It was weird! Her parents have been supportive through it all, Black says, even though it was difficult for them to let her go so young. But they trust, she says, and understand that this moment in her life is so important for her to experience.
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She joined the school's musical theater program, where she felt she was "meant to be". In April , Black dropped out in favor of homeschooling, citing both a need to focus on her career and a desire to avoid taunts from her former classmates.
Black has claimed that she was also failing English class due to her busy schedule. On April 3, , Black came out as queer during an episode of the Dating Straightpodcast. The song's video was uploaded to YouTube on February 10, , and received approximately 1, views in the first month. The video went viral on March 11, acquiring millions of views on YouTube in a matter of days, becoming the most discussed topic on social networking site Twitter, and garnering mostly negative media coverage.
The single was released on March 14, with first-week sales estimated to be around 40, by Billboard. On March 22, Black appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,during which she performed the song and discussed the negative reaction to it. In response to the YouTube video of "Friday", Black began to receive phone and email death threats, which were investigated by the Anaheim Police Department.
Black teamed up with Funny or Die on April Fool's Day when the comedy site was renamed Friday or Die for a series of videos, including one about the underage teens driving a car in her "Friday" video. Black also stated that she is a fan of Justin Bieber, and expressed interest in performing a duet with him.
A cover of "Friday" was performed on Glee in the second-season episode, "Prom Queen". When asked about why the song was covered on Glee, show creator Ryan Murphy replied, "The show pays tribute to pop culture and, love it or hate it, that song is pop culture. In a letter from Kelly's lawyer to ARK Music on March 29, , it was alleged that ARK Music failed to fulfill the terms of their November agreement by not giving her the song and video's master recordings, by claiming Black as exclusively signed to the label, and by exploiting the song without permission — for example, selling a "Friday" ringtone.
While Ark founder and "Friday" co-writer Patrice Wilson stated that Kelly "will get the masters and the song [ Later that month, "Friday" was removed as a result of the legal dispute; it was restored to YouTube on September 16, , on Black's official channel.
The video received more than million views and more than 3,, "dislikes" during its first four months, prior to its temporary removal. Black released a self-produced single titled "My Moment" on July 18, , the first on her label, with an accompanying music video published to her YouTube channel the same day. In the video, director Morgan Lawley features real life footage of Black from both before and after her fame.
In late October , production began on the music video for Black's third single, "Person of Interest". About the song, Black stated "The basis of it is that it's a love song but it's not a love song. It's about almost teenage crushes — when you're not in love yet but you really like a guy — which I'm really excited about because I don't think there are too many out like that. It's very much a dance type song.
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