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Kelly Clarkson Shares Heartfelt Post To Explain Why She's Ending Her Talk Show After Seven Seasons
We all go through different seasons in life, and sometimes to honor the next season, we have to make changes and sacrifices.
For Kelly Clarkson, months after ex-husband Brandon Blackstock passed away due to a heart attack, it became clear that she needed to focus less on entertainment and give the next chapter of her life to her children, who she shared with Blackstock.
This week, Clarkson announced that after seven seasons, The Kelly Clarkson Show will end at the close of Fall 2026 after a final show that will include multiple special guests. After that, she'll be focusing on being with her daughter, River Rose, age 11, and her son, Remington Alexander, age 9.
Clarkson announced:
"I have been extremely fortunate to work with such an outstanding group of people at 'The Kelly Clarkson Show,' both in Los Angeles and New York. There have been so many amazing moments and shows over these seven seasons."
"I am forever grateful and honored to have worked alongside the greatest band and crew you could hope for, all the talent and inspiring people who have shared their time and lives with us, all the fans who have supported our show, and to NBC for always being such a supportive and incredible partner."
"Because of all of that, this was not an easy decision, but this season will be my last hosting 'The Kelly Clarkson Show.'"
"Stepping away from the daily schedule will allow me to prioritize my kids, which feels necessary and right for this next chapter of our lives."
"This isn't goodbye. I'll still be making music, playing shows here and there, and you may catch me on 'The Voice' from time to time... you never know where I might show up next."
"But for now, I want to thank y'all so much for allowing our show to be a part of your lives, and for believing in us and hanging with us for seven incredible years."
You can see the announcement here, which she also shared on X:
Some showed their support of Kelly Clarkson putting her family first.
Fans of The Kelly Clarkson Show became emotional over the announcement.
Some showed support while also jokingly encouraging Clarkson to continue "embarrassing" artists by covering their songs.
It's sad to see Clarkson stepping away from such a beloved and fun talk show, but she's doing the right thing to make sure her family feels safe and loved during this next chapter.
Her children will not be young forever, and while she can make new memories with them now to carry into adulthood, she can always take back her spot as Kelly Clarkson and perform again in the future.
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Nicki Minaj Dragged After Writing Cryptic Posts About Artists In 'Satanic Cult' That Sacrifices Babies
During Sunday's Grammy Awards telecast, newly minted, Trump gold card-carrying MAGA minion Nicki Minaj made herself a target of ridicule with a series of unhinged posts on X.
Her posts culminated with a homophobic attack against Trevor Noah which included a meme of herself in a pink ballcap that read "Nicki was right about everything."
But minutes before her post attacking Noah, Minaj targeted rapper and producer Jay Z and Democrats in two bizarre posts on X. In it she parroted long debunked conspiracy theories about devil worship and child sacrifices.
Her first post had photos of Jay Z with the late singer Aaliyah and another with his wife Beyoncé, with the caption:
"Are y’all understanding that these ppl have been sacrificing children as a way of gaining & maintaining power? If you ever vote DemonCrat again, you’re just as soulless as they are & will perish. Maybe it’s time for me to do some story times — since I was trying to not say what I know — yet they continue to attempt bullying."
"Also, I won’t be releasing an album until my contract is renegotiated & until I tell you about all the sabotage this RICO is finding out about Billboard."

Minaj's photos of Jay Z with Aaliyah were swiftly debunked, however.
A simple search of Getty Images put the date the photo was taken as 2000, not 1996 as Minaj's post claimed.
The next post from Minaj went full QAnon pizzagate level unhinged.
She included what appeared to be an AI created image of the Chucky doll from the Child's Play horror franchise drinking a martini at brunch.
Minaj wrote:
"Your favorite artist has been practicing rituals in a satanic cult where they take babies from other countries & mutilate & kill them as a form of a blood sacrifice to their God. You see, when your master is satan, you must constantly shed blood. However, the JIG IS UP."
Later that night, Minaj added:
"As they do their ritual tonight, God almighty will reveal himself to them. The ritual will backfire on them. God will not be mocked. Blessed is the MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS CHRIST. Every tongue that rises up against me in judgement shall be condemned & put to shame. Watch"
People wondered if Minaj was unwell.
But they didn't let that excuse her behavior, with many calling her hypocrisy out in the comments.


Whatever Minaj's conversion to conspiracy theories is about, hopefully she gets the help she needs to rejoin reality soon.
Grammy Winner Jelly Roll Called Out After Giving Bizarre Excuse To Avoid Reporter's Question About ICE
Country star Jelly Roll is facing criticism after he attempted to avoid a question from a reporter about ICE after Sunday's Grammy Awards by claiming he's just a "dumb redneck."
