Kelly Clarkson describes co-parenting with ex Brandon Blackstock as ‘difficult’

Kelly Clarkson opened up about the challenges of co-parenting during a conversation with Khloe Kardashian this week.

During her talk show The Kelly Clarkson Show, Kelly, 38, called her situation with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, from whom she separated last year, “ difficult. ”

“ You talk about co-parenting, and I’m doing that right now too, ” she told Khloe, 36, who shares her two-year-old daughter True with handsome Tristan Thompson.

‘It’s hard. … I know with Brandon and I it’s just a hard thing because we’re in different places, and it’s like, we both agree on the main things, but it’s is difficult when you’re not together all the time, for me personally. ‘

The singer shares River Rose, six, and her son Remington Alexander, four, with the talent manager.

Kelly later added that she and Brandon are always “focused on” their children. “As long as you make sure it’s about the kids and their best interests, we’re both okay,” she said.

As Kelly pushes her partnership with Brandon forward, the legal back-and-forth between the former couple grows harder and harder.

Last month, the former American Idol’s legal team responded to Blacksock’s denial that he and his father had defrauded Clarkson out of millions.

Clarkson and Blackstock have been waging a legal war against each other since October, when Kelly’s former Stepfather Narvel Blackstock has filed a lawsuit alleging that she still owed them $ 1.5 million in commissions and $ 4 million on her paycheck for trying The Voice.

Kelly fought back with a counter-suit, saying her deal with the Blackstocks and their company Starstuck Entertainment should be rescinded and that she should be reimbursed for all prior charges because they were providing ‘illegal services’ under of the Talent Agencies Act of California for working without a license and not acting in the “best interests” of their client.

“ We stand by our claims that Starstruck violated the Talent Agency Act, despite their standard denials, and look forward to hearing the case before the Labor Commissioner in August, ” the Clarkson team said. in a statement to Entertainment Tonight.

Blackstock completely denied Clarkson’s accusations in the November California Labor Board filings that were released online Tuesday.

He took issue with claims that he and his father scammed the artist by adding exorbitant fees to his company Starstruck Entertainment’s bills.

But Brandon’s attorneys Bryan J. Freedman and Jesse A. Kaplan have argued that they are not subject to California’s talent agency law because they did not do their work in the Golden State. .

Kelly’s attorney Edwin McPherson says ex-American Idol is entitled to all the money plus other ‘things of value’ Brandon paid while acting as his agent.

Legal representation for the Blackstocks further alleged any alleged violation that there is a one-year statute of limitations in the talent agency law, which means that even if Clarkson could prove his charges, it is possible for its lawyers to argue that it can only claim commissions paid in the year. before its October 2020 filing.

Blackstock is asking that Clarkson’s petition be dismissed and that she pay her legal fees.

The legal battle is just the latest development in the midst of the ongoing divorce between Kelly and Brandon.

After seven years of marriage and two children together, the couple broke up in the summer of 2020.

Kelly married Brandon at Blackberry Farm in Tennessee in 2013, and together they welcomed daughter River Rose, six, and son Remington Alexander, four.

Kelly has since obtained primary physical custody of their two children.

The judge’s custody ruling prompted Blackstock to file additional legal documents asking for $ 436,000 per month in support payments from Clarkson.

He is asking for $ 301,000 in spousal support and $ 135,000 in child support, according to TMZ.

He also requested that his future ex-wife cover $ 2 million in legal fees.