Kelly Clarkson Calls Out Dr. Luke And Claims Label Blackmailed Her To Work With Him

Kelly Clarkson is opening up about her own time working with music producer Dr. Luke as the Piece by Piece songstress claims she was forced to work with him.

The famous producer, who is embroiled in a legal battle with Kesha, who claims he sexually assaulted her while recording music together. Dr. Luke, whose real name is Lukasz Gottwald, worked with the Clarkson on her hits Since U Been Gone and My Life Would Suck Without You. She said “the last time I worked with him I got blackmailed by my label, they were like, 'We will not put your album out if you don't do this.' It was really hard for me. I try to make the best of the situation”.

Even though she admits he is good at what he does, she also explained that working with him put a strain on her given his negative attitude toward artists. He's not a good person, to me. We've clashed before. He's difficult to work with, he's kind of demeaning” she said. Despite her own issues with Luke, Clarkson clarified that she never experienced any of what Kesha alleges in her lawsuit, saying he never did anything like that to me.

At the end of the day, however, Clarkson worked with Luke because she didn't want to hurt everyone else involved. She said “We have a whole crew to support and you know we have our whole touring crew, people that depend on us for their livelihood. Sometimes you have to make decisions that you just have to swallow that pill”.