Former "American Idol" champion Clarkson has been among the stars voicing their support for singer Kesha, who was recently denied her bid to terminate her contract with Sony Music and its subsidiary, Luke's Kemosabe Records, despite accusing the hitmaker of sexual and emotional abuse, reported Us maagzine.
Following the New York court ruling last month, Clarkson had taken to Twitter and posted a cryptic message, writing, "Trying to not say anything since I can't say anything nice about a person... So this is me not talking about Dr Luke (sic)."
Dr Luke has since responded to the singer's verbal attack by using a telling excerpt from Sony boss Clive's 2013 memoir, "The Soundtrack of My Life", in which he details how the singer struggled to adapt to working with the hands-on producing pair.
"Max and Luke are very strong, hands-on producers in the studio. They are intent on getting perfect vocal performances, and are relentless in that pursuit. It was hard for Kelly, who had come from the high of winning American Idol and then having a double platinum album. You're young, everybody recognizes you everywhere you go. It's heady, and all that attention affects all Idol winners," it read.
"She'd never work with them again, she said. Then, after all the work was done, I listened to the performances. They were terrific. I could not have been more thrilled. This was a whole new direction for Kelly, so far away from 'A Moment Like This', which defined her first year's experience.