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

On her much maligned new album, Kelly Clarkson expressed nothing but love for her former manager -- then she fired his ass!
Kelly Clarkson
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. love u kelly! way to stand up for yourself!

Posted at 3:11PM on Jul 6th 2007 by nooneyouknow

17. #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

18. 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

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

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

22. 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

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. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. Kelly Clarkson may have a good voice but being a star takes all of the qualities, which Kelly does not have. I think she really needs to remember where she came from. She is like so many stars or (brats) today, they get famous and they think they are related to GOD or something.

As for TMZ, I found your site a few months ago and I love it. Keep up the good work.

As for the mayor of LA. He is a politician and they pretty much do whatever they want to do and get away with it. So if you want someone to blame for the corruption in this world do not blame an entertainment source. Welcome to America, baby!! Now deal with it!!

Posted at 9:45AM on Jul 9th 2007 by angel23

29. 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

30. 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

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