Kelly Clarkson is suing her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock again, just months after winning a $2.6 million judgment against him last fall.
The complaint filed Monday in Los Angeles alleges that Starstruck Entertainment, the management company of Blackstock and her father, Narvel Bulkstock, is an “unlicensed talent agency” that booked business deals on her behalf. The agency is accused of violating California labor laws, specifically the Talent Agency Act. Back in 2007.
“Based on the torts and conduct of Starstruck…all agreements between the parties should be declared null and void and unenforceable…and all amounts previously paid by the cross-complainant to Starstruck. “The monies must be immediately forfeited from Starstruck,” her lawsuit documents obtained by Page read on Thursday.
The payments to Starstruck Entertainment that Clarkson is seeking refunds include “fees, commissions, profits, advances, production costs, and other monies.”
Representatives for Mr. Blackstock, 47, and Mr. Clarkson, 41, did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.
A November 2023 ruling found Blackstock guilty of misconduct and ruled that he should never have been involved in the transactions involving The Voice, Norwegian Cruise Line, Wayfair and the Billboard Music Awards. declared that it was not.
Under California labor law, only talent agents, with a few exceptions, are required to enter into employment contracts with their clients.
Mr. Blackstock is currently appealing the decision, but his claims could be weakened if Mr. Clarkson wins a new lawsuit that covers an additional 10 years than the previous complaint.
His attorney, Brian Friedman, said: shared a statement with Rolling Stone magazine In response to Mr. Clarkson’s latest application.
“It is morally, ethically and legally wrong for her to try to recover money from her ex-husband, who not only helped her as her manager, but also used the proceeds to support her children and Kelly and Brandon during their marriage. “There is,” he claimed.
But Clarkson’s lawsuit was filed after Starstruck sued her in 2020 for $1.4 million in unpaid fees for appearances on “The Voice” and “The Kelly Clarkson Show.” Ta.
In the lawsuit, the company says it has invested “significant time, money, energy and dedication” into the “Since You Been Gone” hitmaker’s career, making her a “mega superstar.” He claimed to have raised him.
Clarkson and Brandon have been in a legal battle since their split in 2020 after seven years of marriage.
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When the divorce is finalized in 2022, Clarkson will be ordered to pay Blackstock a lump sum of $1.3 million, plus $150,000 in monthly spousal support and $45,601 in monthly child support. Ta.
The former couple have two children, daughter River, 9, and son Remington, 7.
Clarkson has been candid about how her divorce has affected her children, saying that last year she asked her children every night before bed if they were happy and how they could be happier. Told.
“It kills me, and I want them to be honest, so I never say, ‘Oh, God, don’t say that,'” she explained on the Angie Martinez podcast IRL. .
“But a lot of times it’s like, ‘I know, I’m really sad. I wish mom and dad were in the same house.’
