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April 17, 2008: Mariah Carey arrives for an autograph session in Universal City, Calif.
April 17, 2008: Mariah Carey arrives for an autograph session in Universal City, Calif.
LOS ANGELES — Mariah Carey made her way to the CBS lot on Wednesday afternoon as the guest mentor on “American Idol.” But true to her word, our girl lived up to that diva-like rep.
Donning a (typical) tight-fitting outfit, Mariah worked the press area backstage — but it took a little longer than expected. Tech and camera guys apparently were made to put in the extra effort putting up lights and having them angled perfectly, with Carey’s people “double checking” that she was positioned perfectly at all times.
“We had to reshoot one of the questions,” one cameraman told Tarts. “I had to change the lighting and alter the position and do it again because we went off angle slightly. She has a director of photography with her at all times and can only be shot from the waist up.”
Well, when you are a multi-million-dollar music mogul, you do have a little authority in demanding your best angle, right?
However, Maz did lose quite a few fans on Thursday night when she decided to turn up two hours late to an album signing at Universal City.
“She strolled in with sunglasses on when it was nighttime and by that point a lot of people got fed up and had left,” a photographer told Tarts. “It was ridiculous.”
That said, our Maz is back with Billboard chart-topping album “E=MC2″ and looking better than ever — and fellow music veteran Janet Jackson is in full support.
“I never gave up on Mariah, but a lot of people were ready to write her off and gave up on her,” Jackson recently told Tarts. “Downs happen to a lot of people even in regular jobs, so it’s just a part of life. You can’t stay up, up, up forever.”

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American Idol judge Randy Jackson tells Us Weekly that producers have been trying to get Mariah Carey on the hit Fox show for the past couple of seasons.
Their time has come.
Carey, 38 — whose new disc E=MC2 drops today — pops by the show tonight to mentor the seven remaining contestants.
"She’s going to bring a wealth of knowledge about singing to these kids," says Jackson of the newly svelte singer, who will also perform. "It’s amazing for us to have her on.
"She’s kind of what the show’s about — she’s that girl who grew up in New York, who struggled to become that singer."
Now, Jackson says, "she’s won the Holy Grail. She sold 175 million albums! I don’t know if anyone will ever get to that point ever again because the music business is in such disarray."
On tonight’s show, contestants will perform songs from Carey’s extensive catalogue.
So will David Cook belt out "Vision of Love?"
"You never know!" Jackson tells Us. "Just because you’re a rocker or a country singer doesn’t mean you can’t sing these songs - you adapt them to what you do best."
Adds Jackson, "I’m sure these kids will have a good time."
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Film Look out for George Clooney, Woody Allen and the return of Indiana Jones
Guillermo del Toro, the cinematic alchemist behind Pan’s Labyrinth and The Devil’s Backbone, makes a welcome return as producer of El Orfanato (The Orphanage, released next Friday). Expect a serious, classy-looking horror as Belén Rueda turns her former childhood home into a refuge for handicapped kids, only to find her son befriending some tortured spirits. Apparently, it’s mighty scary and the trailer’s got kids wearing horrific sack masks, like Cillian Murphy in Batman Begins
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