Overview
- During the final night of her Las Vegas residency on Saturday, August 15, Clarkson spotted a fan’s shirt, called From Justin to Kelly “contractually obligated,” and made a middle-finger gesture while criticizing the film.
- She said she has banned her daughter River Rose, 12, and son Remington, 10, from watching the 2003 movie and repeated that the project was something she was forced into after winning American Idol.
- Clarkson acknowledged that she enjoyed aspects of the production’s music and dance numbers and said the acting experience gave her greater respect for professional actors.
- She has previously said she pleaded to be released from the contract and cried to an American Idol creator when told she had to make the film, which was widely panned by critics and failed at the box office.
- The remarks drew media attention but did not introduce legal or industry changes, and they came as she closed her Studio Sessions residency after a multi-decade music and television career.