Kelly Clarkson has addressed current allegations of a poisonous work surroundings on her daytime speak present.
The claims had been made in a report by Rolling Stone final week (Might 12), through which quite a few workers members engaged on The Kelly Clarkson Present got here ahead — accusing the producers of “overworking” and “underpaying” workers.
Within the report, one present worker and 10 former members of workers spoke anonymously in regards to the office surroundings behind the scenes of the chat present. “I bear in mind going up on the roof of the stage to cry,” one mentioned, describing the emotional influence the job took on them. “[I was] being like, ‘Oh, my gosh, what am I doing? Why am I placing myself via this?’”
As per the statements, the workers collectively agreed that Clarkson herself was “implausible” and acknowledged that she will need to have “no clue how sad her workers is”.
Following the report, the host has taken to social media to handle the accusations. “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,” Clarkson wrote on Saturday (Might 13). “I really like my staff at The Kelly Clarkson Present, and to search out out that anybody is feeling unheard and or disrespected on this present is unacceptable.”
She additionally went on to elucidate how the staff will probably be reinforcing a constructive work surroundings going ahead by introducing new management coaching for all present workers.
“I’ve at all times been, and can proceed to be, dedicated to creating and sustaining a protected and wholesome surroundings 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 staff that’s shifting, but additionally our new staff in NY, is comprised of the perfect and kindest within the enterprise,” she mentioned.
“A part of that construct will embrace management coaching for the entire senior workers, together with myself. There may be at all times room to develop and guarantee we’re all being/changing into the perfect model of ourselves in any enterprise. Particularly on the subject of management, to make sure that any notion of toxicity is eradicated.”
— Kelly Clarkson 🍷💔☀️ (@kellyclarkson) May 13, 2023
A spokesperson for NBCUniversal additionally weighed in on the report, sharing an announcement discussing how they’ve taken all accusations very significantly. “We’re dedicated to a protected and respectful work surroundings and take office complaints very significantly and to insinuate in any other case is unfaithful,” they defined (by way of The Hollywood Reporter). “When points are reported they’re promptly reviewed, investigated and acted upon as applicable.”
In different information, earlier this 12 months Clarkson confirmed that new music will probably be coming “actually quickly”, and introduced her new album ‘Chemistry’.
Reportedly within the works for over three years, she described the forthcoming LP as representing the “arc of a complete relationship”. “An entire relationship shouldn’t be introduced right down to only one factor. So there’s the great, the dangerous, and the ugly kinda factor happening it.”
A launch date for the album has not but been confirmed.
