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A complete shock. Kelly Clarkson was “blindsided” by allegations of a poisonous work atmosphere at her eponymous speak present, an insider solely tells Us Weekly.
“She didn’t know something,” the supply says of the “Breakaway” songstress, 41. “She wasn’t conscious of something.”
Earlier this month, Rolling Stone printed an exposé wherein a number of previous workers of The Kelly Clarkson Present claimed that they have been overworked, underpaid and located the work atmosphere to be “traumatizing to their psychological well being.”
One former staffer, who remained nameless, claimed that they might go up on the roof of the constructing the place the present filmed and cry. “Oh my gosh, what am I doing?” the alleged former worker recalled considering. “Why am I placing myself by way of this?”
Regardless of the allegations, a number of former workers instructed the outlet that Clarkson was not conscious of what was occurring behind the scenes. One former staffer claimed that the pop star had “no clue how sad” her workforce was when the cameras weren’t rolling, whereas one other famous that she was “incredible” to be round.
After the article made headlines, the American Idol winner addressed the allegations in an announcement. “In my 20 years within the leisure business, I’ve at all times led with my coronary heart and what I believed to be proper,” she wrote through Instagram on Saturday, Might 13. “I like my workforce at The Kelly Clarkson Present, and to search out out that anybody is feeling unheard and disrespected on this present is unacceptable.”
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The “Due to You” crooner added: “I’ve at all times been, and can proceed to be, dedicated to creating and sustaining a secure and wholesome atmosphere at The Kelly Clarkson Present. As we put together for a transfer to the East Coast, I’m extra dedicated than ever to making sure that not solely our workforce that’s transferring but additionally our new workforce in [New York] is comprised of the very best and kindest within the enterprise.”
The Grammy winner went on to notice that she plans to implement adjustments when the present’s manufacturing strikes to New York Metropolis for its upcoming fifth season.
“A part of that construct will embrace management coaching for all senior employees, together with myself,” she defined. “There may be at all times room to develop and guarantee we’re all being/changing into the very best model of ourselves in any enterprise, particularly relating to management to make sure that any notion of toxicity is eradicated.”
In line with the insider, Clarkson’s assertion was her means of “acknowledging the state of affairs” created by the Rolling Stone article. “She has at all times been extremely variety, giving, loving and good to the employees, in order that’s why this has been stunning,” the supply tells Us of the Voice alum. “She wished to do the precise factor, and that’s why she launched the assertion.”
NBCUniversal, which produces The Kelly Clarkson Present, additionally addressed claims that the set was a poisonous office.
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“We’re dedicated to a secure and respectful work atmosphere and take office complaints very significantly and to insinuate in any other case is unfaithful,” a spokesperson for the corporate instructed Us on Friday, Might 12. “When points are reported they’re promptly reviewed, investigated and acted upon as applicable. The Kelly Clarkson Present strives to construct a secure, respectful and equitable office that nurtures a tradition of inclusivity and creativity.”
