'The Voice': Kelly Clarkson hits back after Blake Shelton says she doesn’t 'have time' for show - USA TODAY

Blake Shelton said Kelly Clarkson "doesn’t really have time for this" while juggling "The Kelly Clarkson Show." He added that she "forgot her roots.".

Although Kelly Clarkson, John Legend and Blake Shelton welcomed Nick Jonas back to "The Voice" with open arms, that doesn't mean they took it easy on him. .

"I’m having a tough time here," said returning coach Jonas, who replaced champion Gwen Stefani this season after previously coaching on Season 18 in 2020. "I thought they were going to play nice.

Shelton blocked Jonas from 19-year-old Gean Garcia, who earned three chair turns from Shelton, Jonas and Clarkson with his rendition of Kodaline's "All I Want.".

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With Jonas out of his crosshairs, Shelton moved on to undermining Clarkson's chance of landing the Texas artist

Shelton suggested that Clarkson "doesn’t really have time for this" while juggling her  Emmy-award winning daytime talk show, "The Kelly Clarkson Show." He added that the "American Idol" alum has "completely gone Hollywood now" and "forgot her roots."

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Shelton called the 21-year-old "unique," Legend said he has a "beautiful gift" and Clarkson appealed to the contestant's Texas roots. 

That Jonas, I don’t trust him," Clarkson said