Kelly Clarkson Says American Idol Never Gave her a Car

Okay, so it looks like the drama from The Traitors is spilling over into real life! Gabby Windey is calling out Peacock for being late with the prize money, and Rob Rausch backs her up. He was on The Kelly Clarkson Show and said he still hasn’t seen a dime, which honestly makes me wonder if that Birkin bag Maura got was just a sponsored gift. But it gets worse! Gabby said she totally relates because American Idol never gave her the million dollars or the new car they promised. Can you imagine? She was like, ‘People probably don’t remember, but I was on the show, and they acted like I was getting all this stuff…but it was a lie!’ It’s pretty wild to hear that even after all these years, the promises weren’t kept.

Clarkson explained that the American Idol contract actually offered “a million dollars worth of investment in her,” not a cash prize. She was confused because Fox couldn’t invest in her personal business. The irony was that Clay Aiken received two cars the following season. “I was so shocked,” she said. She recalled Clay telling her they even gave his mother a car, which made her want to “punch him right then and there.”

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2026-03-12 04:56