Kelly Clarkson: Dr. Luke is 'Not a Good Guy,' Says Label Blackmailed Her Into Working With Him

Kelly Clarkson among the many musicians who showed support for embattled pop star Kesha during her court battle with producer Dr. Luke last month. Though she didn't tweet directly about Dr. Luke, the singer, who worked with him at the start of her career, is now opening up, saying Dr. Luke is "not a good guy."

Clarkson's latest comments were made during an interview with Australia's KIIS 1065 radio station. She also called Dr. Luke a liar and claims her record label, whose parent company is Sony, "blackmailed" her into working with Dr. Luke in 2004 and in 2009, Vulture reports.

Clarkson said her label at the time threatened to withhold her records if she refused to work with the producer, whom Kesha accused of sexually assaulting her.

"They were like, 'We will not put your album out if you don't do this.' It was a really hard time for me. And you know, we have a whole crew to support and people that depend on us for their livelihood, so sometimes you just have to make those decisions and swallow that pill," Clarkson told the radio station.

She also added she can't specifically comment on Kesha's situation because she "wasn't there for any of that" and that Luke "never did anything like that to me." Nevertheless, Clarkson said she hasn't worked with Dr. Luke for six years for "good solid reasons."

"He's just not a good person to me. We've clashed," she said. "He's just not a good guy to me. Obviously he's a talented dude, but he's just lied a lot. I've run into a couple really bad situations where, musically, it's been really hard for me because he will just lie to people."

"And then it makes the artist look bad. And he's kind of difficult to work with, kind of demeaning," the singer added.

Clarkson went on to say she's heard several accounts from other women in the music industry with stories similar to Kesha but not specifically involving Dr. Luke.

Luke co-produced some of Clarkson's biggest hits, including "Since U Been Gone" and "Behind These Hazel Eyes," which were also worked on by producer Max Martin. Luke and Martin also produced Clarkson's 2009 hit "My Life Would Suck Without You."

During Kesha's court battle with the producer, Clarkson re-tweeted a comment from indie rock singer Bethany Cosentino, the front woman of Best Coast.

Back in February, Kesha lost a bid to be freed from her contract with Sony and Dr. Luke, whom she says drugged, sexually abused and psychologically tormented her.

Click here (via KIIS 1065's Soundcloud page) to listen to Clarkson's comments, which start around the 1:23:40 mark, Vulture reports.