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| | Kelly Clarkson: 'Everybody thinks it's Ozempic, but it's not. It's something else' | | Added 186 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Kelly Clarkson has lost a dramatic amount of weight over the past year. People really began to notice her weight loss last fall, when her talk show returned. Kelly addressed her weight loss in a January interview, basically saying that she?s been listening to her doctors, walking more and sticking to a diet. She was purposefully cagey about whether she?s currently on a weight loss drug, which was fine with me as I said in January, Kelly doesn?t owe us an explanation and her weight or weight loss has never been part of her celebrity brand, as opposed to someone like Oprah. That being said, the dramatic weight loss did give everyone an Ozempic vibe. Now she?s saying it?s not Ozempic, but she is on some kind of drug because she?s prediabetic.
Kelly Clarkson reveals shes been taking weight loss medication to help with her health journey. During the Monday, May 13, episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, Clarkson, 42, interviewed Whoopi Goldberg and began their conversation by complimenting Goldberg on how great she looks. She told The View co-host, Every time I run into you, you look younger! Youre like Benjamin Button. Its like crazy every time you walk in!
First of all, its all the weight Ive lost. Ive lost almost two people, replied the EGOT winner, 68. I am doing that wonderful shot that works for folks who need some help, and its been really good for me.
Clarkson quickly noted how she has also lost a lot of weight, adding, Mine is a different one than people assume, but I ended up having to do that too because my bloodwork got so bad. My doctor chased me for two years, and I was like, No, Im afraid of it. I already have thyroid problems. Everybody thinks its Ozempic, but its not. Its something else.
Clarkson explained how the medication is something that aids in helping break down the sugar, noting how her body doesnt do it right.
The American Idol winner clarified that she is not on Ozempic ? which is one of the FDA-approved prescription medications for people with type 2 diabetes. The medications work in the brain to impact satiety.
The two women then revealed how much they weighed at their heaviest, and before they began their prescription medications. I was 300 lbs., Goldberg said.
My heaviest, I was like 203 [lbs.] And Im like 53 and a half, shared Clarkson.
[From People]
Yeah, I think people sort of ?accused? Kelly of taking Ozempic, like she was taking a shortcut to weight loss. But I believe that she had medical reasons for taking whatever drug she?s talking about she has real health issues, she?s prediabetic, she has thyroid issues. She probably needed to lose weight for her health and I would guess that the weight loss is secondary to what is being treated, you know? Anyway, she looks great. I think she?s on a real ?get my life back on track post-divorce? kick.
Photos of Kelly this month, courtesy of Backgrid.
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| | Kelly Clarkson: 'I dropped weight because I?ve been listening to my doctor' | | Added 317 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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When Kelly Clarkson?s talk show came back on air last fall, suddenly her weight loss was very noticeable. Going through the photos of Kelly throughout 2023, it did seem like she was losing weight pretty consistently throughout the year, then it was like ?bam!!? in October/November. She lost a lot of weight from her face, but she?s really slimmed down all over. Check out this clip from her show from two weeks ago:
So, inevitably, there?s a conversation about whether or not Kelly is taking Ozempic or one of the other weight-loss/diabetes drugs. It?s no one?s business, of course, and Kelly doesn?t have the same kind of tortured tell-all history as someone like Oprah, whose weight struggles were always part of her celebrity brand. Kelly is just Kelly she doesn?t owe us an explanation. Which is good, because she?s not admitting anything other ?following my doctor?s advice.?
Kelly Clarkson is building a new life ? and a new look ? in the big city. As a single mom to daughter River Rose, 9, and son Remington Alexander, 7, Clarkson, 41, now calls New York City home. ?I was very unhappy in L.A. and had been for several years. I needed a fresh start,? she tells PEOPLE in this week?s cover story.
