Kelly Clarkson’s Lawsuit Against Former Father-In-Law Narvel Blackstock Is Set to Conclude This Fall

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Kelly Clarkson’s nearly three-year legal drama with her former father-in-law Narvel Blackstock’s talent company will finally be coming to a close.Three years after Blackstock, 66, and Starstruck Management Group sued the “Miss Independent” singer, 41, for unpaid commissions and breach of contract in September 2020 — to which she countersued two months later — the California Labor Commissioner’s Office exclusively confirmed to Us Weekly on Tuesday, June 20, that the “hearing is still ongoing.” However, they noted that “post-hearing briefs are due June 27” and that “a decision will be issued in the fall.”A post-hearing brief is the last chance for both parties in a lawsuit to advocate their case based on what came out during previous hearings.The former family members’ legal issues began not long after Clarkson filed for divorce from Narvel’s son, Brandon Blackstock, after nearly seven years of marriage in June 2020.

That September, Starstruck — who represented the Grammy winner from 2007 to 2020 — sued Clarkson, claiming she owed $1.4 million in unpaid commission for her work on The Voice and her talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show.The lawsuit also alleged that the Texas native — who shares daughter River, 9, and son Remington, 7, with Brandon — breached a verbal contract with the company negotiated by her attorney and business manager 13 years prior, and that she would owe the firm at least $5.4 million by the end of 2020.Clarkson filed her own countersuit against Starstruck Management Group in November 2020.

According to court documents obtained by People at the time, the “Since You’ve Been Gone” singer claimed the firm violated the California Labor Code by “procuring, offering, promising, or attempting to procure