Speaking to journalists at the Television Critics Association's summer press tour on Wednesday (Aug. 3), where Carey was promoting her eight-part upcoming E! docuseries, Mariah’s World, the singer threw a major jab at the once formidable Fox show -- for which she was a judge alongside rapper Nicki Minaj, country star Keith Urban and producer Randy Jackson during season 12 -- calling it "an abusive experience" and cracking that talking about it would drive her "to drink."
Certainly, the moment elicited uncomfortable laughs in the ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel, but what did her American Idol producer Nigel Lythgoe think?
"I'm looking forward to Mariah's new series and wondering if Nicki Minaj may guest," the ex-executive producer tells Billboard
Nicki was awful. It really killed her career. I used to stan for her but her personality is really horrible (and ofcourse her music after Roman Reloaded was not good at all)
Almost 4 years later, and Mariah is STILL pressed and bitter
Why do the Barbz keep crying this?
They always ask her about American Idol, she doesn't bring it up. Then she sticks to the same response she's been giving since it ended in 2013.
And she doesn't even talk about Nicki, she blames the producers.
Nicki was awful. It really killed her career. I used to stan for her but her personality is really horrible (and ofcourse her music after Roman Reloaded was not good at all)
The backlash she received did not kill her career. And The Pinkprint was miles better than PF:RR.
Yeah they did her wrong. If they told her she was gonna be the sole female judge that should've been it and they shouldn't have gotten Nicki, who is a rude abusive person, without Mariah's knowledge who certainly wouldn't have signed the contract in the first place had she known.