Relocating her hit talk show from L.A. to N.Y.C., we told NBC, ?I?m not trying to sound ungrateful, I just can?t stay here anymore for my mental health; for me and my kids.? They weren?t doing well either. For the past few years, I?d just been showing up and smiling and doing what I?m supposed to do, but you can only compartmentalize so long until you break.?
Typical non-working days now revolve around exploring the city with her kids (whom she shares with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, 47). ?We go walk the dogs a few times at the park. Well go for ice cream because my daughter will wear me down. Well go make slime and we go to the museum,? she says.
Clarkson credits their on-the-go activities for helping her get in shape. ?Walking in the city is quite the workout,? she says. ?And I?m really into infrared saunas right now. And I just got a cold plunge because everybody wore me down.?
As for her diet, ?I eat a healthy mix. I dropped weight because I?ve been listening to my doctor ? a couple years I didn?t. And 90 percent of the time I?m really good at it because a protein diet is good for me anyway. I?m a Texas girl, so I like meat ? sorry, vegetarians in the world!?
[From People]
It seems reasonable that Kelly simply lost weight gradually over the course of a year by walking more, going for a more protein-heavy diet and taking away some of her personal stress. Do you believe that?s all she?s done? Eh. But again, she doesn?t owe us an explanation. She?s not lying, she?s just being purposefully vague.
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| | RS: 'The Kelly Clarkson Show' is a massively toxic workplace behind-the-scenes | | Added 552 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Kelly Clarkson is the closest thing we have to an ?America?s Sweetheart? on daytime television. People love her, she?s authentic, funny and relatable. The Kelly Clarkson Show has picked up viewers at a steady clip, and Kelly is absolutely seen as the daytime heiress to Ellen DeGeneres. And much like Ellen?s show, Kelly?s show is apparently a hellish work environment. Rolling Stone did an exclusive story about how staffers are leaving in droves and collapsing under the stressful conditions on the Kelly Clarkson Show. The staffers take pains to say that Kelly is lovely and likely has no idea what?s going on, but her executive producers and showrunner Alex Duda have created a massively toxic work environment, especially for low-level staff. Some highlights:
A traumatic environment: Behind the scenes, employees say they were overworked, underpaid, and that working at the show was traumatizing to their mental health, describing The Kelly Clarkson Show as a toxic environment. These employees are veterans in the entertainment industry who know the potential downsides of working in a high-pressure environment like daytime television, and are disappointed to see this culture perpetuated on a show that had a chance to make a difference in the industry. One current and 10 former employees spoke to Rolling Stone under the condition of anonymity out of fear of retribution, and say they?re confident the talk-show host doesn?t have a sense of how unhappy employees are with the working conditions.
Unhappy staff: ?NBC is protecting the show because it?s their new money maker, but Kelly has no clue how unhappy her staff is,? one former employee says. A second former employee adds, ?I remember going up on the roof of the stage to cry, being like, ?Oh, my gosh, what am I doing? Why am I putting myself through this???
The problem with executive producer and showrunner Alex Duda: Former employees say the toxic behavior behind the scenes starts with Duda, who shields Clarkson from what staffers say they?re enduring because of the climate Duda created. ?I think Alex Duda?s a monster,? a former employee says. ?I have a friend who?s an executive producer who warned me about taking this job, because apparently she has done this on every show she?s worked on.?
Favoritism & bad pay: As for Clarkson, the current employee as well as 10 former employees are under the impression she isn?t aware of how bad things are for lower-level staffers, some of whom say they?ve taken on other jobs as babysitters, dog walkers, and Uber Eats drivers to pay their bills. They say there?s a divide behind the scenes between staffers who are favored by executive and senior producers and those who aren?t. Former employees are also frustrated that there hasn?t been a shift in the culture at the show despite a number of HR complaints, and they worry the longer the behavior continues without repercussions, the worse it will get as the seasons go on.
