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"Nick Jonas has revealed that talks to determine whether or not he will join American Idol are &amp;quot;ongoing&amp;quot;.  The singer was first linked to a role on the judging panel in July and later confirmed his interest in the position, calling the opportunity a &amp;quot;dream come true&amp;quot;.    Jonas has since revealed that while he is still working out a deal with American Idol execs to fit his requirements, he is sure he could handle the sometimes difficult job of dealing with hopeful contestants.  &amp;quot;[There&amp;#039;s been] lots of speculation \u2026 it&amp;#039;s something I would like to do if it was right, but it&amp;#039;s got to be right on both ends,&amp;quot; the 19-year-old told The Huffington Post. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s an ongoing discussion, but as soon as we know if it&amp;#039;s right... we&amp;#039;ll see.&amp;quot; Jonas continued: &amp;quot;I would be the youngest [judge], but I&amp;#039;ve also been a professional musician for about eight years of my life. That&amp;#039;s a major question - would you be okay to criticize? &amp;quot;If I can help someone be better, that&amp;#039;s the ultimate goal, not putting them down or making them feel irrelevant. As much as we are going to get along, there still is a bit of tough love there, which is important.&amp;quot; Earlier this year, Mariah Carey joined the American Idol judges&amp;#039; panel in a reported $17 million (\u00A311m) deal. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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