In the interview for E! News where she discussed her “feud” with Mariah, Nicki said they started out as friends…or so she thought. She says she soon realised that the “Beautiful” singer was intimidated by her shine:
“Imagine someone that you loved your whole life…imagine you meeting them and then all of a sudden feeling like you did something horrible to them but you just don’t know what you did,” she told Seacrest. “That’s what my relationship with Mariah is, and that’s what it’s been from the beginning. I just really thought that we were friends, but…that’s the other thing I learned that this industry is so fake. You walk away thinking people are your friends and they’re not. It’s a couple nice hi and byes and then really, you better not step on nobody’s toes. And God forbid you get a little shine. And God forbid you’re maybe witty or quick on your toes or make someone laugh. Then maybe you’re making another person feel insecure. And you shouldn’t have to dim your light to let another person shine.”
Nicki skirted around a direct answer, when asked if she planned to return to Idol next year. Read her PC reply below:
“That’s a million-dollar question,” she laughs. “I want people to know it’s genuinely from my heart. I love the people on Idol. I genuinely do. If I had to do this all over again, I would have done Idol. Because it’s fun, it’s laughs. It’s kind of sad that what people read all the time is only when something is negative. But they don’t realize that we built a family. I feel happy here and I have to thank them for giving me this chance. They could have picked anyone in the world. And they picked me. So that’s all I’ll say about that.”
Source:
http://caribbeancelebs.com/2013/05/13/nicki-minaj-tells-e-she-thought-mariah-carey-was-her-friend/