Again, most people believe Kelly has no idea: ?Kelly is fantastic. She is a person who never treats anyone with anything but dignity and is incredibly appreciative,? one former employee says. ?I would be shocked if she knew. I?d be floored if she knew the staff wasn?t getting paid for two weeks of Christmas hiatus. The Kelly that I interacted with and that everyone knows would probably be pretty aghast to learn that.?
[From Rolling Stone]
Unless Clarkson has been successfully obscuring her ?real? personality for decades, I also think Kelly would probably be aghast to hear that her staffers are so unhappy and traumatized. But that?s an issue too it?s Clarkson?s name on the show, and Clarkson is an executive producer too. While I buy that she didn?t know, you could easily argue that she should have known well before Rolling Stone published this piece.
NBC Universal released a statement, which you can read here. Pretty unconvincing, given that one of the main arguments in the RS piece is that multiple people complained to HR about how producers treated low-level staff, only for HR to do nothing and then those problematic producers got promoted. NBC?s reaction comes off as boilerplate at best. Kelly also responded on her social media (given the show isn?t currently taping because of the writers? strike). I appreciate that Kelly is at least taking some ownership and promising to undergo leadership training alongside her producers. It will be interesting to see if Alex Duda stays on.
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Kelly Clarkson (@kellyclarkson) May 13, 2023
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| | Kelly Clarkson said her kids are 'really sad' over her divorce | | Added 611 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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I heard this Kelly Clarkson story the other day and it broke my heart. She was on The Angie Martinez IRL Podcast talking about how her kids were doing with her divorce to their father, Brandon Blackstock, and Kelly admitted they were really sad about it. Obviously, that didn?t surprise me, but listening to Kelly talk about navigating her kids feelings about the breakup knowing everything she went through in that messy split, I just want her to find some peace. Kelly said she understands what her children are feeling, too, because her parents were divorced and she felt the same way.
Kelly Clarkson isnt afraid to share the reality of her divorce.
The Because of You singer recently reflected on her split from Brandon Blackstock, the father of her children River, 8, and Remington, 6. Kelly said that River and Remington sometimes tell her the heartbreaking truth of how they feel about their parents divorce.
I literally ask my kids every night when were snuggling, Are you happy? And if youre not, what could make you happier?' Kelly explained during the March 13 episode of The Angie Martinez IRL Podcast. Sometimes theyll say, especially the past two years, and it kills me and I want them to be honest, so I dont ever say, Oh god, dont tell me that, but a lot of times it would be like, You know, Im just really sad. I wish mommy and daddy were in the same house.'
Explaining that theyre really honest about it, Kelly shared why shes glad theyre candid: Im raising that kind of individual. I want you to be honest with me.
While hearing that from her children may be hard, Kelly said she can understand her little ones feelings because she grew up in a similar situation.
I just sit there and Im like, I get it. Im from a divorced family as well. I get it. That sucks. But were going to work it out. And you are so loved by both of us,' Kelly noted. I think communicating with them and not treating them?not treating them like an adult, because theyre not?but not treating them like a child. Theyre not small feelings. Those are huge feelings, and those are huge emotions.
Not only do Kellys children tell her how they feel about the dynamic, but they also pick her brain as well.
My kids ask me all the time, So you dont love him anymore?' Kelly shared. Im like, No, I dont know if that goes away.'
[From Yahoo! Entertainment]
?Theyre not small feelings. Those are huge feelings, and those are huge emotions. This is an important distinction that Kelly makes. They are kids but these are very big feelings and minimizing them would be confusing, at the very least. Treating them too much like adults would have its own issues, so it?s best to address the emotions directly. But I also feel for Kelly knowing what level of sadness the kids are going through and not able to alleviate that until they are old enough to understand.
The part that got me is the So you dont love him anymore? question. OMG how do you answer that? I mean, maybe Kelly really does still love her ex, but I couldn?t tell my impressionable child I stopped loving their father for fear they?d assume I could stop loving them. I?m sure therapists have mastered the proper response to this so if anyone has it, I?d love to hear it.
