Ex-of-Kelly Clarkson told her that she was not "sexy" enough for "the voice"
"A woman does not forget once when she is told that she was not a sexual symbol," said the singer in court.
Kelly Clarkson has passed several seasons as a coach in the series of reality competitions The voice , but according to court documents, her ex-husband told her that she was not cut for that. THE New York Post reports that the singer made the complaint while testifying to the Californian labor commissioner in 2023 concerning a case involving Ex and former manager ,, Brandon Blackstock . Clarkson testified that Blackstock had told him The voice didn't want her to - because she was not a "sex symbol".
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Clarkson and Blackstock were married in 2013, and he was also his manager when they were together. She asked for divorce in 2020, and she was settled in 2022. The former couple shared two children: nine years old River and seven years old Remy .
In November 2023, he was determined by the Californian work commissioner that Blackstock had illegally secured commercial affairs For Clarkson, it should have been managed by his agents. These included agreements with Wayfair, Norwegian Cruise Lines, the Billboard Music Awards, and The voice . He was ordered to reimburse Clarkson $ 2.6 million for overloading it for these offers. According to Page six , Blackstock appealed the decision.
The court documents of this case include Clarkson's allegations on Blackstock's response to his desire to join The voice . The 41 -year -old said she wanted to be a series coach for years, but Blackstock told her that network leaders "were looking for a type of sex symbol" and cited Rihanna For example. The 41 -year -old also said that his ex declared that producers of The voice "must have had someone who was black ... they must have had a diverse thing" and that she was "too similar" to Voice coach Blake Shelton , which appeared on the series of season 1 in season 23.
According to New York Post , Clarkson's lawyer asked her how she remembered their conversation on The voice , and she replied: "Well, a woman does not forget once when she is told that she is not a sexual symbol, so that remains."
Finally, Blackstock obtained a coach position in Clarkson on The voice , which is one of the agreements that the court determined that it should not have negotiated. She was on the show of season 14 of 2018 in season 21 in 2021 and returned for season 23 last year. Before being a coach, she was part -time advisor in the seasons 2 and 13.
The singer "piece by piece" has opened his divorce In time since, including in a new interview with People . Clarkson explained that she was grateful for the creative outlet of working on music after the end of her wedding.
"I cannot express how much I feel to recognize this kind of healthy outlet," she said. "Because the level of depression and the things that come with divorce or mourning is extraordinarily difficult. You feel alone, and it is just a blessing to be able to have this outing for these emotions which are overwhelming." The talk show animator added: "Sometimes you don't know what life has in store for you, and you think your life will go in a direction, and that's not. How beautiful it could be. "
Better life contacted Blackstock to comment on the new testimony.
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