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Kelly Clarkson: American Idol Lied About My Prizes

March 12, 2026·2 days ago·via IMDb
Kelly Clarkson: American Idol Lied About My Prizes
Kelly Clarkson is spilling the tea on her American Idol win from 2002, revealing the show promised her a million-dollar prize and a car but delivered neither. On her talk show, she related hard to Traitors winner Rob Rausch's delayed prize payout, saying Idol's "million dollars" was just an investment in her career, not cash, and she desperately needed that car since hers was wrecked. She got extra salty learning Season 2's Clay Aiken and his mom scored cars instead. Read more about this...

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