There was early talk that new Idol recruits Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey were not the best of pals but we were told that this was rubbish and they were getting along fine.

Well, it seems not everything is as it seems at Idol HQ.

TMZ has got hold of a video that shows Minaj royally blowing up at Carey during the Charlotte, North Carolina auditions on October 2.

Check out the video and make up your own mind.