See, this is why I appreciate when celebrities talk about these things. I get to ask questions I never knew I had.
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| | Kelly Clarkson finally settled her divorce, Brandon will get roughly $3.8 million-plus | | Added 983 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Whenever we?ve discussed Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock?s divorce, I?m always just flabbergasted by Brandon?s fking audacity. Brandon and his father defrauded Kelly out of millions of dollars through willful incompetence and bad practices, and after costing Kelly millions of dollars, Brandon has spent the better part of two years trying to get every cent he can from Kelly in the divorce. He?s such a piece of sh-t. At various times, Brandon has asked for millions of dollars a year in ?support? and he?s also been squatting on their big Montana property throughout, even though Kelly bought the home herself. He also spent months challenging her prenup, only for the court to uphold it. Anyway, their divorce is finally done.
Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock have FINALLY settled their bitter divorce case, and Kellys walking away with the lions share of assets, although hes getting a pretty penny in support. L.A. Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon has just signed off on the terms. Kelly will have primary custody of their 2 kids. Brandon, who lives in Montana, will have the kids one weekend a month at least for now.
Speaking of Montana, as we reported, Kelly will keep the Montana ranch, but Brandon is allowed to live there until June 1. He must, however, pay her rent $12,500 a month. If Brandon moves from Montana to another state, the custody arrangement will be reevaluated.
As we reported, Brandon challenged their prenup, but after a trial the judge affirmed its validity and that was a big win for Kelly. Were told she makes around $20 mil a year, and thats all hers.
Brandon will get spousal support $115,000 a month but that ends in January 2024.
He also gets $45,600 a month in child support. Although he only gets the kids one weekend a month, the amount reflects the overhead he has to pay to ensure the kids can stay comfortably. Kellys lawyer, Laura Wasser, can go back into court and ask for an adjustment if, say, Brandon moves somewhere else and the overhead expenses changes.
Shes also paying him $1.3 million as part of the settlement.
The judge restored their single status back in September. The judge also removed Blackstock from Kellys name, and she now goes by Kelly Brianne. Brianne is her middle name, and although professionally shell still be known as Kelly Clarkson, legally she has dropped Clarkson. It appears she made the change because she is not a fan of her father.
[From TMZ]
So? $1.3 million as a flat payment to get out of the marriage, plus roughly $2.5 million in spousal support over the course of the next two years, plus $45,600 a month in child support. Those figures are only a fraction of what Brandon asked for, but those figures are a lot higher than what Kelly would like to pay. I also suspect that Brandon was dragging this out with the hope that he would exhaust Kelly and she would just pay him to go away. I?m glad she stuck it out. And I hope Kelly rises like a phoenix from the ashes of this toxic marriage. She deserves all of the good things.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Backgrid.
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| | Kelly Clarkson jokes that she's a 'red-flag collector' & could do an exhibit with them | | Added 1065 days ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock?s divorce is still not complete, but they did bifurcate their divorce and they?re on their way to figuring out the money and property issues. Kelly?s divorce was awful for her Brandon and his father were also her managers, and they defrauded her out of millions of dollars. Then Brandon wanted something like $450K A MONTH in support (and he ended up getting $200K a month temporarily). Brandon also tried to have the court invalidate Kelly?s prenup too! The court upheld it several months ago. You get the idea: Brandon is a sleazy golddigger and he tried to swindle Kelly out of all of her money. Kelly understands now that she refused to see all of the red flags popping up over the years. She spoke to the Love Someone podcast about Christmas music, sarcasm and red flags:
Missing the red flags during her marriage to Blackstock: I regret nothing. Even unfortunate things that happen in your life or hard things, cause we can do hard things. But also I feel like thats what shapes you, its what makes you a better person, its what makes you recognize: OK I missed those red flags, I missed that, I ignored that on purpose.?
