To be fair that happens a lot to women especially . Who are constantly put against one another
if Kelly were to even look the wrong way she'd be labeled jealous , bitter , insecure etc.
I think it's natural for someone to not wanna be "that girl" who's a "hater"
Especially considering the additional dynamics added in with Beyoncé being of a lighter complexion , etc
We all know It doesn't take much for the gorls to label someone like Kelly a "hatin ass burnt bitch".
I def understand where Kelly's mind was at here. Even if she felt some kinda way she stayed on code with her response .
And sometimes true friends definitely will try to force themselves to be happy for a friend , even when they're jealous inside . The job of a true friend is to never let their friend SEE their jealousy.
So it could also be an instance where Kelly was just tryna be a supportive friend regardless of the situation .