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Rumor has it, NICKI MINAJ threatened to KILL MARIAH CAREY during her wild tantrum on the "American Idol" set on Tuesday. Supposedly, she said, quote, "If I had a gun, I would shoot her." But "Idol" producer NIGEL LYTHGOE says that's "absolute rubbish."
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In the video of NICKI MINAJ'S tantrum on the set of "American Idol", it sounds like she "threatens" MARIAH CAREY by saying, quote, "Off with your head! Off with your head!"
--That doesn't seem all that serious, but supposedly it got a little MORE serious.
--Sources tell TMZ that Nicki also said, quote, "If I had a gun, I would shoot her." (!!!) That part was not in the video.
--But NIGEL LYTHGOE wants everyone to chill out. He insists that Nicki did NOT threaten to murder Mariah. He says, quote, "[That's] absolute rubbish. It's absolutely not true in any way, shape or form."
--Nigel adds that Mariah confronted Nicki yesterday to ask if she said that . . . and Nicki said she did not. For what it's worth, TMZ also has a "source close to Nicki" that says it's B.S.
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