Clarkson to Manager: Thank You, You're Fired!

Posted Jul 6th 2007 2:14PM by TMZ Staff

On her much maligned new album, Kelly Clarkson expressed nothing but love for her former manager -- then she fired his ass!

While the feud, er, creative differences between Kelly and music mogul Clive Davis haven't been a secret, her recent firing of The Firm's Jeff Kwatinetz -- on top of scrapping her tour -- proved there was trouble in Clarksonland!

But in the liner notes of "My December," Clarkson sings a different tune by writing, "Thank you to my manager Jeff Kwatinetz for arguing with me and fighting for me! I hate 'yes' people, and you are far from that, always wanting the best out of me and for me. Sometimes I want to punch you, but most of the time you inspire me and make me laugh, because you are one of the most passionate and driven people I have ever worked with. Thank you for believing in me! I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE WE GOT THIS RECORD OUT, HA HA!!" Neither can Clive Davis!

Despite the pleasantries, Kelly fired Kwatinetz, who was once engaged to Brittany Murphy, and hired Reba McEntire's manager/husband Narvel Blackstock. Let's hope Blackstock can save our little Miss Independent from self-destructing.

"My December" debuted this week at #2 on the Billboard charts selling over 290,000 copies. Yeah, yeah. Since u been gone!

Rock on, Team Kelly!

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16. #15 is so right

how many of you can say you have the #2 album in the country right now/ what's up with this # or nothing mentality? #2 is still awesome.

Posted at 3:14PM on Jul 6th 2007 by yousuck

17. CAN ANY OF YOU READ????

TMZ IS ON KELLYS SIDE. THEY MEAN SHE CAME IN AT #2 DESPITE HER MANAGER --HENCE THE "YEAH YEAH, SINCE U BEEN GONE'

THEY EVEN SAY

ROCK ON TEAM KELLY!!

READ THE ARTICLE!11

Posted at 3:18PM on Jul 6th 2007 by Chandra

18. I really like Kelly's voice, but her music has generally been too fake for my taste, with the exception of 'Breakaway'. I hope her recent troubles are just the result of her seeking a more genuine experience. Hopefully she will learn from all this and come out stronger in a few years. Best wishes, Kelly!

Posted at 3:19PM on Jul 6th 2007 by Liz

19. Kelly's head and attitude has gotten as big as her ass!!

Posted at 3:23PM on Jul 6th 2007 by Colby

20. MY DECEMBER ROCKS!!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK KELLY!

Posted at 3:26PM on Jul 6th 2007 by zero

21. Actually this album has debuted with higher numbers than her last album which went on to sell over 6 million copies in the u.s. alone and over 11 million world wide People just don't know how to read album sales anymore thanks to piracy and other free media. Im sure that at its worst this album will still sale very VERY well. Its not often an artist can follow up a mega selling super album with another mega selling super album (even though kelly's first album was mega selling and she accomplished this feat with her second).

p.s. kelly let her first manager go before her second album and we all see how that went!

Posted at 3:46PM on Jul 6th 2007 by justinhott

22. Kelly, YOu need to kiss Simon Cowels english buttocks.

Posted at 3:47PM on Jul 6th 2007 by BOB

23. yeah, she has a good voice, but that's about it. all her songs suck bigtime...they are all about being a victim and her ENTIRE identity being based on a relationship to a man. uh...can we talk about female empowerment and the fact that a feminist revolution occurred about, let see now...over thirty years ago?!?!?!? even her latest video with reba portrays her as a battered woman who chooses to stay with her abuser. gee, what a role model for young women...NOT!!! and that make-up job in her last video...what the frick was she thinking? she should have listened to clive davis. she can't claim creative control when there is nothing creative to control. jeez...no wonder this album is tanking and she has to cancel concerts because no one is buying tickets.

Posted at 3:52PM on Jul 6th 2007 by lisa

24. I love Kelly Clarkson so of course I bought her album despite what people were saying about it. While I love music that is not the typical bublegum pop/dance, the tracks in the album were a little too angry. I still like the album, but I think her second one was easier to relate to.

Posted at 3:53PM on Jul 6th 2007 by Kitti

25. Now if she'd just fire whoever pretends to be her vocal coach. What, no vocal coach, you say? That's a shocker.

You are a fat, revolting, no-talent hog, Clarkson. My farts are more in tune than your voice.

Posted at 3:54PM on Jul 6th 2007 by Carrie Underwood

26. I congratulate Kelly on having belief in herself, the desire to have the kind of career she wants regardless of how the media spins it, and the cojones to stand up to the suits. That is more than most stars can say about themselves and I'm glad it is working out for her.

Posted at 3:54PM on Jul 6th 2007 by glee

27. I love how she dedicated her CD to a fan that passed away in the liner notes... what a great person that KC is!

Posted at 3:54PM on Jul 6th 2007 by m

28. I congratulate Kelly for believing in herself, daring to strive for the kind of career she wants regardless of how the haters and media spin it, and for having the cojones to stand up to the suits! That is more than most stars can say about themselves.

Posted at 3:59PM on Jul 6th 2007 by glee

29. Kelly is an awesome artist, I support her all the way. I'm definetely getting her new album! Go Team Kelly!

Posted at 4:08PM on Jul 6th 2007 by GoKelly

30. Her new CD is great! Best she's done yet. Just a question---have any of the people complaining about her, listened to it yet?

Posted at 4:42PM on Jul 6th 2007 by hello, it\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s me

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