Kelly Clarkson has reached a confidential settlement in her battle with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock over the millions in commission he paid himself as her manager. Court documents show Clarkson requested a dismissal of the case on Tuesday, May 21, while Blackstock’s company, Starstruck Management Group, requested a dismissal on May 22. “Everything has settled,” a source close to the situation confirmed to Rolling Stone .
The private pact means the parties are no longer facing the public bench trial that a judge recently scheduled for late August . The potentially bruising trial was set to determine whether Blackstock violated the law when he procured deals for Clarkson, such as her judging gig on NBC’s The Voice , and then paid himself related commissions. A California Labor Commissioner first ruled on the dispute last November, largely siding with Clarkson and awarding her $2.
6 million . Blackstock appealed the ruling last December, setting the stage for the so-called “de novo” trial in state court, meaning a fresh trial starting from the beginning. It was back in September 2020 that Starstruck started the legal skirmish when it sued Clarkson for alleged breach of her oral management agreement and purportedly unpaid commissions.
The filing, which came three months after Clarkson filed for divorce from Blackstock, led the singer-songwriter and TV personality to file a petition against Blackstock and Starstruck with the California labor commission. After a multi-.
