Kelly's World FALLS APART!

KELLY CLARKSON IS IN CRISIS AS THE FUTURE OF HER TALK SHOW HANGS IN THE BALANCE AND PERSONAL AND HEALTH ISSUES TAKE THEIR TOLL ON THE ONCE SUNNY STAR.

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ON EDGE "Kelly feels like it's impossible to please everybody," says a source. The talk show host recently took aim at her own HR department.

KELLY CLARKSON didn't censor herself during two recent back-to-back performances at the Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena in Atlantic City. On May 9, in between hits like “Since U Been Gone” and “Miss Independent,” the powerhouse singer opened up about how her demanding talk show schedule prevents her from touring as much as she’d wish. “It’s like a whole other job,” she said of her eponymous chat show, adding that she and her bandmates are “bummed” because they love being on the road. The following night, she further dissed her day job, telling the crowd she “nearly” got into a fight with her show’s HR department over whether it was appropriate for Kelly, who recently dropped 60 pounds, to comment on guests’ weight loss. “They say you're not allowed to say someone looks attractive,” she ranted. “And I say f**k that.”

It was oddly out of character for the usually cheery star. Yet the 43-year-old clearly has a lot to get off her chest as she finds herself at a breaking point both professionally and personally. In March, she was intermittently absent from