The singer—whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord—earned three awards on Sunday, winning Best Country Duo/Group Performance with Shaboozey, Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song with Brandon Lake, and Best Contemporary Country Album for his tenth studio album, Beautifully Broken.
He was asked for his thoughts on the state of the country amid President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown and as outrage grows around the country following the murders of Minneapolis residents Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of ICE agents.
He replied:
“People shouldn’t care to hear my opinion, man. I’m a dumb redneck. I haven’t watched enough. I didn’t have a phone for 18 months. I’ve had one for four months and don’t have social media. I hate to be the artist that’s that aloof, I’m just so disconnected from what’s happening.”
“I grew up in a house of like insane pandemonium. I didn’t even know politics were fucking real until I was in my mid-20s in jail. When you grow up in a drug addict household, you think we have, like, common calls about what’s happening in world politics? We’re just trying to find a way to survive, man.”
You can hear what he said in the video below.
But that explanation doesn't fly because he has actually been photographed meeting Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., MAGA singer Kid Rock, and Donald Trump Jr., among others.
Here are the receipts.



For someone who claims to not know much about politics, Jelly Roll appears to have conveniently forgotten the time he testified before the United States Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the fentanyl crisis.
The singer, who was arrested several times and spent time in jail for various charges and felonies including possession with intent to distribute and aggravated robbery, said he was once "the uneducated man in the kitchen playing chemist with drugs I knew absolutely nothing about, just like these drug dealers are doing right now when they're mixing every drug on the market with fentanyl and they're killing the people we love."

He was swiftly called out.
Jelly Roll's flaky response stands in stark contrast to that of singer Billie Eilish, who said she feels "like we need to just keep fighting and speaking up and protesting" and declared "F**k ICE" when she received the Grammy Award for "Song of the Year" with her brother Finneas O'Connell for their work on the song "Wildflower."
Rapper Bad Bunny—who collected three awards Sunday, including a landmark album of the year win for Debí Tirar Más Fotos—dedicated his win to “all the people who had to leave their homeland, their country to follow their dreams" and said "ICE Out!" to cheers from the audience.
Kayleigh McEnany Raises Eyebrows With Dubious Story About Her Mom Watching 'Melania' At Packed Theater
Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany—who served as White House Press Secretary during the final stretch of the first Trump administration—had people raising their eyebrows after she claimed her mother saw the new documentary Melania at a lively Florida movie theater that was "standing room only."
Melania follows current First Lady Melania Trump in the 20 days leading up to President Donald Trump’s second inauguration following the 2024 presidential election. The film was directed by Brett Ratner, who was accused of sexual harassment and misconduct by at least six women.
Amazon MGM paid $40 million for the distribution rights and reportedly poured another $35 million into marketing. The film beat box office predictions to earn more than $7 million over the weekend but will need to generate much more box office to break even.
The film has widely been viewed as a goodwill payment to President Donald Trump and his family as Amazon shores up its lucrative government contracts. MAGA bots have nonetheless come out in full force with enough gushing reviews to give the film a near-perfect audience score on the review-aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes.
McEnany bragged that "legacy reviewers" were wrong about the film's box office performance and claimed her mother had had a great time at an unusually lively screening:
"My mom went to [see Melania] this weekend. Not only was the theater packed, it was standing room only—if you could try to sneak in the back of the theater."
"People were cheering through it. They were excited. It was interactive. People interplaying with the film. She said it was just electric.”
You can hear what she said in the video below.
No one was buying it.
If the film was truly as great as McEnany claims it is, then there'd be more buzzing on social media... and the film's box office wouldn't be what it is.
People Explain Which 'Small' Social Rules They Refuse To Ever Follow
Home, work, the library, other people's homes, the grocery store; no matter where we go, there are rules and expectations.
Perhaps most of these are reasonable enough to assume everyone will follow along and do them to make the setting comfortable for everyone.
But every once in a while, there's a rule or expectation that was made to be disregarded.
Curious, Redditor GlitchOperative asked:
"What's a 'small' social rule you refuse to follow, even if everyone expects it?"
Constant Availability
"Being available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. I don’t answer my phone if I am already talking with someone else."
- merishore25
"I also turned off read receipts and typing notifications for texts. Nobody needs that information."
- fuzzy11287
Donating At Checkout
"I say no whenever I'm asked if I would like to donate to a cause when at the register buying something."
- retired_degenerate
"I hate when large corps ask customers to donate. They're more than rich enough to donate food to those in need. It's weird to ask random people who are financially struggling to donate."
- Fit_Priority_3672
Gratefully Accept
"I don't play the, 'Oh no, I couldn't possibly' game. If someone offers me something, like money, food, a gift, whatever, I ask if they're sure ONE time, and if they still want me to take it, it's mine. If their offer wasn't genuine, it's on them."
- Creepy_Grass897
"I also do this because if someone is offering, it feels a little rude to say no over and over again."
