Brandon Blackstock and his management company, Starstruck Management, denied "each and every allegation" made by Kelly Clarkson in a recent lawsuit. Blackstock requested Clarkson's cross-complaint be dismissed in an April 15 filing obtained by FOX Business. "The Voice" judge filed the new lawsuit against Starstruck Management, Blackstock and others, months after the group was ordered to pay Clarkson $2.6 million for overstepping managerial duties.
Blackstock additionally claimed the Los Angeles County Superior Court did not have "subject matter jurisdiction" to handle Clarkson's new claims because the California Labor Commissioner originally had jurisdiction. FOX Business has reached out to representatives for Clarkson and Blackstock.
Clarkson also accused Starstruck Management of acting as an "unlicensed" talent agency when she entered into an oral agreement with the company in 2007. Starstruck Management used the "oral agreement" as "a subterfuge and fraudulent device to attempt to circumvent and evade the licensing requirements and other requirements, restrictions, and regulations of the Talent Agencies Act," court documents obtained by FOX Business stated.
Clarkson and Blackstock married in 2013, after being introduced through his father, Narvel Blackstock. Narvel owns the management company Blackstock worked for, which began representing Clarkson in 2007. Clarkson filed for divorce in 2020, and the two settled in 2022. Clarkson received primary physical custody of the former couple's two children but pays Blackstock $45,000 a month in child support. Clarkson now lives in New York as a single mom.
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