She joked that her next album could be called Red Flag Collector. I mean? Im just collecting them. I was apparently wanting to do some kind of exhibit with a lot of them.
She?s open to what the future holds: Like in relationships, its hard to be as creative as I can because I wear my heart on my sleeve?I mean you never know about love. I think were engineered, especially from where Im from, to have to have that.
Her sarcastic Christmas album: Im supposed to make this Christmas record, and I love Christmas music, so I was like, I dont know how to be happy, maybe I could be sarcastic, the singer shared, adding that the idea of everything might be canceled inspired her new single Christmas Isnt Cancelled (Just You). ?No ones ever really released a breakup Christmas song before, cause like, why would you? Thats kind of messed up. It is a happy song! It is a very happy, empowering song, because what the song says is, Too bad for you, Christmas isnt canceled. Im gonna put every damn light in the world on my house and Im not going to sit here and cry any more over you.??
[From People]
People have this debate all the time, that the ?she missed the red flags, she ignored the red flags? puts too much of the onus on the woman being victimized, gaslighted or lied to. In this case, Brandon Blackstock is a con artist who defrauded her and financially abused her. There needs to be more energy towards condemning him and calling out his behavior, rather than Kelly owning the fact that she perhaps willfully ignored some of the red flags. I mean, it can be both. Unequally both. Brandon is 85% to blame. 15% of it was Kelly ignoring the red flags.
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| | Brandon Blackstock was 'extremely jealous' of Kelly Clarkson's success | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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It?s always weird when I have really bad vibes about a celebrity or a celebrity spouse and then years later, my initial bad-vibe was sadly dead-right. That?s how it was with Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock. He seemed to give off douche-vibes, cheater vibes, fraud vibes. And here we are. Kelly filed for divorce last year and they were able to publicly keep a lid on the drama for months until it started to spill out in court filings and the gossip tabloids. Brandon and his father likely defrauded Kelly out of millions of dollars. Brandon demanded more than $400K a month in spousal and child support. Brandon was fighting to nullify her prenup. Kelly stayed the course and her prenup was recently validated by the court. So now that the end is in sight for Kelly, it?s time for a little housecleaning on why she left in the first place. According to Us Weekly, Brandon wasn?t just a greedy, disgusting fraud. He was also jealous of her success. Big surprise.
She can breathe for the first time! Kelly Clarkson feels ?extremely confident? as she waits for her divorce from Brandon Blackstock to be finalized, a source exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.
?The relationship had been on the rocks for a long time,? the insider adds. ?She was the high-income earner with a wildly successful talk show, and is the star of another hit show The Voice. Brandon was extremely jealous of it and made her know it.? Following her June 2020 split from the music manager, 44, the original American Idol winner, 39, ?can finally enjoy her success without feeling ashamed,? the source tells Us. ?Kelly doesn?t take credit for her success but shares it with the team she works with. It?s just who she is.?
The Kelly Clarkson Show host earns nearly $2 million in monthly income, and according to the source, the Daytime Emmy winner grew wary ?that Brandon was just using her for her money and lifestyle? before they called it quits.
?The marriage was really, really awful at the end. ? Kelly felt that she could no longer trust Brandon. She had a lot of questions that he just couldn?t answer,? the source tells Us, noting that there was ?tremendous resentment? between the former couple. ?She just wasn?t willing to look the other way anymore.?
With ?so much tension in the family home? ahead of the duo?s split last summer, Clarkson appreciates the fresh start she found in her new Toluca Lake, California, residence. The ?Since U Been Gone? singer dropped $5.4 million on the estate in June ? and feels better than ever. ?Buying a new house for the kids was also a new beginning for Kelly,? the insider says. ?It was freedom.?
Along with her new home on the West Coast, the Grammy winner secured the Montana property she previously shared with Blackstock, which she argued was a ?financial burden? in recent court docs. She is also fighting to legally restore her maiden name when the divorce proceedings are made final.
