Minaj to Idol? Not So Fast

DARLING NICKI...OR NOT: The new look American Idol was all but set on bringing in Nicki Minaj as a judge, but now the producers and Fox are said to be getting cold feet because of Minaj’s recent run of last-minute cancellations, says I.B. Bad in his latest column, posting tomorrow morning. Mariah Carey reportedly doesn’t want her on the show, lobbying instead for her pal Lenny Kravitz on Twitter (see 8/22 item below). (8/23p)

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