Kelly Clarkson; Brandon Blackstock.Photo: Art Streiber/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty; Taylor Hill/Getty
Kelly Clarksonhas “no regrets” about walking away from her marriage toBrandon Blackstocka source close to the singer tells PEOPLE exclusively.
“She is doing really well," the insider said. “She is happy that she left L.A. for N.Y. She has the primary custody of the kids and is a great mom.”
They added that “although she loves working, the kids are her world,” and “she is very hands-on and fun.”
The source continued: “The divorce was difficult, but she recovered quickly and has no regrets.”
The pop star, 41, and Blackstock, 47, weremarried for nearly seven yearsbefore splitting in June 2020.
The former couple got engaged in December 2012 and wed the following October. They welcomed two children during their marriage:daughter River Rose, 9, and son Remington Alexander, 7. (Blackstock is also father to son Seth anddaughter Savannahfrom his previous marriage to Melissa Ashworth.)
Clarksonfiled for divorcefrom the music manager in 2020, which wasfinalized two years later.
Speaking to PEOPLE exclusively in January 2024, the “Because of You” singer called her divorce from Blackstock"extraordinarily hard."
“You feel alone, and it’s just a blessing to be able to have that outlet for those emotions that are overwhelming,” she said, while referencing her latest albumChemistry.
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Kelly Clarkson attends the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards held at Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 4, 2024 in Los Angeles.Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty
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On March 15, four months after a California labor commissioner ruled that Clarkson’s ex-husbandowed her $2.6 million in past commissionsfor overstepping his legal limits as her manager, she filed new documents claiming he may actually owe her much more.
The “Stronger” artist filed documents in Los Angeles saying Blackstock —who served as Clarkson’s managerfrom 2017 to 2020, the same year she filed for divorce after seven years of marriage — has been violating state labor rules since 2007, when she entered into an oral agreement with Starstruck Management, the company his fatherNarvel Blackstockfounded in 1988.
Attorneys for Blackstock did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
source: people.com
