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Urban tried to stay neutral in 'Idol' fray

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Keith Urban arrives on the red carpet at the 2012 Film Society of Lincoln Center NYFF Gala Tribute to Nicole Kidman at Alice Tully Hall in New York City on October 3, 2012. UPI/Dennis Van Tine
Keith Urban arrives on the red carpet at the 2012 Film Society of Lincoln Center NYFF Gala Tribute to Nicole Kidman at Alice Tully Hall in New York City on October 3, 2012. UPI/Dennis Van Tine 
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Published: Oct. 4, 2012 at 4:50 PM

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Country music star Keith Urban says he tried to stay neutral when his fellow "American Idol" judges Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj got into a spat.

Urban was seated between Minaj and Carey when Minaj was taped screaming expletives at Carey and calling the Grammy Award winner "your highness."

Urban joked to "Extra" he tried to be "Switzerland" during the highly publicized incident, adding the dust-up didn't make him sorry he had joined the judges' panel, which also includes "Idol" veteran Randy Jackson.

"I love it, I gotta say," Urban said. "I love working with passionate people. I love artists. Everyone just sort of expressing themselves. It's a very alive and very invigorating work environment. A lot of passion."

Topics: Mariah Carey, Keith Urban, Randy Jackson
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