- CaffeinatedLystro
"I recently learned this, and have implemented it ever since."
"I have an elderly, recently widowed aunt, and I do things around the house for her, visit with her, and my husband fixes stuff to help her. She always wants to Venmo us to thank us, and I'd always tell her no, you're family, we don't mind helping, you've done things for me my whole childhood, etc."
"Finally, one day she said, 'Don't refuse money when people give it to you, and don't question it. Just take it.' I don't know why, but it just clicked."
- crinkle_cut_cheddar
A Complete Sentence
"Having an excuse as to why you’re saying no. Once I realized 'no' is a full sentence, things have been easier."
- BB8088BB
"I always say, 'I can't, but thanks!' No one has ever questioned me."
- FruitcakeBeast
Someone Has To Leave First
"Staying for an entire social event. I leave the moment I no longer want to be there."
- Heelsbythebridge
"At least you show up, that's commendable. These days I show up, have a drink, make conversation with a few people, and leave and go home. No one remembers you leaving early, but they will remember if you don't show and eventually stop inviting."
- EnthusiasmUnusual
Surprising The Manager
"Giving money at work to buy a manager (or higher level boss) a gift for Xmas, birthday, or whatever."
- wolterjwb
"As a boss, I hate it. I try my best to give back to the team, and yes, I will get gifts here and there, but it’s always awkward. I’d rather they not."
- Chubuwee
Going It Alone
"Bringing someone with me to eat or go to the movies. What's the big deal? I don't have to talk or share my overpriced popcorn."
- kavalejava
"Same. If I want to go to the movies and none of my friends are free, I’m just gonna go. I don’t give a d**n if anyone thinks it’s weird."
- i-fart-butterflies
Honest No Matter What
"Don't speak ill of the dead. F**k that noise. Dead a**holes are still a**holes."
- tesseract4
"Right? If there is an afterlife, and you can hear me talk s**t about you, good. You deserve to know I think you're an a**hole."
- IllyriaGodKing
Polite But Real
"I don't know if it's necessarily a small rule, but I don't keep it 100% professional at work. I still talk like a human being, I'm always polite towards people, but I don't talk like a robot who's afraid of saying anything out of line."
- relativlysmart
"I recently moved into management, and after having worked under so many bad supervisors, I decided to just continue being my genuine self and not forget where I came from."
"I don't try to be the 'cool boss' Michael Scott style, but I treat my direct reports like peers and mentees (and most importantly like fellow humans) and don't try to lead through fear and intimidation, because I've been in that situation and nobody should have to put up with that."
- jrbuckley0
Family Ties
"Pretending to like people just because we are related."
- Ok_Indepdence4154
"I’ll try my best to get along with someone I can’t stand in order to avoid drama or just avoid them if possible, but I’m not going to be fake and pretend to like them."
- Loganp812
Enjoy The Silence
"Forcing small talk when silence would be perfectly fine."
- dehsterfekt
"I feel like the best friends you have are the ones you can stay both silent without feeling a need to talk."
- prestonpiggy
Respect Goes Both Ways
"‘Respect your elders’ goes out the window when they’re rude to me."
- Lizzie-P
"I was at work once, and an elderly woman grabbed my arm and pulled up my sleeve to try to look at my tattoo."
"I pulled away and said, 'You could have just asked.'"
"She replied, 'I NEVER ask.'"
"It creeped me out so f**king much that I reported her to my manager. She was forced to apologize if she still wanted to patron the business."
"She was mortified. She really thought she could just touch people cause she’s old."
- nuitbelle
Elbows For Everyone
"It's comfortable to rest my elbows on the table. I'm gonna keep doing it."
- 99thLuftballoon
"Literally, medieval tables were easy to tip over from leaning on them. Also, many people usually sat at one table in a medieval hall, meaning there was no way to have your elbows on the table without taking up someone else’s space."
"So yeah, there’s no real modern reason anymore."
- Am_i_banned_yet_
Glorifying Being Busy
"I refuse to do the 'I’m so busy' brag. Everyone expects you to act like you're drowning in work to prove your value."
"When people ask how I am, I’m honest if I’m having a relaxing week. We need to stop glamorizing burnout as a personality trait."
- Pirah7
No One's Home
"If you knock on my door, I don't have to come answer or even acknowledge you were there."
- stokeszdude
"Growing up, we were told not to answer the door if we didn't know the person. I'm an adult and still do that. If I peek out the window and don't recognize you, I'm not answering."
- Dia_Beeyt
Each of these expectations are small enough that many people reasonable do them, but if they truly do not align with someone, it really won't hurt the other people around them.
It's easy to forget that we can say no and put our needs first, especially when doing so will not hurt or inconvenience anyone in any real way.
















