Kelly Clarkson responds to Jakarta smoking mishap

by on April 21, 2010 | 3 Comments

Kelly Clarkson was attacked by an anti-tobacco campaign, after they’ve found her Jakarta concert ads supporting L.A. Lights cigarettes.

She has since responded, taking to her official blog to say this:

So ….my morning began with finding out that I am all over billboards, tv ads, and other media formats along side a tobacco company who unbeknownst to me is sponsoring my Jakarta date on my current tour. I was not made aware of this and am in no way an advocate or an ambassador for youth smoking. I’m not even a smoker, nor have I ever been. Unfortunately, my only option at this point was to cancel the show in order to stop the sponsorship. However, I can’t justify penalizing my fans for someone else’s oversight. This is a lose-lose situation for me and I am not happy about it but the damage has been done and I refuse to cancel on my fans. I think the hardest part of situations like this is getting personally attacked for something I was completely unaware of and being used as some kind of political pawn.

Kelly

Either way, she was screwed, so I can’t blame her for going on with the show. What do you think?

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  • Matt

    Classy response. She is first and foremost an artist and therefore should fulfill those duties considering that is the main reason she was there in the first place. Why Kelly above all people who isn't a smoker gets all the flack for being an advocate is beyond me. There have been plenty of pop artist who show a lot more questionable behavior that have held a cigarette in their hands. Also, it is not Kelly's or any celebrity's responsibility to take care of other people's kids. Parents should be the one monitoring their kids behavior. If their kids smoke, then they, who have an everyday presence in their kid's life, should be the ones who are held responsible.

  • Lucy

    Kelly made the right call, IMO! Why punish the fans for somebody else’s screw up?! Kelly didn’t know about the sponsor, as she pointed out. That’s what her label/management take care of, and honestly, they’re frickin’ jackasses for allowing it. That being said, I think people/the media are blowing it all waaaaaaay out of proportion. It’s not like Kelly says she advocates smoking/smokes herself or whatever. It’s her face on the billboard with a cigarette brand name beside it. If something like that can influence a kid to smoke, then it’s the parents that need to review their parenting skills. Gigs in the US are sponsored by Beer companies, is there ever a hoopla about that? No. Alcohol can be equally as bad for you. Not only for your personal health, but along with the after affects, such as drunk driving/domestic violence etc etc ….So yeah, this whole thing is absolutely ridiculous!

  • jerry

    http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/kclarksonconcert/
    help shut these morons up so fans can enjoy a concert!