Randy Jackson will be returning to the “American Idol” set… as a Judge, not a mentor!

Originally Jackson was to be removed from his judging position and placed into a mentor position, but apparently that didn’t last long.

So why is Randy being brought back?

Well it looks like negotiations with Enrique Iglesias fell through and they needed that seat to be filled ASAP!

With auditions for the show starting in two weeks, producers decided just to bring a not so happy Randy back.

So now it looks like Randy and Mariah Carey are sure things, while Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban are almost certainly locked in.

Honestly I could care less about Randy, I’m more focused on the Nicki/Mariah situation!

Are you excited for Season 12 of American Idol?

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