Kelly Clarkson’s Estranged Husband Brandon Blackstock Denies That He Ever Defrauded Her

January 27, 2021 / Posted by:

Last month, Kelly Clarkson’s divorce from Brandon Blackstock became messier when she filed documents accusing him of scamming, stealing, and defrauding her for thirteen years. If her current situation could be summed up in one of her own songs, it might be: “Because of you…I have to double-check everything with my accountaaaaant.” But according to Brandon, he never ever scammed or defrauded Kelly.

Originally, Kelly’s manager was Narvel Blackstock, Brandon’s father and ex-husband of Reba McEntire. Narvel and Brandon own Starstruck Management. Starstruck sued Kelly for $1.4 million, claiming that she still owes them commission money. That’s when Kelly’s team filed documents with the California Labor Commission, claiming that Brandon defrauded her by charging unethically high fees, and that Brandon shouldn’t technically be operating as a talent manager as he doesn’t have his license to do so. That feels like the sort of conversation that probably should have happened one night over dinner, but I guess not?

Brandon’s team tried to argue that the only reason Kelly was filing such documents in the first place was to try to get back at Starstruck for suing her. Entertainment Tonight says that Starstruck has filed a petition in response to Kelly’s filing last month, and they are formally denying any alleged business shadiness. They also claim Kelly’s filing isn’t worth a damn because she filed it in California, and Starstruck doesn’t operate out of California.

In court documents obtained by ET on Tuesday, Starstruck Management Group deny all of the allegations and purported causes of action in Clarkson’s petition, which she filed back in October.

Clarkson’s petition accused Starstruck Management of violating California Labor Code and charging exorbitant commission fees.

In Starstruck’s response, the company claims they are not subject to regulation under the Talent Agencies Act – which Clarkson claimed in her filing – because they did not perform their duties in California. They further deny that Clarkson is entitled to any relief whatsoever.

Us Weekly adds that Brandon’s team of lawyers claimed in their filing that Kelly is entitled to exactly nothing that Brandon or his daddy made off Kelly over the past 13 years.

ET writes that Starstruck Management Group charged Kelly a 15% commission on her gross earnings, a number allegedly decided after making a verbal contract. Starstruck’s lawsuit claims Kelly paid them $1.9 million in commissions, but still owed $1.4 million. And thanks to Kelly’s document filing, we know that she believes she shouldn’t have to pay for any of it, because according to her, Brandon’s business was about as legitimate as a club house with a hand-painted sign reading TALINT MANAJEER. So it’s not surprising that Kelly’s attorney Ed McPherson wasted no time in responding to Brandon’s response to Kelly’s response to Starstruck Management Group’s response to Kelly’s allegations. Ed tells ET:

“We stand by our allegations that Starstruck violated the Talent Agencies Act, despite their boilerplate denials, and we look forward to trying the case before the Labor Commissioner in August.”

Kelly’s team doesn’t say why they’re still going to pursue Brandon through the California Labor Commission. Maybe it’s because many of her gigs, like American Idol and The Voice, were based out of California. But I do know that money drama is the kind of drama that can go on and on and on, because let’s face it, it’s much nicer to get money than to give it up. This whole situation could be a great selling point for Kelly if she really wants Ellen DeGeneres’ daytime TV time slot. “I can promise you that I too have former employees hating on me. But unlike Ellen, my worst complaint is that I don’t deserve any of my 15% commission back.

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