The acrimony between legendary music producer Clive Davis and southern songstress Kelly Clarkson has once again publicly bubbled to the surface. Davis, whose memoir The Soundtrack of My Life was released February 19th, is under fire from Clarkson, who claims that the autobiography's stories of their working relationship were full of "memory lapses and misinformation."
In a blog post on the web site, Who Say, Clarkson calls Davis a bully for printing inaccurate anecdotes about her in his new book. In fact, she paints a portrait of a vulgar man intent on tanking her 2007 album, My December.
"[Davis] doesn't mention how he stood up in front of his company at a convention and belittled me and my music and completely sabotaged the entire project. It never had a chance to reach it's [sic] full potential. My December was an album I needed to make for myself for many reasons and the fact that I was so completely disregarded and disrespected was so disheartening, there really aren't words to explain...."
Davis fired back by stating that his recollection of their time working together was "an accurate depiction."
"I had every fact checked with five independent individuals who were present on a daily basis throughout it all. The chapter as it is written was thoroughly verified by each and every one of them. I stand by the chapter as written in my book."
Not everyone is buying Davis's response, however. Howard Stern, judge of America's Got Talent and host of The Howard Stern Show, is decidedly Team Clarkson, calling Davis's portrayal of her "sickening."
On his radio show Wednesday, Stern called out the 80-year-old producer, stating, "[T]his guy's trying to diminish what she does? Doesn't he have enough in life? Can't he sort of tell his story without f---ing degrading her and putting her down?"
Despite her bitter memories, Clarkson says she is still grateful to Davis.
"I love my job. I love my music. I love my fans. I love my label and all of my professional relationships... now. And I am grateful for Clive for teaching me to know the difference."