Kelly Clarkson Statements Her Ex-Husband Brandon Blackstock Defrauded Her Via ‘Illegal Services’

Kelly Clarkson’s divorce from her husband of 7 decades, Brandon Blackstock, took a litigious new switch on Thursday right after Alright! magazine obtained a new fraud claim filed by the singer in opposition to her ex’s management enterprise, Starstruck Management Team.

In accordance to the files submitted with the California Labor Commisioner’s Business office in October and acquired by Okay!, Clarkson believes her 2007 oral settlement with Starstruck Administration was a “fraudulent and subterfuge product.” In addition, she accused Brandon—who also served as her manager—and his father, Narvel Blackstock, of doing the job as unlicensed California talent brokers for years. Clarkson’s assert seeks to void her oral agreement with the administration business and the Blackstocks, as well as compensate her for the “unconscionable fees” she paid for “illegal services” rendered by the father and son from 2007 to 2020.

The singer’s fraud assert is set to be ruled on in February and, if it is made a decision in her favor, could also perhaps dismiss Starstruck’s fit filed versus her in September. In accordance to paperwork attained by The Blast, the administration corporation has submitted a lawsuit in Los Angeles Outstanding Courtroom alleging that Clarkson continue to owes them $1.4 million in unpaid commissions, in addition to the $4 million she would ultimately owe for her ongoing operate on The Kelly Clarkson Exhibit and The Voice. That is on leading of the $1.9 million she’s reportedly by now paid them this calendar year. 

The fit claims that, as portion of her 2007 verbal agreement with the Blackstocks, the pop star turned host agreed to shell out a 15% fee on her gross earnings. The administration corporation promises that “Over the course of approximately thirteen a long time, Starstruck formulated Clarkson into a mega superstar” and they have been “instrumental in encouraging Clarkson realize accomplishment in terms of many hit albums, various Grammy wins and nominations, her purpose on well known tv shows like The Voice and her very own converse present. In spite of Starstruck’s really hard perform and perseverance, Clarkson has made the decision she is likely to stop paying Starstruck for what is contractually owed.”

Clarkson’s lawyer Edwin McPherson, however, claims in the most current filing that “based on the wrongful functions and carry out of [Starstruck Management and the Blackstocks]…all agreements in between the get-togethers, should be declared void and unenforceable, no monies should be paid out by [Clarkson] to [Starstruck Management and the Blackstocks], and all monies previously paid by [Clarkson] to [Starstruck Management and the Blackstocks] should be disgorged forthwith.”

Starstruck lawyer Bryan Freedman explained to Fox Information that Clarkson’s accommodate fails to point out she “had her very own licensed talent company CAA at all times” and the company operated as her talent management “at all periods that CAA was her company of record.…It is unfortunate that Kelly is again trying to keep away from paying commissions that are owing and owing to Starstruck to try out and attain some perceived benefit in her ongoing custody and divorce proceedings.”

On top of these enterprise-similar satisfies, Clarkson is also now still in the approach of divorcing Brandon who, inspite of not currently being awarded key custody of their two younger youngsters, is requesting more than $5 million a 12 months in youngster and spousal guidance.

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