Kelly Clarkson is an icon. That’s a straight-up fact. She has a catalog of bops, starred in the criminally underrated movie From Justin to Kelly, and is currently a judge on NBC’s The Voice. She’s earning checks left and right, as she should be. Kelly Clarkson is so damn iconic that she covered “Shallow” from A Star Is Born and made the world temporarily forget Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper released it first. OK, I’m exaggerating there, but you get my point: I inducted Clarkson into the “Legends Only” Hall of Fame a long time ago, as did the rest of the world.

So why did someone think she was a seat filler at the Academy of Country Music Awards Sunday night (April 7)? Clarkson revealed this little tidbit on Twitter shortly after the ceremony wrapped. “The greatest thing by far that happened to me tonight was being asked to move because some guy thought I was a seat filler at the ACM’s tonight #CantWinEmAll,” she tweeted. “Literally, it made my night because he was so serious, and I just politely said no hahaha.”

See Clarkson’s tweet for yourself, below.

There’s so much to break down here. First, let’s talk about how chill Clarkson was about this entire situation. Only true stars can shake this kind of thing off. In my mind, Clarkson responded to this guy with something like, “Oh, you don’t know who I am? That’s OK! I have three Grammys, four American Music Awards, and a Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Award.” When you have a Kid’s Choice Award sitting on your mantle, how can you be bothered by anything?

Real talk, though: How did this man not know who Kelly Clarkson was? Has he never cried to “Behind These Hazel Eyes?” Did he not see her two-episode arc on the early-aughts NBC drama America Dreams? He clearly has horrible taste in music.

But never fear, KC: The rest of us know exactly who you are. And we stan.

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