Kelly Clarkson has stated that her children will not be watching "From Justin to Kelly," the 2003 musical comedy in which she starred. The "American Idol" winner revealed during her final Las Vegas concert on Saturday that she has banned her daughter, River Rose, 12, and son, Remington, 10, from viewing the film.
Clarkson described the movie, which she starred in opposite "American Idol" season one runner-up Justin Guarini, as "s---." She told the audience that her participation was "contractually obligated" after winning the inaugural season of the reality competition series. "Man, read the f—ing fine print, you know," Clarkson said, according to a video obtained by Us Weekly. "I didn’t know that if you won, you had to do a movie. Not all of us want to be Meryl Streep, we just like watching her, OK? I was like, ‘I don’t want to be in a movie,’ but they were like, ‘Yeah, but you won.’ And I was like, ‘And I feel like I’m losing? It doesn’t feel quite like a win.’"
The film followed two young people who meet and fall in love during spring break. "From Justin to Kelly" was released in 2003, a year after Clarkson's "American Idol" victory.
Despite her negative assessment of the film, Clarkson acknowledged that the experience was not entirely without merit. "The music part, that was fun," she said. "See? You gotta find the positive, motherf—ers, you know? Turn that s— into lemonade … and cry yourself to sleep."