Nick Cannon spoke to an LA news station recently about the long drawn-out issues between his wife Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj on American Idol.  Nicki and Mariah have repeatedly bumped heads in various verbal disputes, and the producers seem to be happy with showing the drama unfold between the two women.  

Nick compared his wife trying to "take the highroad" to this season of American Idol portraying drama similar to that seen on "Love & Hip-Hop".