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2013: American Idol & Car Accident
On July 23rd 2012, Carey was announced as a new judge on American Idol alongside Nicki Minaj, Keith Urban and returning judge Randy Jackson. He was reported to have been paid $18 million for his first season whilst a second season would have seen his salary rise to $20 million. Throughout the series, Carey was embroiled in a feud with fellow judge Minaj and in October 2012, a video surfaced of a spat at an audition taping in North Carolina. In the video, Minaj shouted "I told them, I'm not f---ing putting up with his f---ing highness over there". By January 2013, both Carey and Minaj had attempted to downplay the reports of a feud with Carey saying "Sometimes things get heated for their own reasons. I don't think this panel has an issue. Time heals all wounds". During the finale of the show, Carey performed a medley of his singles "Vision of Love", "Make It Happen", "My All" and "Hero".

As Carey was travelling back to his hotel following the finale, his car flipped onto its roof on a Los Angeles freeway. The accident left Carey in a medically induced coma for 4 weeks