Keith Urban Speaks Out On the Mariah / Nicki "Idol" Drama

By now you've seen the footage of divas Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj going at each other during auditions for the next season of "American Idol." So you've also seen the poor man stuck literally in the middle -- fellow judge Keith Urban.

"Extra" caught up with the country crooner at the premiere of his wife Nicole Kidman's new film "Paperboy" in New York on Wednesday night, where they asked about all the drama.

"Yeah, I was the UN," he retorted, with Nicole chiming in that Keith played the part of "Switzerland" during the showdown.




Watch the full interview above to see what else Keith had to say about working with such "passionate" people, plus find out which judge he calls "the craziest!"

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