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. 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.
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-day hearing with witnesses held in March of 2023, a labor commissioner issued a ruling last November that ordered Blackstock to repay Clarkson $2.6 million. The commissioner found that Blackstock collected fees on multiple projects in violation of California’s Talent Agencies Act, which prohibits anyone other than licensed talent agents from procuring engagements for professional artists.
Clarkson also testified at the Labor Commission hearing last year, saying she was never approached by NBC to work on the American version ofbefore Blackstock reached out to them. She said Blackstock had advised her that NBC wasn’t interested because the network was looking for “a more sex symbol type.” Asked how she could recall that description so specifically, Clarkson testified, “Well, a wife doesn’t forget a time she gets told she’s not a sex symbol, so that stays.
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