Kelly Clarkson Performed For The President With The Help Of Mushrooms
WENNWhile the showbiz world debates and discusses Beyonce's lip-syncing at President Obama's inauguration, we bet most weren't aware that Kelly Clarkson was on mushrooms when she performed that day!
But before you take an intake of shocked breath that the pop star was tripping for Mr Obama's big day, they weren't those kind of mushrooms, but the legally edible kind.
According to restaurant staff at the Buca Di Beppo eatery near the White House, Miss Clarkson and a group of friends filled up on an Italian meal before her big performance of 'My Country, Tis Of Thee'.
She and her party ate a meal which included meatballs, spaghetti, bruchetta, lasagne, chicken parmigiana and stuffed mushrooms, and cost $230, according to TMZ.
Staff said she was "super-friendly" and happily posed for photos with them and other diners before she headed off to the White House.
The American Idol winner sang live to the inauguration audence - unlike fellow singer Beyonce, show has faced a storm this week after the Marine Corp Band revealed that she mimed at the event along to a backing track.
Beyonce herself apparently cannot fathom why there is so much fuss surrounding the incident and a friend of hers said although she is surprised by the controversy she still doesn't regret using the pre-recorded version.
Speaking to Us Weekly, the friend said: "She didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Pavarotti has done it! It was freezing out, and if she messed up just one note, that would have been the story.
"Everybody uses these tracks, and the music director advised it. Any big outdoor live performance is almost always with some kind of track."
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