Kelly Clarkson Is Paying for Her Freedom
Rich and Weekly
Wondery
4.0 • 962 Ratings
🗓️ 29 July 2021
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Kelly Clarkson's estranged husband Brandon Blackstock asked a California court to award him spousal and child support money. A lot of it. And yesterday, a judge said yes. Miss Independent was ordered to pony-up nearly $200k per month to her soon-to-be ex-husband and former manager. But what doesn’t kill Kelly definitely makes her stronger, right? A new album is on its way that she says will be her most personal yet. Look out Brandon!
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| 0:00.0 | So she's spreading her wings and learning how to fly again. |
| 0:10.0 | Yeah, and that's not easy with an estranged X on your back. |
| 0:14.0 | Ugh, so true. |
| 0:15.0 | So singer, talk show host, and judge on the voice, |
| 0:18.0 | Kelly Clarkson has been going through a nasty divorce |
| 0:21.0 | since splitting from her former manager, |
| 0:23.1 | Brandon Blackstock, in June of 2020. |
| 0:25.6 | Yeah, and this one has it all. |
| 0:27.7 | We've got arguments over spousal support, |
| 0:30.0 | custody issues over their two kids, |
| 0:32.1 | financial fraud accusations. it's not pretty. |
| 0:35.0 | Yeah, and top that off with yesterday's court ruling |
| 0:38.0 | that Kelly has to pay Brandon |
| 0:40.0 | almost $200,000 a month in spousal and child support. |
| 0:45.0 | I mean that's just outrageous. |
| 0:47.0 | Yes. |
| 0:48.0 | To start with, the kids are living with her. |
| 0:50.0 | I know, do not get me started. |
| 0:52.0 | I just hope, Miss Independent will turn all this heartache into some killer new music |
| 0:57.2 | You know for her sake and of course for ours. Yeah, I mean to be fair what doesn't kill her definitely makes her stronger. |
| 1:05.8 | From Wondry, I'm Brooke Ziffon. |
| 1:07.6 | And I'm Erechea Skidmer Williams. |
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