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"Mr. Know It All, indeed! One day after Kelly Clarkson wrote a scathing review Tuesday, Feb. 19 of his new memoir, The Soundtrack of My Life, Clive Davis responded to her claims, countering he had everything fact-checked.\r\nIn a lengthy Twitter response of his own Feb. 20, Davis said, &amp;quot;As anyone who has read The Soundtrack of My Life knows, I think Kelly Clarkson is a tremendous vocal talent and performer. In the book, I provide an in-depth look at our years together during which we shared major multi-platinum success, as well as a few creative differences. I am truly very sorry that she has decided to take issue with what I know to be an accurate depiction of our time together.&amp;quot;&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\nClarkson, 30, took major issue with many of Davis&amp;apos; accounts of their time together, charging that her former mentor &amp;quot;bullied&amp;quot; her. &amp;quot;I just have to clear up his memory lapses and misinformation for myself and for my fans,&amp;quot; she wrote on her WhoSay blog. &amp;quot;It feels like a violation.&amp;quot;\r\n&amp;quot;First, he says I burst into &amp;apos;hysterical sobbing&amp;apos; in his office when he demanded &amp;apos;Since You Been Gone&amp;apos; be on my album. Not true at all,&amp;quot; she said of her 2004 album Breakaway. &amp;quot;I cried because he hated [Because of You] and told me verbatim that I was a &amp;apos;s--tty writer who should be grateful for the gifts that he bestows upon me.&amp;apos;&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nBut Davis argues that his memory of their interactions is completely accurate.\r\n&amp;quot;Before the book was published, I had every fact checked with five independent individuals who were present on a daily basis throughout it all,&amp;quot; he wrote in his response to the American Idol singer&amp;apos;s claims. &amp;quot;The chapter as it is written was thoroughly verified by each and every one of them. I stand by the chapter as written in my book. At the same time I wish, and will always wish, Kelly&amp;apos;s talent and her career to soar to ever new heights.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe &amp;quot;Stronger (What Doesn&amp;apos;t Kill You)&amp;quot; singer, however, probably isn&amp;apos;t interested in his well wishes. She concluded her note on Davis&amp;apos; book by writing, &amp;quot;I love my label and all of my professional relationships . . . now. And I am grateful for Clive for teaching me to know the difference.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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