Kelly Clarkson opens up about ‘horrific’ divorce from Brandon Blackstock

Kelly Clarkson reflects on her “ horrific ” divorce from Brandon Blackstock in an excerpt from the next episode of her talk show.

In a preview of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the singer is seen speaking to guests Alicia Keys and writer Glennon Doyle about going through a high-profile split.

“I’m obviously going through one right now. It’s horrible, ” she told Doyle, noting that she had also divorced under media scrutiny.

“There are so many difficult parts. The hardest for me are the children, the hardest for me.

Clarkson, 38, has River Rose, six, and Remington Alexander, four, with Blackstock, 43, and he has two teenage children from his previous marriage to Melissa Ashworth.

“As women we are trained to face anything and you can face it and you are fine, but your babies are your concern,” Clarkson added. “It’s also a difficult thing.

Clarkson and her husband of seven years are in the process of reaching a divorce and custody agreement.

On Monday, it was reported that Blackstock was asking Clarkson for $ 436,000 a month, consisting of $ 301,000 in spousal support and $ 135,000 in child support.

He also requested $ 2 million in attorney fees.

Blackstock, a music director, made the request after Clarkson had primary custody of their children. While the duo will share joint physical and legal custody.

Blackstock, who lives in Montana, had asked to take the children there with him while they were in his care.

He will have the children on the 1st, 3rd and 5th weekends of each month, but the judge decides he must stay in Los Angeles most of the time. He was allowed to take the kids to Montana on the 3rd weekend of the month.

A source told People magazine of Blackstock’s monetary claim: ‘He has been equally unreasonable in his claims for child and spousal support, as well as legal fees.

“Kelly has offered to pay all of the children’s expenses, but Brandon seems to think he’s entitled and needs $ 301,000 in spousal support and $ 135,000 in child support per month.

A court document obtained by People said: “ The level of conflict between parents has increased,

“The parties are struggling to become co-parenting due to trust issues between them.”

As part of their latest deal, the two agreed to ‘not talk derogatoryly about the other parent to underage children’ or consume alcohol or marijuana within eight hours of driving. ‘a car with the children.

The Kelly Clarkson Show host recently said she won’t talk about the details of her divorce because she wants to avoid involving her young children in a public debate.

She said: ‘I’m a very open person, but I won’t be able to be really open about this in some aspects because there are kids involved …

“ I think I’m going to find a way to be open and honest about it eventually, probably via the show, and it’ll probably happen, I guess, organically when someone says something in the conversation or something. thing. It certainly wouldn’t be planned.

“But my children and her older children – there are a lot of little hearts involved in that and while people are feeling, ‘Oh my God, what a loss …’ imagine how it is in the epicenter of storm.

“It’s a lot to deal with and manage, just like a family. So, because it’s not just me, I probably won’t go overboard with that.

Clarkson separated from Blackstock in June, filing for divorce citing irreconcilable differences.