Kelly Clarkson was at a press conference for Nascar’s Nextel Cup Series Daytona 500, where she performed a live three song set, when she found out about Britney’s haircut from a reporter late Saturday:

The former American Idol champ and fellow Grammy Award winner hopped off stage, looked at the picture on some-one’s computer, returned to the microphone and said:

“Well, she’s still hot, whatever. If you can pull that off, go for it. I like my hair. I’m keeping it. That’s crazy.”