Alright. Is this for real or is this all an act to pump some ratings back into American Idol and keep it alive and relevant?

During taping for the show, Nicki Minaj reportedly threatened to "knock out" Mariah Carey during an audition. What we know Nicki definitely said were things like:

"I told them, I'm not *bleeping* putting up with her *bleeping* highness over there."

We know she said it, because it's in the video below. American Idol just got more interesting. And by "interesting" I mean "like the Steve Wilkos Show."

Question is: Do you think the beef is real or fake??