On Wednesday, Kelly Clarkson, 43, issued a public announcement regarding the postponement of the remaining performances of her Las Vegas residency scheduled for August.
According to the statement shared via her official social media platforms, the decision to delay the concerts was necessitated by a family emergency.
DailyMail.com has contacted Ms. Clarkson’s representative for an official statement on the matter.
This sudden revision to her performance itinerary follows a prior period earlier this year during which the singer and television host was notably absent from ten episodes of her syndicated talk show, with no public explanation provided at the time for her unexpected withdrawal.
In an official statement disseminated via the social media platform X, Ms. Kelly Clarkson disclosed that the impetus for her temporary withdrawal from scheduled performances was a matter involving her former spouse, Mr. Brandon Blackstock.
“Unfortunately, I need to postpone the remainder of the August Studio Session dates in Las Vegas,” Ms. Clarkson stated, citing the unresolved personal issue as the primary reason for the adjustment to her professional commitments.
Ms. Clarkson, in a remark appended to her public statement, added a pointed comment referencing her co-parenting dynamic with Mr. Brandon Blackstock: “’Cause co-parenting is fun! It’s like, ‘Oh, he couldn’t come ’cause of this.’ I’m like, ‘OK, cool. What! Do you think I just leave and just sit in the park all day?’”
Ms. Clarkson and Mr. Blackstock began their relationship in 2012 and entered into marriage the following year. In addition to their personal relationship, the two maintained a professional arrangement, with Mr. Blackstock serving as Ms. Clarkson’s manager.
However, in June 2020, Ms. Clarkson initiated divorce proceedings, citing irreconcilable differences. The dissolution of the marriage triggered protracted legal disputes, particularly concerning financial matters.
Although their divorce was reportedly finalized in March 2022, litigation between the parties continued. In a significant development, Ms. Clarkson secured a $2.6 million judgment in her favor in 2023, after asserting that Mr. Blackstock had unlawfully collected commissions for securing business deals which, under California law, should have been negotiated by a licensed talent agent rather than a personal manager. The California Labor Commissioner concurred with her position, finding that Mr. Blackstock had acted beyond the permissible scope of a manager’s duties, including bypassing her representation at Creative Artists Agency.
The parties ultimately reached a settlement in May 2024, thereby resolving the commission-related dispute.
Ms. Clarkson had previously obtained a $2.6 million judgment against Mr. Brandon Blackstock relating to commissions he collected from agreements secured on her behalf beginning in 2017. However, she contended that Mr. Blackstock had been improperly performing the duties of a licensed talent agent since as early as 2007, while serving in the capacity of her personal manager. As a result, she petitioned for a comprehensive accounting of all commission payments made to Mr. Blackstock during that period.
Following the parties’ resolution of the dispute, both Ms. Clarkson and Mr. Blackstock jointly moved to dismiss her claims. The terms of the settlement agreement, however, were not disclosed to the public.
As part of their 2022 divorce decree, Ms. Clarkson agreed to pay Mr. Blackstock a lump sum of $1.3 million. Additionally, the parties agreed that Ms. Clarkson would provide child support payments in the amount of $45,601 per month. She was also obligated to pay $115,000 per month in spousal support, with those payments scheduled to terminate in January 2024.
The parties reached a joint custody arrangement with respect to their two children, River and Remington. Under the terms of the custody agreement, the children would reside primarily with Ms. Clarkson in Los Angeles and would visit Mr. Blackstock at his residence in Montana one weekend per month.
At the time of the divorce, Mr. Blackstock was renting the Montana ranch previously shared with Ms. Clarkson, with an agreed-upon move-out date set for June 2022. Pursuant to the settlement, Mr. Blackstock retained ownership and control of various personal and real property assets located on the ranch, including livestock (cattle, dogs, and horses) and several utility vehicles, such as an ATV, snowmobiles, and two pickup trucks—a Ford F-350 and a Ford F-250.#newsafro_
