Kelly Clarkson jokes about getting fired by NBC after ending talk show
Kelly Clarkson joked about being fired by NBC following the conclusion of her talk show, which she ended to prioritize her children after the death of her ex-husband. She is now focusing on her Las Vegas residency and returning as a coach on 'The Voice'.
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Add Page Six on Google Kelly Clarkson hasn’t lost her cheeky sense of humor.
“I would get fired by NBC, but I don’t work there anymore,” Clarkson joked during her Friday night concert at Caesar’s Palace Vegas, while stroking a fan’s sequin jacket sleeve, before noting that she’s “sad” her talk show ended because “it was a fun show,” per Us Weekly.
The “American Idol” alum shared in February that she would be wrapping her eponymous talk show after seven seasons, noting it was not an “easy decision” but that she was “stepping away” to focus on her kids, whom she shared with her late ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock.
Blackstock died of cancer in August 2025 at age 48.
The couple settled their divorce in 2022 after years of contentious court battles.
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