- Documents obtained by DailyMail.com confirm that the lawsuit has been dismissed.
- They requested dismissal ‘with prejudice’, so it cannot be presented again
- Clarkson had sued her ex for management fees over allegedly improper deals
Kelly Clarkson and her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock have decided to end their dispute over the management fees he charged her.
Documents obtained by DailyMail.com indicate that the 42-year-old singer and her 47-year-old ex-husband requested that the lawsuit be dismissed Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
DailyMail.com understands Clarkson and Blackstock also agreed to a settlement in the dispute, although it is unclear what figure the exes agreed on.
In March, the singer-turned-talk-show host sued her ex-husband over complaints that he had allegedly made improper business deals on her behalf.
She previously won a $2.6 million judgment against Blackstock from the California Labor Commission after it ruled in November 2023 that he charged her commissions for business deals for which he was not properly licensed.
Kelly Clarkson, 42, and her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, 47, sued to dismiss a lawsuit over management fees he charged her, according to documents obtained by DailyMail.com; seen in February in Los Angeles
DailyMail.com understands that Clarkson and Blackstock have agreed to settle the dispute, although the terms are still unclear; photographed in January 2020 in Santa Monica
The motion to dismiss filed by an attorney for Blackstock’s Starstruck Management Group indicates that the company had requested that the lawsuit be dismissed “with prejudice.”
That means the case permanently ends and Blackstock and Starstruck cannot refile the lawsuit at a later date in the same court.
Clarkson’s legal team reportedly filed a similar request for dismissal with prejudice, according to The explosion.
A little more than a month ago, Blackstock filed papers asking a judge to dismiss his ex-wife’s lawsuit.
He and his management company denied in their filing “each and every accusation” made in the lawsuit.
The dismissal filing states that her new lawsuit should be dismissed because the November 2023 ruling “is binding on Clarkson.”
Blackstock and her attorneys also allege that she failed to “file a notice of appeal within 10 days” of that ruling, which awarded Clarkson $2,641,374.
Clarkson’s ex and her attorneys argue that this lawsuit does not fall within the proper jurisdiction to file another lawsuit.
The dismissal also adds that the $2,641,374 Clarkson was awarded has already been placed in his community estate, and that if he is awarded more, his fees should be reduced as a result.
The documents add that Clarkson’s lawsuit “does not state sufficient facts to constitute a cause of action against Starstruck and is therefore barred for failing to present a claim upon which relief may be granted.”
The motion to dismiss filed by an attorney for Blackstock’s Starstruck Management Group indicates that the company had requested that the lawsuit be dismissed “with prejudice.”
That means the case permanently ends and Blackstock and Starstruck cannot refile the lawsuit at a later date in the same court.
According to The Blast, Clarkson’s legal team has filed a similar request for dismissal with prejudice.
In April, Blackstock filed papers asking a judge to dismiss his ex-wife’s lawsuit. He and his management company denied in his filing “each and every allegation” raised in the lawsuit; seen in January 2020