The authorized battle between Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock is heating up!
According to Rolling Stone, the 41-year-old singer filed one other lawsuit towards her ex-husband and his father Narvel Blackstock’s administration firm, Starstruck Entertainment, on Monday in Los Angeles courtroom. She argued Brandon and Starstruck violated California’s Talent Agencies Act by appearing as unlicensed expertise brokers who booked enterprise offers all through their complete working relationship. The submitting learns:
“Based on the wrongful acts and conduct of Starstruck, all agreements between the parties, should be declared void and unenforceable, no monies should be paid by cross-complainants to Starstruck, and all monies previously paid by cross-complainants to Starstruck should be disgorged from Starstruck, forthwith.”
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The outlet additional famous that Kelly requested the courtroom to order a ‘complete accounting” from Starstruck to determine if she’s owed greater than the $2.6 million she received months in the past in a ruling towards Brandon. If issues swing in her favor, Billboard reported she desires “any and all commissions, fees, profits, advances, producing fees or other monies” she paid to the corporate – this time relationship again to 2007.
Perezcious readers know the previous couple have been going at it in courtroom since their breakup in 2020. Shortly after submitting for divorce, Starstruck sued Kelly for tens of millions in alleged unpaid charges, saying that they had “invested a great deal of time, money, energy and dedication” into her and had “developed Clarkson into a mega superstar.” But then, the American Idol alum fired again!
Kelly later accused Starstruck of violating California’s labor guidelines by appearing as unlicensed expertise brokers on high of being her private managers. Three years later, in November, she scored an enormous win of their authorized battle when a choose dominated that the corporate acquired offers for the Stronger artist, together with her gig as a choose on The Voice, that ought to have been dealt with by her workforce at Creative Artists Agency job. Not to say he overcharged her by A LOT! Brandon had been ordered to repay over $2.6 million in commissions for that deal and others. Notably, that case solely coated way back to 2017. This new go well with extends to 2007, so Kelly feels Brandon and Starstruck nonetheless owe her a ton of cash!
At this time, Brandon is interesting the choice within the different case. A listening to is scheduled for August. Now, the 47-year-old producer has extra authorized troubles on his palms. And he’s not blissful about it! His legal professional, Bryan Freedman, slammed the brand new lawsuit in a press release to Rolling Stone, saying:
“It is morally, ethically and legally wrong to attempt to get monies back from your ex-husband who not only helped her as her manager but who used those earnings on their children and Kelly and Brandon’s lifestyle during the marriage.”
Just while you thought this cut up couldn’t get messier, it did! Crazy! We’ll have to attend and see if Kelly will proceed her profitable streak on this battle! Reactions, Perezcious readers? Let us know within the feedback!
[Image via The Kelly Clarkson Show/YouTube, Nicky Nelson/WENN]
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