--- title: Mariah Carey Sounds Off On Jennifer Lopez and Nicki Minaj description: Mariah Carey lived up to her diva reputation when she threw shade at J. Lo and Nicki Minaj on 'Watch What Happens Live' with Andy Cohen. canonical: https://time.com/4340106/mariah-carey-jennifer-lopez-nicki-minaj/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-18T18:10:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:32:31.203Z og:title: This Is How Mariah Carey Really Feels About J. 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Nardus Engelbrecht—Gallo Images/Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 18, 2016 6:10 PM UTC [Mariah Carey’s shade](http://time.com/4337905/mariah-carey-mariahs-world-trailer/) is the gift that keeps on giving. Just a day after saying that [no one was good enough to sing at her upcoming wedding](http://time.com/4338834/mariah-carey-wedding-singing/), the diva appeared on Bravo’s _Watch What Happens Live_ and gave Andy Cohen an interview that should go down in history for Carey’s [unabashed (and uncensored) candor](http://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1733748%5F1733752%5F1735744,00.html). When asked about the [now-notorious time](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMWZQrkdtew) that she said of J. Lo, “I don’t know her,” Carey clarified that while she knows of J. Lo, she doesn’t necessarily _know_ her, “It’s not like I don’t know who she _is_—of course I do.” Mimi also conceded that she could be forgetful, “You know what? I’m very forgetful,” she said. “Apparently I’m very forgetful…If I had never had a conversation with you and someone asked me about you, I’d be like, ‘I don’t know him, but he seems cool,’ or, ‘I don’t know him.’” Cohen then asked, “Does she seem cool?” After a weighted pause, Mariah Carey responded in the most Mariah way possible with her now-iconic line, “I don’t know her!” In addition to telling Cohen that she still doesn’t know J. Lo, MC [refused to say anything about Nicki Minaj](http://www.bravotv.com/watch-what-happens-live/season-13/episode-92/videos/mariah-carey-plays-plead-the-fifth-again) when asked to say three nice things about her former _American Idol_ co-host, asking the host instead, “Can you?” She also chanted Kanye West’s infamous [“We want prenup, we want prenup!”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vwNcNOTVzY) line [when asked about a prenuptial agreement](http://www.eonline.com/news/765828/mariah-carey-sets-the-record-straight-on-the-rumors-surrounding-her-wedding-does-she-want-circus-animals) with fiancee, Aussie billionaire James Packer. 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