Report: Kelly Clarkson Was Not Present at Her Show Due to "Family Emergency"

Kelly Clarkson has been mysteriously absent from her talk show The Kelly Clarkson Show for several weeks, with a number of celebrity guest hosts filling in for her in recent episodes.

The singer has not publicly addressed her absence, and there has been no official word on what caused it.

However, an unnamed source recently told Entertainment Tonight that Clarkson had to abruptly leave her show due to a “sudden family emergency.”

The outlet also reports that the fill-in hosts — who were originally scheduled to appear as guests on her show — were unaware that Clarkson would not be present “due to privacy reasons.” When they arrived on set, they were given the option of guest hosting.

According to People’s timeline, Clarkson was absent on March 3, and actor Simu Liu filled in for her. She returned on March 4 but did not address the audience about the switch-up. She hosted on March 5, but was absent again on March 6, with comedian Roy Wood, Jr. filling in.

The singer continued to miss tapings, with a rotating cast of stars hosting the show on March 7, 11, 13, and 14.

The last two dates were guest hosted by model and actor Molly Sims, but according to ET, Clarkson was on set taping a future episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show. Clarkson is expected to return to the show next week.

She has yet to explain her extended absence from the show.

Clarkson did, however, take to social media over the weekend to promote her new duet with Rascal Flatts. Clarkson appears on a revamped duet version of the Flatts’ “I’m Movin’ On,” which is available now and will be included on their Life is a Highway: Refueled collaborations album.

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