Kelly Clarkson and Common Disagree on Exes Remaining Friends
In a new segment on her talk show, Kelly Clarkson tells her audience she aims to find common ground in the most controversial topics from past episodes. Perfectly named: “Finding Common Ground,” Clarkson had none other than Common as her guest to kick off the segment. On Tuesday’s (January 23) The Kelly Clarkson Show episode, Clarkson showed that either of them hit a green button linked to a “supercomputer,” which will search through the show’s five seasons to find the most controversial topics to debate. The rapper and actor, 51, was more than game to settle the first topic with Clarkson: “Can you be friends with an ex?”
The question was posed by Two and a Half Men alum John Cryer during his talk show appearance two weeks ago. Common very smoothly replies to the question, “Yes, I could definitely be friends with an ex.” Clarkson interjects to ask how long the relationship lasted, to which Common replies, “I’ve been friends with a lot of exes that I’ve had, and they’ve been long relationships.” Following the initial breakup period, Common says they realize he and his exes realize they’re “both good people, we’re cool people.” Common has been romantically involved with Erykah Badu, tennis star Serena Williams, actresses Taraji P. Henson and Tiffany Haddish, and is now dating singer, actress, and talk show host Jennifer Hudson.
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Turning the question on Clarkson, she whispers in reply, “No.” Laughing at the audience’s reaction to her reply, Clarkson offered some more context. “I’m not not friends — I only have a couple that I’m like, ‘Hard pass.'” The host stated she doesn’t have many exes, with her split from ex-husband Brandon Blackstock taking place in 2020 after seven years of marriage. However, she admitted there are a few of her exes who are cool people and that they’d be “totally friendly” if they ran into each other. Clarkson doubles down that depending on what happened to cause the breakup, it’s “situational” to be friends with an ex. “No common ground there!” Clarkson declares as she hits the green button once more.
