The lengthy and contentious authorized battle between Kelly Clarkson and her ex-husband and former supervisor Brandon Blackstock is OVER!
In response to Rolling Stone, which was first to report the information, and Folks, which later confirmed it after they pulled the courtroom docs, the American Idol alum and her ex-husband each filed requests to dismiss their authorized proceedings this week with the Superior Court docket of Los Angeles. As you could recall, Kelly had been at odds with Brandon and his firm Starstruck Leisure over the alleged mishandling of commissions pulled by the administration agency from Kelly’s leisure business paydays.
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Court docket docs point out that Kelly formally requested the case be dismissed on Tuesday. Then, Brandon and the Starstruck people circled on Wednesday and filed their very own dismissal request. They clearly obtained all settled up away from courtroom, as a result of a supply wanted simply three phrases to elucidate to Folks the place all of it stands now:
“All the things is settled.”
And similar to that… it’s over! Phrases of the settlement haven’t been disclosed, FYI. It’s doable that Kelly walked away with some money, although, as a result of as you’ll recall, she argued in her preliminary authorized criticism that she was owed greater than $2.6 million.
That demand got here after a labor commissioner engaged on behalf of the state of California decided that Brandon and Starstruck had overstepped their bounds as Kelly’s administration firm by taking an even bigger share of her funds than what was legally allowed. Principally, that labor commissioner dominated that Brandon and Starstruck had violated California’s Expertise Companies Act, which orders managers NOT to obtain employment for inventive professionals they characterize until they’re performing together with a licensed expertise company. That ruling gave Kelly fairly a little bit of leverage in her lawsuit, and now right here we’re — all settled up!
FWIW, these two would have needed to go to courtroom in late August to argue on the matter in a bench trial set in entrance of a decide. However that gained’t be taking place now. It’s throughout! Now, the one factor Kelly nonetheless has to do involving her ex-husband is co-parent their youngsters: daughter River, 9, and son Remy, 8. Obvi, that’s the most vital a part of all this, so we want the exes nicely in co-parenting. However legally talking, Kelly is free and away from her ex! Most likely a fairly good second in an in any other case powerful week for her, TBH!
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