[From Us Weekly]
It?s all worth discussing, but I?m particularly stuck on ?Kelly felt that she could no longer trust Brandon. She had a lot of questions that he just couldn?t answer? and ?She just wasn?t willing to look the other way anymore.? This could be cheating and I wouldn?t doubt it but I think it?s more like that Kelly had gotten wise to all of his financial schemes and the fact that he was actively defrauding her. She began to challenge him on ?where is all of this money going? and he didn?t have any answers. Yeah, I bet it was really awful in the end. I feel so sorry for her. She really loved him and trusted him. And he treated her like sh-t and stole from her.
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| | Kelly Clarkson's prenup was validated by the court, she gets to keep her assets | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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There were some weird ?men?s rights activists? commenting on stories about Kelly Clarkson and her completely bonkers divorce and I hated that for us. Some people are just trash and they will believe any old trash opinion about a woman. The backstory on Kelly?s divorce is that she began to figure out that Brandon Blackstock was a sleazy golddigger and she filed for divorce. Brandon wanted $436K a month from Kelly in support. Around the same time, she filed a lawsuit against Brandon and his equally sleazy father for defrauding her of millions as her ?managers.? Recently, the court told Kelly that she did have to pay Brandon $200K a month in support, but it?s apparently only a temporary situation until they finalize the financial part of their divorce. Well, good news. The court has validated her prenup. HURRAY!
Kelly Clarksons prenup has been validated by the judge in her divorce case, she found out the good news while she was on the set of The Voice and let out a scream, which then gave way to a celebration TMZ has learned. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ Kelly was filming the singing competition Wednesday when she got an email saying the hotly-contested prenup was upheld in full by the judge. Were told the prenup segregates all assets and income derived during her marriage to Brandon Blackstock.
Kelly accumulated the lions share of assets, including the Montana ranch where Brandon is currently living. He was contesting the prenup and wanted their properties split, along with income she earned during their marriage, but the judge shut him down.
Were told the celebration on the set of The Voice got personal. Our sources say Blake Shelton had recently terminated his relationship with Blackstock, who managed him for years. The other judges who were there, including Ariana Grande, participated in the celebration.
Clarksons lawyer, Laura Wasser, had argued during the trial on the prenup, that there had to be accountability when someone signs a contract in this case, a prenup. The judge clearly agreed.
The divorce has been bifurcated meaning the actual declaration that the marriage is over has been separated from the property settlement and custody issues. The actual dissolution of the marriage should be finalized within days. Kelly has been awarded primary custody on a temporary basis, because Brandon moved to Montana. It seems by validating the prenup, most issues have now been resolved.
As for the ranch, because the prenup was validated, Kelly who purchased it now has the right to sell it.
We reached out to Wasser for comment so far, no word back.
[From TMZ]
Oh hot damn, did you catch that about Blake Shelton? I wonder if Kelly went to Blake and was like ?Brandon and his father are fking crooks? and Blake was like ?thanks for telling me, I?m getting the hell out too.? Good for them! I?m so happy Kelly?s prenup was validated and that the light at the end of the tunnel is in sight. What an absolute sleaze Brandon Blackstock is. I?m so glad Kelly protected herself and fought for the money she earnedbefore she even met him, and after.
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| | Kelly Clarkson only has to pay $200K-a-month to her ex-husband temporarily | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Last week, we learned that Kelly Clarkson has to pay her ex/estranged husband $200K a month in spousal and child support. This is almost half of what he originally asked for but it still seems like way too much, especially given that Brandon Blackstock and his father allegedly defrauded her, mismanaged her and cost her millions of dollars. Not to mention the fact that Kelly was the one awarded primary physical custody of their kids too! Now we?re learning, via a People Magazine exclusive, that this new financial arrangement is temporary. This is apparently just what Kelly has to pay Blackstock until their divorce is completely finalized:
Kelly Clarksons requirement to pay her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock nearly $200,000 per month in spousal and child support is not set in stone. The order handed down by a Los Angeles judge on Tuesday that sees the star, 39, giving Blackstock, 44, $150,000 per month in spousal support and $45,601 per month in child support is strictly temporary support until a final settlement is worked out, a source tells PEOPLE.
