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Mariah Carey employed extra security after Nicki Minaj allegedly threatened to shoot her

  • January 7, 2013
  • Brad O'Mance

mariah-careyMariah Carey has said she's upped her security after that unsavoury alter­ca­tion with Nicki Minaj during an American Idol audition a few months ago.

Discussing the nonsense with ABC's Barbara Walters, Carey was asked about the alleg­a­tions she made about Minaj's supposed off-air threat to shoot her.

"It felt like an unsafe work envir­on­ment," Carey explained. "Anytime anybody's reeling threats at somebody, you know, it's not appro­pri­ate. I'm a pro­fes­sional. I'm not used to that type of environment."

"I just felt it was the appro­pri­ate thing to do," she said of hiring extra security. "Sitting there on the road with two babies, I'm not going to take any chances."

Remembering there's a TV show involved somewhere, she added: "For all the drama, I hope it helps the show. I think it's a classic, classy show and it didn't need this."

'Classic'.

'Classy'.

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