're told hung up the phone when she was told Nicki was the top candidate.
Sources connected with "Idol" tell TMZ ... Mariah was led to believe she would be the only woman on the judge's panel. Choosing Nicki would not only crush that expectation, it would add insult to injury because Nicki (29) is a lot younger than Mariah (42).
As for the composition of the judge's panel, we're told by no means is it a done deal. There are 2 scenarios being played out. First, it's unclear if Randy Jackson will come back as a judge or a mentor. If he leaves the judge's panel, there will be another spot to fill.
The second scenario ... we're told some of the honchos believe it's a mistake to have 2 women and a man on the panel, and a 4th male judge would be necessary.
As for who's still in the running, we're told Brad Paisley, Keith Urban and Enrique Iglesias are leading the pack.
And there's one other thing ... Sources connected with the show say they're worried ... if the judges end up being Mariah, Nicki and Randy ... middle America might not welcome the blackout.
American Idol worried about all-female, black judges
Nicki Minaj may well become a judge on "American Idol," but it will be at the expense of Mariah Carey, who we're told hung up the phone when she was told Nicki was the top candidate.
Sources connected with "Idol" tell TMZ ... Mariah was led to believe she would be the only woman on the judge's panel. Choosing Nicki would not only crush that expectation, it would add insult to injury because Nicki (29) is a lot younger than Mariah (42).
As for the composition of the judge's panel, we're told by no means is it a done deal. There are 2 scenarios being played out. First, it's unclear if Randy Jackson will come back as a judge or a mentor. If he leaves the judge's panel, there will be another spot to fill.
The second scenario ... we're told some of the honchos believe it's a mistake to have 2 women and a man on the panel, and a 4th male judge would be necessary.
As for who's still in the running, we're told Brad Paisley, Keith Urban and Enrique Iglesias are leading the pack.
And there's one other thing ... Sources connected with the show say they're worried ... if the judges end up being Mariah, Nicki and Randy ... middle America might not welcome the blackout.
her wishes finally come tru
you got the token female
the token black guy
the token hispanic
and finally a token child who annoys the shit out of you
Nicki Minaj may well become a judge on "American Idol," but it will be at the expense of Mariah Carey, who we're told hung up the phone when she was told Nicki was the top candidate.
Who can blame her?
*rolls eyes*
I'm not sure they should have Nicki because I don't think she can be mean enough. Mariah has proven in mentor status that she gives good critiques that are fair, but she wasn't mean. Randy just rambles. So they need a big personality to be mean - and that has nothing to do with a balance of more males than females.
But I can see their dumb asses thinking that "OMG, the panel isn't white enough!" or "OMG, only men can be mean!"
Why spend all this money to FINALLY hire a judge with ACTUAL singing talent only to hire a rapper who lip syncs a month later more than likely because shes "young & fresh"? Slap in the face to Mariah imo