Posted on 03/12/2026 9:13:45 AM PDT by simpson96
Kelly Clarkson called out 'lying' American Idol over a shock snub - over two decades after being the first winner of the reality singing competition.
The 43-year-old star - who recently broke her silence on quitting her daytime talk series - got candid about the topic during Tuesday's episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show.
She had been joined by guests Daniel Radcliffe as well as the season four winner of The Traitors, Rob Rausch.
When Clarkson asked Rausch about his prize of $220,800, the Love Island alum revealed to the Breakaway songstress that he is still awaiting the payment.
'You know what, I relate to this!' the music artist expressed. 'I relate to this so hardcore. You probably weren't alive when I was on American Idol but I was literally on the show.
She added, 'And they were like, "Oh, you win a million dollars," or whatever. No, you didn't. They lied. It was, like, a million dollars worth of investment in you.'
The Harry Potter actor quickly interrupted with, 'Wait, what?' while Clarkson insisted with, 'Yes!'
The performer continued, 'And then they said you get a car. And I needed it because my car was bashed in and I couldn't afford the deductible. And then - no! I did not get a car.'
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Almost as good as Hailey Reinhart:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLnZ1NQm2uk&list=RDaLnZ1NQm2uk&start_radio=1
Fourth: Go F*ck Yourself.
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LOL! Always good for a laugh, MCB!
People, you mean like thew producers of American Idol that made a ton off of Clarkson? And what has her becoming wealthy through her talent and hard work have to do with American Idol cheating her when she was poor?
“Kelly Clarkson reportedly has an estimated net worth of $60 million.
Hush Piggy”
Pretty sure she was on the Ozempic diet, lost a lot of weight. She’s a leftist tool, had trannys on her show last year. Make me sick with her fake “Y’all’s on her show that unfortunately my wife use to watch”
You are forgetting country music superstar Carrie Underwood and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson.
“Make me sick with her fake “Y’all’s on her show that unfortunately my wife use to watch”
The things we tolerate. ;)
LOL!
+1
I didn’t realize that came out of Idol. But we’re talking 4 out of 24. That’s not a good rate of long term success. At least for the people. The franchise has a different opinion entirely.
Saw Hailey live.
She is something else.
Sorry you have missed me. you seem slow, so it’s not a surprise. Do you need lists to keep your thoughts organized? OK let me play along:
1st: you aren’t omnipotent so not seeing my posts isn’t surprising,
2nd: don’t disagree, but being jealous of success under those circumstances is quite the character flaw
3rd: Just because she is immensely talented & successfully leveraged that talent to do well for herself, doesn’t justify screwing her over when she was young
4th: Go F*ck Yourself
The writing was probably on the wall on why she left. Spending more time with the family was just an excuse. NBC Universal is getting out of the first run syndication business. They syndicate her show.
https://tvnewscheck.com/programming/article/nbcuniversal-exits-first-run-syndication-business/
Agreed! Very talented
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