Kelly Clarkson Says She Was 'Blindsided' by Toxic Work Environment Claims at Talk Show
22.06.2023 - 20:19
/ etonline.com
Kelly Clarkson has plans to change how work is done at her talk show after some staffers said it was a «toxic» environment.In a expose published in May, one current and 10 former employees of spoke out about their time working on the NBC program.«Kelly has no clue how unhappy her staff is,» one former employee told . Among the allegations lobbied against the production, the employees told that they were overworked, underpaid, and that their mental health suffered as a result of working on the show. Now, in a new interview with, Clarkson says she was «blindsided» by the comments from the anonymous staffers. And while the claims were shocking for her, Clarkson wants to learn from this. «I think the important thing is, I think we get into this mindset of canceling everything or everyone.
And I think that’s not unhealthy because it’s like, 'OK then…' Because what you’re saying is every time somebody says something, then it’s just over,» she explains. «And it’s like, that’s not how you work on things. You have to progress.
You have to go, 'Oh man, well maybe we can do better at this. Obviously, we might have missed the mark here, so what can we do better?'»The 41-year-old entertainer is moving herself and to New York City ahead of season 5, and says her team has a plan in place to create a better work environment, especially upon merging some of her L.A. staffers with new employees in NYC. «Our whole thing is connection, inclusivity, everything like that.
So we were already planning on [addressing], 'How are we going to marry these groups and make sure everybody feels like they’re valued and a part of the team?' And that there’s not like, 'Oh, they’re the L.A. team, the New York team,'» she shares. «So we already had that
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