Brandon Blackstock, the ex-husband of Kelly Clarkson, is about to live quite the City Boy Summer, after having reportedly spent a whopping $1.8 million on his new home in Butte, Montana. If you’ve been following the divorce drama between the ex-couple, in March, a judge ordered Brandon to move out of the Montana ranch he formerly shared with the “American Idol” winner after he claimed he couldn’t afford to buy his own house, which was why he was still living in her property.
That same month, the exes reached a divorce settlement, with a judge ruling that Kelly would have to pay a one-off sum of $1.3 million on top of $115k per month in spousal support and $45k per month in child support for their two children, River Rose, and Remington Alexander. And now, it seems Brandon is clearly reaping the benefits, having splashed almost $2 million on his new home, which boasts four bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms.
After years of fighting, Brandon Blackstock has finally moved out of Kelly Clarkson’s Montana ranch. Although the talent manager bought his own property nearby, it pales in comparison to the farm that Brandon tried to claim in their divorce.
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It’s also been reported that Brandon, who previously made most of his earnings from his career as a music manager, is now looking to shift his attention elsewhere, with sources saying he wants to quit Hollywood and work on cattle ranching.
Kelly filed for divorce back in June 2020 as her relationship with Brandon had reached its breaking point. Insiders claimed that being stuck in the same home during the coronavirus pandemic only heightened their problems to the point of no return, though either party never explained the actual cause of their split.
The “Since U Been Gone” singer had been trying to sell her Montana ranch since last August but couldn’t do so because Brandon was still residing there. She made the motion to get him removed from the property last November, but a decision wasn’t made until March, when a judge gave him until June to pack his belongings and move.
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In December 2021, Kelly opened up about her marital issues to some degree, saying she couldn’t see most of the red flags that appeared to have been so evident in her romance with Brandon before she pulled the plug and filed for divorce.
“I regret nothing. Even unfortunate things that happen in your life or hard things, ’cause we can do hard things,” Kelly said on the Love Someone on Delilah podcast. “But also I feel like that’s what shapes you, it’s what makes you a better person, it’s what makes you recognize: OK I missed those red flags, I missed that, I ignored that on purpose.”
Kelly recently decided she was not going to return to NBC’s “The Voice” in a bid to spend more time with her children while simultaneously carrying on hosting her talk show “The Kelly Clarkson Show.”