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Nicki Minaj to make film debut

Nicki Minaj’s provocative commentary on “American Idol” has impressed Hollywood director Nick Cassavetes, who cast Minaj in his upcoming film, “The Other Woman.” The project will be the hair-raising singer’s film debut.

Minaj, 30, is signing on to play the brassy assistant to attorney Cameron Diaz.

The “Bad Teacher” star is cast as a woman who discovers that her boyfriend is a married man. She then teams up with the wife to get even.