Last week Kylie Minogue had reportedly said she was �better than Beyonce� and criticised the raunchiness of Britney and Christina Aguilera.

Kylie Minogue has insisted she would never say a bad word about her fellow pop-divas and is very upset that people would make such false claims.

Her spokesman said : �Kylie would like to clarify that she has never criticised Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Beyonce � or, in fact, any of her contemporaries � and wishes each artist the very best.

�Kylie is a fan of these artists and would never criticise them. She has never been in the habit of criticising fellow artists, as anyone who has ever met her would know.