Good Charlotte's Benji Madden has lobbed at former "American Idol" champ (and current pop-rock golden girl) Kelly Clarkson, which manages to break new ground in the "are-you-serious?" world of rock beefs because of its undeniable ridiculousness (but also because it doesn't involve the Killers — see "Killers Get More Beef — This Time With Fall Out Boy").

 

The whole mess started late last month, when in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Clarkson made a joking reference to a beef between herself and Hilary Duff (a.k.a. GC frontman Joel Madden's girlfriend), saying that she'd like to "fight" Duff because she's from Clarkson's home state of Texas. She then added that she'd also like to throw Beyoncé in the mix, too, since she's also a native Texan.

 

Perhaps failing to realize that Clarkson was joking (even though the interview was in the magazine's 'Stupid Questions With ...' section), on Saturday, Benji Madden fired back at Clarkson with a catty entry in his blog on GoodCharlotte.com.

 

In the post, which has since been removed from the band's site, Madden got in a few shots about Clarkson's weight and career, while also giving props to his mom, replacing the pronoun "you" with "u" and spelling the word "sucks" with an "x."

 

"My mom told me if I didn't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all, so I won't say 'Amercian Idol' sux, but it does make me laugh when someone like Kelly Clarkson disses someone like Hilary Duff," the post — as quoted in several punk blogs — read in part. " 'Cause let's not forget Kelly (BTW-Kanye West thinks u have a nice a--, I saw him look at it one time ... me, I prefer the more fit look), you were a 'contestant' on a TV show. Hilary made herself."

 

The post was long gone by Sunday, replaced with a message from Benji that read "Where did all my blogs go? O well," and concluded with a link to Clarkson's official site (listed as "#1 Ya'll!!!"). But Wednesday, Benji managed to get in one more passing dig, writing that he would be "making balloon figures of Kelly Clarkson" during Duff's birthday party at the Los Angeles club Mood on Wednesday night.

 

When MTV News caught up with Madden at Mood, however, there were no balloon figures or harsh words.

 

"Here's the thing," he said. "I heard that she said some petty things about someone I care deeply about, so I just made some petty remarks 'cause I'm a petty guy. Straight up, I'm from Waldorf, Maryland, you guys. Let's not forget that. You take shots, I take shots. I love you, Kelly — it's all good."

 

Well, maybe not all good. Neither Madden's record label, Epic, nor his management company would comment on the issue. And Clarkson has declined comment, though a spokesperson for RCA, her record label, who requested anonymity told MTV News, "It's insane. Kelly likes Hilary, and the [EW quote] was said in jest. In fact, the article says she was laughing while she said it."

Basically he is calling kelly fat ...hilary looks dead! and he is basically saying hilary is better because she made her own career..not some tv show..excuse me but hilary cannot sing and it was her rich parents that helped her get that career...idiot.

Erm...

 

Hilary Duffs boyfriend is Joel Madden. :D

and Hilary Duff has a nice voice actully, although she critiized alot, she really can sing.

 

I love both of them though.

I prefer Lindsay to Hilary! HIlary's cover of Material Girl is DIRE

I do like some of hilary's songs and i do like hilary...i don't like her bf .

CUNTTASTIC :rofl:

CUNTTASTIC :rofl:

lol!

well he is! And so is his horse resembling girlfriend -_-

theres nothing wrong with hilary :P

Just her face. :)

:rofl: I couldnt resist :(

:lol: i remember when you told us about hilary knocking her teeth out with a mic :lol:

She did and she got like porcelain teeth and she look like a horse i mean seriously. Better to be a horse then homeless i guess.

:lol: i remember when you told us about hilary knocking her teeth out with a mic :lol:

 

that actually made lol :lol:

this is so old this is from september last year i think

I hate Hilary Duff

There is nothing wrong with hilary and remember, hilary did not make those comments against kelly. she is not responsible for what her bf said. and hilary did make it on her own. kelly has talent, but she did just win a show. Duff did work harder.

Silly t***, just cos Kelly's far more successful.

There is nothing wrong with hilary and remember, hilary did not make those comments against kelly. she is not responsible for what her bf said. and hilary did make it on her own. kelly has talent, but she did just win a show. Duff did work harder.

 

A lot of people seem to think that 'winning a show' isn't hard work. But it must be hard work to get millions of people to vote for you, whilst having to learn and rehearse new songs and routines on a weekly basis, whilst competing with press and tiredness.