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"Nicki Minaj will not be asked back to American Idol next season, according to an insider. The &amp;#039;Super Bass&amp;#039; singer&amp;#039;s one-season tenure on American Idol has been controversial, having initially hit the headlines through her highly publicised feud with fellow judge Mariah Carey.  Minaj was also late to a live episode of the Fox show in March, forcing the show to go on without her. A highly-placed source has now told Hollywood Life that Minaj has been nothing but problematic for American Idol producers thus far. &amp;quot;The chances of Nicki returning to the show next season are slim to none,&amp;quot; the insider claimed.  The informant continued: &amp;quot;[Nicki] is such a major headache with her behavior and it&amp;#039;s really taxing on many people with the crew. So her behaviour is wearing thin on many people this season.&amp;quot; Minaj recently defended her tenure on Idol, insisting that she has been fantastic on the show this season. American Idol airs Wednesdays and Thursdays on Fox in the US, and on Thursdays and Fridays on 5* in the UK. Photo gallery - Idol&amp;#039;s Top 8 perform:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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