New
York
(ANI):
American
singer
Kelly
Clarkson
is
furious
over
her
image
being
juxtaposed
on
billboards
with
an
Indonesian
brand
of
cigarette.
The
American
Idol
winner
was
livid
when
she
saw
her
photo
on
the
billboards
of
L.A.
lights,
which
is
sponsoring
her
Jakarta
show.
L.A.
Lights
is
a
brand
owned
by
Indonesia"s
third
largest
cigarette
company
Djarum,
reports
the
New
York
Daily
News.
A
similar
ad
is
also
being
broadcasted
on
TV.
Clarkson
said
she
had
no
idea
that
a
tobacco
company
is
sponsoring
her
show
until
anti-smoking
groups
protested
the
ad.
“I
was
not
made
aware
of
this
and
am
in
no
way
an
advocate
or
an
ambassador
for
youth
smoking," Clarkson
mentioned
in
a
blog
titled
'Jakarta
Mishap"
on
her
WordPress
site.
The
Campaign
named
Tobacco-Free
Kids
insisted
Clarkson
to
call
off
the
show
and
demote
youth
smoking.
"If
Kelly
Clarkson
goes
ahead
with
the
concert,
she
is
by
choice
being
a
spokesman
for
the
tobacco
industry
and
helping
them
to
market
to
children,"
WHO
president,
Matt
Myers
said.
The
'Because
of
You" hit
maker
Clarkson
said
that
the
only
way
to
the
only
way
to
end
the
sponsorship
was
by
cancelling
the
show.
But
the
show
will
go
on
as
planned
since
the
singer
does
not
want
to
disappoint
her
plans.