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In 2022, after months of messy authorized wrangling, Kelly Clarkson finalized her divorce from Brandon Blackstock.
In 2024, the battle nonetheless rages on!
When issues have been all mentioned and finished, the divorce settlement wasn’t excellent — Clarkson was pressured to pay hundreds of thousands to Blackstock — however on the time, at the least she might say it was throughout with.
Or so we thought! Here’s the most recent on Kelly Clarkson’s divorce!
Kelly Clarkson Sues Ex-Husband Brandon Blackstock – Again!
In March 2024, Kelly filed a recent lawsuit in opposition to her ex-husband and former manager Brandon Blackstock.
She claims within the movement that Brandon and his father Narvel Blackstock’s administration agency, Starstruck Entertainment, violated labor legal guidelines for the reason that starting of their relationship with Clarkson, which began in 2007.
Clarkson alleges within the lawsuit that Starstruck “was not licensed as expertise brokers” and argues that the agency by no means “obtained a expertise company license from the California Labor Commissioner.”
To put in plainly, Kelly’s authorized staff is claiming that as a result of Brandon and his household weren’t licensed expertise brokers, all the cash they obtained whereas working for her, “together with, however not restricted to, any and all commissions, charges, earnings, advances, producing charges, or different monies,” must be returned.
How a lot might that even be?!
This comes simply months after a California company ordered him to repay the singer over $2.6 million.
Kelly received that earlier lawsuit – although Brandon is interesting – with the courts ruling her ex should pay again hundreds of thousands of {dollars} for charges he took out of her work on The Voice, the Billboard Music Awards and different initiatives.
Oh, you thought the divorce was settled? Not by a protracted shot! In truth, this divorce could proceed to be difficult for a lot of, a few years to return.
How She’s Finally ‘Recovered’ From ‘Difficult’ Divorce
A couple of months after she filed her lawsuit in opposition to her ex, it was reported that Kelly was lastly making peace with the choices she made.
“She is doing rather well,” an insider instructed People in May 2024 of Kelly. “She’s pleased that she left L.A. for N.Y. She has the first custody of the youngsters and is a superb mother.”
Yes, having her youngsters by her aspect has certainly been a consolation, however Kelly additionally acknowledges that the highway for everybody hasn’t been simple.
“The divorce was troublesome,” the supply defined, however including, “however she recovered shortly and has no regrets.”
With that mindset and her little ones effectively adjusted to their new life, Kelly is prioritizing her household’s happiness over the divorce battle. “She may be very hands-on and enjoyable,” the supply added.
Kelly Clarkson’s Divorce: What Happened
It’s unhappy to assume that lower than a decade in the past, Kelly was a fortunately married girl.
Kelly and Brandon tied the knot in 2013, ushering in a brand new period fro the American Idol singer.
While they have been married, the couple welcomed two youngsters: daughter River Rose and son Remington Alexander.
But the romance wasn’t meant to final. Kelly filed for a divorce in 2020 – and that’s the place all the difficulty began.
Almost instantly, Brandon and the Starstruck firm sued Kelly for unpaid commissions. Then, because the divorce stretched on, Brandon made calls for for every little thing from property to hundreds of thousands of {dollars}.
The Divorce Settlement
In 2022, after two years of contentious authorized battle, Kelly and Brandon agreed to a divorce settlement.
On the household aspect of issues, they agreed to joint authorized custody of their youngsters, with Kelly acquiring main custody.
Court paperwork revealed that Kelly was on the hook to pay month-to-month spousal assist funds of $115,000 via Jan. 31, 2024, in addition to $45,601 in youngster assist month-to-month till the kids attain 18.
On high of all that, she was required to pay her ex-husband a one-time cost of $1,326,161.
But the divorce settlement solely settled that – their divorce.
Their lives have been so intertwined, as he acted as her manager, that the authorized waring continues, as talked about above.
And actually, we don’t see it ending ANY time quickly. Maybe that’s why Kelly’s admitted she received’t get married once more.
Will Kelly Clarkson Ever Marry Again?
“No. I by no means needed to get married the primary time,” Kelly admitted in an interview with PEOPLE after her divorce was finalized.
She how issues have panned out for her, we are able to’t blame her, however it’s fascinating that she didn’t even wish to lock it down to start with.
As it often is with conditions like this, she did for him.
“[Brandon] had youngsters, a spiritual background, and it was vital, I feel, for him. But I’ve by no means been that particular person. Because I’ve been via a pair divorces in my household, I simply don’t prefer to put any weight on it. It can occur; it doesn’t need to occur. For my youngsters, I undoubtedly would by no means even give it some thought till they’re out of my home.”
Her Decision To Leave ‘The Voice’
Of course, the cut up took an emotional toll on Clarkson.
In truth, evidently she felt the necessity to step away from sure skilled obligations with the intention to give attention to her household.
After her divorce was finalized, Clarkson revealed she wouldn’t be returning to The Voice for the present’s twenty second season.
Plenty of viewers have been upset, however on the time, it appeared for the perfect.
She stepped down from the gig with the intention to commit extra time and power to her psychological well being and her youngsters.
“I hadn’t had a minute and it’s clearly been a tough couple of years,” Kelly defined in a interview with the Today Show‘s Hoda Kotb on the time.
Clarkson defined that over that summer time, when she would have been filming blind auditions for The Voice, she was as a substitute spending high quality time along with her youngsters in Montana.
“The youngsters have been with me, and with their dad,” she mentioned.
“It was good as a result of they often need to journey so much due to our separation. So we have been each in Montana. It felt type of the primary time– I feel my youngsters felt just a little extra centered as effectively, so it was good.”
Kelly’s Career Leap Forward
With the retirement of Ellen DeGeneres, Kelly’s discuss present movied into the timeslot beforehand occupied by the reigning Queen of Daytime.
So, Kelly suffered some setbacks in her private life lately, however she took an enormous step ahead in her profession.
Obviously, followers would like that she not need to undergo all of the ache she’s endured due to her ex.
But they love her all of the extra due to how candid she’s been about every little thing.
Through good instances and dangerous, Kelly tells it like it’s.
As a lot as her music, that candor has made Clarkson some of the profitable media personalities on the planet.
And it’s going to little doubt serve her effectively as she continues to show tragedy into triumph within the subsequent stage of her profession.
