Singer Kelly Clarkson formally divorces Brandon Blackstock

By ANI

WASHINGTON: Singer Kelly Clarkson has been formally declared single amid her ongoing divorce from Brandon Blackstock. The couple has cut up after 7 years of marriage.

According to the court docket paperwork obtained by Us Weekly on Friday, a choose has declared each Kelly and Brandon single by signing off on the pair’s ‘single standing’ final month. However, the precise divorce will develop into closing on January 7, 2022.

The cut up has been considerably contentious and has included a lot of stunning allegations by each camps, however the former couple has managed to work out a plan for the custody of their two kids – River Rose and Remington Alexander. Brandon additionally has two kids — Savannah, and Seth from his earlier marriage to Melissa Ashworth.

The choose awarded the ‘American Idol’ alum main bodily custody of the little ones on a short lived foundation. The order is anticipated to develop into everlasting, as Brandon has relocated from Los Angeles – the place Kelly lives – to Montana.

Brandon, additionally Kelly’s former supervisor, has been awarded short-term spousal help of USD 195,601 per 30 days, which can also be thought of more likely to develop into everlasting, although it could finish in 2023. The two married in 2014, and the help would solely final for half of the size of their marriage.

The pair turned concerned in a authorized battle with Starstruck Management after their cut up. The superstar administration firm is owned by Brandon’s father, Narvel Blackstock.

As per Us Weekly, in September 2020, Kelly was sued by the administration firm for allegedly owing greater than USD 1 million in unpaid commissions to the corporate. In the next month, the ‘Miss Independent’ songstress filed a petition claiming that Brandon and Narvel ‘defrauded’ her of tens of millions of {dollars} by charging her enormous charges whereas she was working with their firm.

But Brandon denied all her allegations saying that she was not entitled to any of the cash that he, his father or their firm earned throughout their 13 years of working collectively. Reportedly, the authorized battle continues to be occurring.