Through the arrangement, Blackstock, a music manager, will receive $195,601 in total from Clarkson each month, or roughly $2.4 million per year. The order also requires the singer to pay $1.25 million towards her estranged husbands attorney fees and costs for their ongoing divorce.
A source previously told PEOPLE that Blackstock had been aiming for more than double the amount in support, requesting that Clarkson pay him $436,000 per month ($301,000 in spousal support and $135,000 in child support).
Clarkson is being represented by celebrity attorney Laura Wasser, who recently launched Its Over Easy. The service helps streamline the divorce process for individuals who might not be able to obtain her services otherwise.
[From People]
I completely blanked on the fact that Laura Wasser is her lawyer. This is not one of the best examples of Wasser?s work, although to be fair, it seems like Wasser has been phoning it in for her clients for some time. Wasser also represented Johnny Depp in his divorce (ugh) and her work was so sh-tty in Angelina Jolie?s divorce case, Jolie fired her and went with out-of-town legal representation because she was so wary of Wasser?s connections to Pitt?s lawyers and TMZ. My point? I wonder if Kelly Clarkson is being screwed over by her ex-husband AND her own lawyer. Anyway, we?ll see what the final divorce settlement is. And I hope Kelly?s other lawyers the ones suing the Blackstocks as managers are a lot better at their jobs.
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| | Kelly Clarkson has to pay Brandon Blackstock $200K a month in support | | Added 3 years ago | Source: CeleBitchy |
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Kelly Clarkson filed for divorce from Brandon Blackstock last summer, in what seemed at the time like a regular old pandemic split. As in, ?wow, now that we?re spending so much time together at home, I realize that I cannot stand you.? The split seemed lowkey at first, and then Brandon asked for $436,000 a month in child support and spousal support. Which was weird because the court had already given Kelly primary physical custody of the kids and the court was seemingly on Kelly?s side when it came to all of the fights about the children and money. Alongside this, we learned that Kelly countersued her husband?s management firm for defrauding her of millions of dollars.
All in all, things were getting messy in a hurry. Four weeks ago, Kelly asked the court to terminate the marriage and declare her legally single before they had worked out their entire divorce settlement. There wasn?t much movement on that, and now we know why their contentious divorce was nearing the end, and the end is not great for Kelly:
Kelly Clarkson is now required to pay her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock nearly $200,000 per month in spousal and child support. A Los Angeles County judge handed down the order Tuesday that Clarkson give Blackstock $150,000 per month in spousal support, as well as $45,601 per month in child support, PEOPLE has learned.
The arrangement means that Blackstock, 43, will receive $195,601 in total from Clarkson each month, or roughly $2.4 million per year. The order also requires the singer to pay $1.25 million towards her estranged husbands attorney fees and costs for their ongoing divorce.
A source previously told PEOPLE that Blackstock had been aiming for more than double the amount in support, requesting that Clarkson pay him $436,000 per month ($301,000 in spousal support and $135,000 in child support).
Clarkson is being represented by celebrity attorney Laura Wasser, who recently launched Its Over Easy. The service helps streamline the divorce process for individuals who might not be able to obtain her services otherwise.
[From People]
I think Kelly got screwed over financially, what do you think? It?s more than likely that the court came up with these numbers because the amount represents a certain percentage of Kelly?s annual earnings, but still. Blackstock and his father mismanaged Kelly?s career, defrauded her financially and now she has to pay her ex $2.4 million a year even though she has primary custody of the kids? And she?s paying a chunk of his legal fees AND back spousal support? I feel like Kelly got massively screwed over.
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