Yesterday, via an interview with the UK’s ‘This Is Max’, TLC singer T-Boz came under fire when she suggested that televised talent shows were more routed in the popularity and not the talent of their judges.

Accused of taking aim at ‘Catch Me‘ Rapper Nicki Minaj who recently signed onto judge ‘American Idol‘ and Britney Spears who now serves on the ‘X Factor USA‘, today saw Boz– born Tionne Watkins– address her statements via social networking site Twitter.

Her new explanation below…

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They’re the men behind two of Pop’s strongest contenders.

However, if their war of words on Twitter last night is anything to go by, there’s no love lost between Lady GaGa producer DJ White Shadow and Nicki Minaj A&R consultant Safaree Samuels.

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The year may be drawing to an end, yet Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey, and the producers of American Idol are ensuring 2012 goes out with a boom-bang-bang.

Easily in contention for Showbiz Story of The Year, the divas Idol showdown became a viral sensation this week. And with good reason too. The clip showcased an irate Minaj laying into icon Carey with bull-like anger after supposedly being provoked.

With light-like speed, the drama has seen two “sides” emerge: those who support Carey and those who vouch for Nicki and her “I don’t care who you are, don’t disrespect me” stance.

We plough through the auto-allegiances and assess the situation for what it is in this the latest episode of The Business. Hit ‘PLAY’ and be let us know what you think below…

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And the claws are out!  As reported by SheIsDiva, former CNN anchorman Anderson Cooper, who now hosts his own daytime talk show, took time to address former ‘The View’ frontwoman Star Jones for comments she’d made about him during his highly publicized revelation about his sexuality.

Deeming the announcement a “ploy for ratings”, Cooper addressed Jones on his show this week – implying the TV diva was irrelevant and pointing out her infamous gastric bypass secrets and more.  See his rant above below:

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Following Cooper‘s slam, Star quickly took to Twitter to offer the response:

We definitely will have our eyes on this in the coming days to see how it plays out.  Between Nicki Minaj/Mariah Carey and now Star/Anderson, it seems TV‘s real life divas are giving us all the drama we need and more!

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If you thought the drama between Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey would soon simmer, think again. For, Young Money Minaj is still at it on Twitter, and has now taken aim with fellow femcee Da Brat – who, as Carey’s friend, is said to have “dissed” her. Only problem, Da Brat claims her supposed comments are fake and that she hasn’t said anything.

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Following their collaboration of Ludacris‘ ‘My Chick Bad’ remix in 2009, Rappers Eve and Nicki Minaj seemed to keep a respectable distance of sorts- with one having very little to say about the other.

Prompting reports that the ‘Flashbacks Of A Fool’ actress wasn’t too keen on the Pepsi front woman, this week saw her dispel claims she had a problem with her- praising her during an interview with the folks over at Fuse.

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Earlier this morning, Funkmaster Flex shocked fans when he openly vowed to ‘tear Nicki Minaj’ down for not performing at Summerjam 2012, the event organized by his radio station Hot 97.

Now, in her defense, fellow Rap queen has released a statement weighing in on the situation, supporting her decision to walk away from what many saw as a dangerous situation.

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Foxy Brown. Eve. Remy Ma. Nicki Minaj. Keys.

Yes, for whatever reason, Lil Kim has always struggled to get along with other Female Rappers.

In fact, barring Missy Elliott– who is responsible for putting the MC on the Pop classic ‘Lady Marmalade’- Kim has gotten into it with almost every Femcee she has been linked with.

So it didn’t surprise us when New York native Azealia Banks spoke out against her last week, hinting she had been disrespected by the Rap icon.

Now, Kim’s rep has slammed Lady GaGa‘s management company (who also manage Banks) over the matter, accusing them of manufacturing the feud for publicity.

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The ‘Barbz’ were in mourning last night when their Queen- Pop gem Nicki Minaj– deleted her Twitter account.

In response to a provocative ‘Retweet’ campaign launched by fan site ‘Nicki Daily‘ (who she blocked for posting leaked snippets of her new album three weeks ago, Minaj shocked fans by pulling her official page after tweeting ‘It’s only so much a person can take‘.

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Following her controversial set at the 2012 Grammy Awards, Nicki Minaj has come under fire from ‘The Catholic League‘, who have labelled the Rapper a blasphemous attention seeker.

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With more cuts and switcheroos than Destiny’s Child, the X Factor panel has seen two judges and one host axed from its regular lineup just this week.  Such dismissals instantly ushered in whispers of who would replace female judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul.  And, while names like Nicki Minaj and Kelly Rowland were instantly tossed around, no name has had the rumor mill buzzing more than Mariah Carey.

Unlike Minaj and Rowland, the ‘Hero’ hitmaker was rumored to be part of the original cast of the show during its first American season as show creator, Simon Cowell, repeatedly made public pleas for the songstress to guest his show.  But, as the buzz reaches a feverish pitch, Mr. Mariah Carey husband Nick Cannon has stepped in to slam all reports that the singer will be joining the X Factor crew.

Citing her legendary status as cause she would be uninterested, read more from Cannon after the jump:

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Media puppeteer Madonna had made many a headline since announcing the release of her new album ‘M.D.N.A’.

Indeed, a potent potion of collaborations with Nicki Minaj and comments on Lady GaGa and Janet Jackson have seen the Pop royal a fixture on the lips of many.

Yet, it’s Jackson who continues to find herself at the receiving end of ol’ Maggie’s disfavour. Find out what the ‘Hung Up’ singer had to say about her foe, and the response of Janet’s choreographer after the jump…

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