Kelly Clarkson’s $50M net worth slumps as she’s ordered to pay $200K PER MONTH spousal support to ex Brandon Blackstock
KELLY Clarkson has been ordered to pay estranged husband Brandon Blackstock a massive $200,000 PER MONTH in spousal and child support.
The singer’s nasty court war with her ex and former manager just got more tense due to the hefty sum that’s MUCH larger than fellow celebrity divorcee’s.
In legal documents first obtained by The Blast, the judge issued the order following arguments over problems related to the former couple’s property, children, and monthly income.
The filing explains Kelly, 39, and Brandon’s finances in detail – including the star’s incredible earnings.
One of the revelations in the docs show that The Voice coach earns a staggering $1,583,617 per month in income – which is part of her reported $50 million net worth.
The earnings are so high, the talk show host is required to pay Brandon $150,000 per month in spousal support which started back on April 1st, 2021.
According to the court papers, the mom-of-two will also “pay child support to (Brandon) for the benefit of the minor children, River Rose Blackstock, born June 12, 2014, and Remington Alexander Blackstock, born April 12, 2016, in the amount of $45,601 per month.”
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In total, the American Idol champion is ordered to pay her ex-husband $195,601 a month in financial support.
The docs also state that Brandon, 44, – who has managed Kelly, Blake Shelton and other stars in the music business – has officially quit the industry.
He has pursued a career as a rancher in his new home state of Montana, the court papers claim.
Brandon “made a very deliberate choice to change his life and become a rancher full-time,” the documents alleged.
His future career plans include sponsoring rodeos and working on the ranch, the outlet said.
Kelly previously requested the judge allow her to sell the Montana ranch the family spent quarantine in.
However, her request was not approved so she could not sell but the court did say that Brandon would be “responsible” for the finances of the estate in the future.
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“Brandon will be responsible for making the timely payments for the carrying cost of the Montana ranch, which included handling the mortgage, loans against the property, taxes, and insurance,” the papers state.
According to the documents, the expense of operating the ranch totals around $81,000 per month.
Kelly is also required to pay $1.25 MILLION in Brandon’s attorney fees and professional costs for their ongoing divorce.
The pop star’s spousal support is much higher than many of the high-profile divorces in Hollywood have had to pay.
When Madonna, 62, split with ex husband Guy Ritchie, she was ordered to pay the director $15,000 per month in child support.
After Britney Spears, 39, divorced husband Kevin Federline after giving birth to their two sons, she was ordered to a child support payment of $20,000 per month since 2007.
However in August 2018 Federline asked for an increase in child support and it was renegotiated but the exact amount is not known.
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Halle Berry and her model boyfriend Gabriel Aubry were never married but share a daughter, Nahla, together who was born in 2008.
After their breakup, the Oscar winner had to pay up $16,000 per month and other fees.
During lockdown, Kelly passed the time by filming videos of the Vintage Valley Ranch she called home for most of 2020.
She told how she had purchased the land a year and a half ago, and panned in on the horses strolling the field outside.
Kelly gave the location as “somewhere in Montana” and gushed how she just “loved being outdoors” in the snow-topped surroundings.
The brunette beauty gave a glimpse at one of the cute wooden cabins she stays in when she visits, before capturing then-husband Brandon going on a horse ride.
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She said: “When we have time off we really like to check out.
“Its something we have dreamed about since we were both kids – it’s what we would call home.”
Kelly recently filed new legal docs begging the judge to officially grant her divorce from her ex after originally request the separation last year.