Singer Mariah Carey and rapper Nicki Minaj, who are the latest additions to the show "American Idol" have been fighting in what many are unaware is staged for publicity and ratings. Simon Fuller, much like his buddy Simon Cowell, known for rigging talent shows and the controversies surrounding them, has been suffering under declining ratings and dwindling sales. Both men continue to have a hand in the television show "American Idol" while Cowell expanded with the program "X-Factor" which is already hitting the skids.