Kelly Clarkson sues ex-husband Brandon Blackstock a second time, claims he was an unlicensed talent agent

While Blackstock is currently appealing the decision, he will have a weaker argument if Clarkson wins the new lawsuit, which covers 10 additional years than her former complaint.

His lawyer, Bryan Freedman, shared a statement with Rolling Stone in response to Clarkson’s latest filing.

“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,” he argued.

Clarkson’s filings, however, came after Starstruck sued her in 2020 for $1.4 million in unpaid commissions for her work on “The Voice” and “The Kelly Clarkson Show.”

In the suit, the company complained it “invested a great deal of time, money, energy and dedication” into the career of the “Since U Been Gone” hitmaker and claimed they developed her into “a mega superstar.”

Clarkson and Brandon have been in a legal battle since they split in 2020 after seven years of marriage.

When they finalized their divorce in 2022, Clarkson was ordered to give Blackstock a one-time payment of $1.3 million, plus $150,000 per month in spousal support and $45,601 per month in child support.

The exes share two children: daughter River, 9, and son Remington, 7.

Clarkson has been candid about how the divorce affected their kids, saying last year that she asks them every night before bed if they’re happy and how they can become happier.

“It kills me, and I want them to be honest, so I don’t ever say, ‘Oh God, don’t tell me that,'” she explained on the “Angie Martinez IRL” podcast.

“But a lot of times it would be like, ‘You know, I’m just really sad. I wish Mommy and Daddy were in the same house.'”