Legal Decision: Brandon Blackstock Directed to Pay Kelly Clarkson $2.6M

Kelly Clarkson's most recent court win over her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock is expected to result in a multimillion dollar payout.

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A California labor commissioner declared earlier this month that Blackstock owed the Grammy-winning musician and talk-show host more than $2.6 million in commissions for going beyond his managerial responsibilities

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According to court documents acquired by The Times, the country music manager allegedly "'unlawfully procured'" multiple business arrangements that should have been handled by Clarkson's certified talent agents at CAA.

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In a ruling on November 21, Labor Commissioner Lilia Garcia-Brower declared that 46-year-old Blackstock had broken the state's Talent Agencies Act (TAA).

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The court stated that under TAA,

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"a manager, like any person without a talent agency license, cannot procure or attempt to procure employment for artists."

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