And the Cringe Continues: Kelly Clarkson Claims Ex-Husband Told Her She Was Not Sexy Enough to Be a Coach on 'The Voice'
For today's "creepy moment," here's an anecdote from Kelly Clarkson's former marriage: according to a Page Six report, Clarkson claims that her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock told her that she was not "sexy" enough to be a coach on "The Voice" ...and that she was not "sexy" enough to be a coach on The Voice. Clarkson, who won the first American Idol competition and began her 20-year career, told Blackstock years ago that she wanted to appear on NBC's "The Voice," but was told that network executives were "looking for a more sex symbol type."
To rub salt in the wound, Blackstock also allegedly told Clarkson that NBC was looking for a "sexy person" like Rihanna and not his then wife. Despite these loving comments from husband to wife (highly sarcastic), Clarkson did, in fact, land a coaching job on the show in 2018.
Clarkson made this claim to the California Labor Commissioner last year, and the Labor Commissioner ultimately ordered Blackstock to pay Clarkson $2.6 million for illegally procuring a deal that should have been handled by her representatives, according to Page Six. Clarkson also told the Labor Board that Blackstock allegedly told NBC that they had to appoint someone black and that Clarkson was "too much like" Blake Shelton, who had already been a longtime coach on the series.
When Clarkson's attorney, Ed McPherson, asked how she could recall this conversation, she replied, "It's something I never forget being told that my wife is not a sex symbol, so it stays with me."
However, despite his comments behind closed doors, Blackstock apparently told NBC executives in 2017 that Clarkson should be on "The Voice" or else he would join rival show "American Idol." Clarkson told the court that Blackstock had "said many times that he had won 'The Voice' for her" and that he was "proud of it."
In November, the California Labor Commissioner overcharged Blackstock $2,641,374 for booking TV appearances on "The Voice," Norwegian Cruise Lines, Wayfair, and the Billboard Music Awards for Clarkson Blackstock subsequently filed an appeal of this ruling and has not publicly responded to Clarkson's claims.
This is just one chapter in Clarkson and Blackstock's divorce saga, which began in June 2020 after nearly seven years of marriage; after a custody battle over ownership of their two children and a Montana ranch, the two settled in March 2022, but as we see today, the hick-ups continues.Us Weekly reports that Clarkson was also a milestone month with regard to his divorce from Blackstock, and in addition to paying a lump sum of $1,326,161 in tax-free alimony, he was required to pay Blackstock $115,000 per month in spousal support until January 2024, according to the The company said it had to pay $115,000 per month for spousal support until January 2024. Clarkson also agreed to pay Blackstock $45,601 per month in child support until the children turned 18, graduated from high school, or became independent, despite having primary custody of the two children. (They are now 9 and 7.)
Clarkson now hosts his own eponymous talk show, Thank You: "Sometimes you don't know what life has in store for you, and sometimes you think your life is going to go one way. You never know how beautiful it will be."
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