The 'My All' songstress nixes possible return for a reunion in the upcoming last season, calling her short stint 'the worst experience of my life.'
- May 29, 2015
AceShowbiz - Mariah Carey's short stint on "American Idol" apparently did not leave a good memory for her. The R&B diva trashed the long-running singing competition show during a phone interview with Australia's "The Kyle and Jackie O Show".
"Hell no! Absolutely not!" she responded when asked whether she would return for a reunion in the upcoming 15th and final season of the reality series. "That was the worst experience of my life."
She went on complaining about the drama involving her and Nicki Minaj on the show, "I'm not going to get into what it was, but let's just say I don't think they had any intentions for us to have a good experience doing that show. Pitting two females against each other wasn't cool."
She added, "It should have been about the contestants instead of about some nonexistent feud that turned into even more ridiculousness. I would never want to be involved with it again. But everybody else did like it."
The "Infinity" singer continued slamming the show, "It's so boring and so fake, I'm sorry. When I say it's fake, I mean, I have to make up things to say about everybody. Half the time, the performances are good, you'll just be like, 'It was good. Ending it there was really good.' "
She then concluded, "I would never want to be involved with it again. But everyone else can like it!"
Carey served as a judge on "American Idol" in its 12th season, joining Randy Jackson, Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban on the panel. In 2013, she said of her experience working on the show, "It was like going to work every day in hell with Satan."
