Kelly Clarkson to pay ex Brandon Blackstock $272,000 a month in spousal and child support
Kelly Clarkson will need to temporarily cough up $US200,000 (approx. $272,000) to pay her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock.
The 'Since You Been Gone' singer has been ordered by Los Angeles County Court to pay Blackstock US$150,000 (approx. $203,965) in spousal support, and $US45,601 (approx. $62,006) in child support, multiple outlets reports.
Clarkson reportedly earns $US1.9 million (approx. $2.5 million) a month in income and must pay the amount as the pair iron out details of their divorce.
Brandon Blackstock and Kelly Clarkson were married for seven years. Getty
She is also expected to pay her estranged husband $US1.25 million (approx. $1.69 million) towards his legal fees, People reports.
Their settlement agreement hasn't yet been finalised.
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Clarkson filed for divorce from Blackstock in Los Angeles on June 4, 2020.
The couple married in October 2013 and share two kids, daughter River Rose, seven, and son Remington Alexander, five. In November last year, Clarkson was awarded primary custody of their kids.
Blackstock is also father to son Seth, 13, and daughter Savannah, 18, from a previous marriage.
Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock got married in 2013. Instagram
Clarkson met the music manager in 2006 at a rehearsal for the Academy of Country Music Awards.
The pop star has maintained her focus is on her children, as she navigates co-parenting with her ex.
"You speak about co-parenting, and I'm doing that right now too," she said on her talk show when talking to Khloé Kardashian. "It's tough. ... I know with me and Brandon, it's just a difficult thing because we're in different places, and it's like, we both agree on the main things, but it's a hard thing when you're not together all the time, for me personally."
