Kelly Clarkson is taking back her power on a professional level with her latest lawsuit against ex-husband Brandon Blackstock.

“Filing this lawsuit against Brandon had nothing to do with her alimony payments,” a source exclusively revealed We weeklyrevealing, “It’s about fighting for what she feels is right and owed to her.”

The 41-year-old singer “knows she can never completely wash her hands of Brandon because they are the father of her children, but she won’t be taken advantage of either,” the insider adds.

Earlier this month, news broke that Clarkson had filed a case in a Los Angeles court on March 11 against Blackstock, 47, and his father. Narvel Blackstock‘s management company, Starstruck Entertainment. She alleged that Starstruck violated state labor rules by acting as unlicensed talent agents who booked business deals during her time at the company.

Clarkson is seeking “any commissions, fees, profits, advances, production fees or other monies” dating back to 2007, when she signed with the agency, according to Billboard.

“Based on Starstruck’s tortious acts and conduct, all agreements between the parties must be declared null and unenforceable, no monies may be paid by cross-complainants to Starstruck, and all monies previously paid by cross-complainants to Starstruck must be are poured out. of Starstruck, immediately,” Clarkson stated in her filing.

Brandon’s lawyer Bryan Freedman released a telling statement on his ex-wife’s latest lawsuit Rolling stone“It is morally, ethically and legally wrong to try to get money back from your ex-husband, who not only helped her as her manager, but who used that income for their children and Kelly and Brandon’s lifestyle during the marriage. “

Clarkson isn’t backing down when it comes to her March lawsuit against the Blackstocks and Starstruck Entertainment, but she’s “excited” that her spousal support payments are “behind her,” the source says. Us.

Clarkson, who filed for divorce from Brandon in 2020 after seven years of marriage, agreed to settle in March 2022. American Idol The winner received primary custody of the couple’s two children: River, 9, and Remington, 7.

As part of their agreement, Clarkson must pay $45,601 a month in child support until their daughter and son turn 18. She also paid a one-time, tax-free assignment of $1,326,161 to Brandon when their divorce was finalized and began monthly payments of $115,000. , which ended in January.

“It was like a huge weight had been lifted and she could close that chapter and make a fresh start,” the source said. Us that Clarkson’s spousal support payments have been completed.

Clarkson and Brandon’s messy divorce didn’t just trickle down to support the payments. Starstruck sued the musician for millions in September 2020 for unpaid commissions and breach of contract, claiming the company had invested “significant time, money, energy and dedication” in the singer and “developed Clarkson into a mega-superstar.”

Clarkson fought back by suing Starstruck in November 2020 for violating California’s Talent Agencies Act by acting as unlicensed talent agents. A judge ruled in November 2023 that the agency improperly cut deals for Clarkson, including her job as a judge in the field of The voicewhen Clarkson’s team at Creative Artists Agency should have been the ones to do that.

Brandon was ordered to repay the $2.6 million in commissions for that deal and others. However, he is currently appealing the verdict and has a hearing scheduled for August.

With reporting by Sarah Jones

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Published: 00:23 EST, March 7, 2024 | Updated: 00:48 EST, March 7, 2024

Kelly Clarkson looked slim in a butter yellow leather dress with leopard print pumps her talk show on Wednesday.

The 41-year-old country singer had a slim waist and showed off sculpted arms after his loss 40 pounds.

The star was chatting to Millie Bobby Brown about her latest film Damsel.

The Stranger Things actress looked attractive as she showed off her white bra in a pink suit as she talked about how she’s 20 but feels 30, why she loves her ass and which pop star she’s a big fan of.

‘Today on Kelly! We’re putting @milliebobbybrown’s #Swiftie knowledge to the test and catching up with our friend @karamo PLUS a performance from @ajrbrothers!’ Kelly wrote in her Instagram caption.

“It’s definitely sad to say goodbye,” Brown says of filming the final season of Stranger Things, admitting she’s enjoying every last moment on set.

She also said she was a big fan of Taylor Swift. “I always know exactly where she is!” Millie said. She added that she only flew to Ohio to see the Eras Tour.

Brown then talked about her farm animals.

‘My donkey Bernard is like my best friend!’ Millie said adding that she loves being on a ranch.

And she said she’s grateful to have had so much success at 20, and that these days she feels more like she’s 30.

And in the latest Kellyoke, Clarkson and My Band Y’all perform a cover of Carrying Your Love with Me by George Strait.

Kelly’s career is doing better than ever.

Her latest album Chemistry is a hit and was nominated for a Grammy.

And her talk show earned six wins at the Daytime Emmy Awards, including outstanding daytime talk show and host for Clarkson.

Then there’s the Vegas residency, which has added more shows throughout the winter.

Earlier this year, Kelly revealed what she did to drastically lose weight this summer amid fan speculation that she was on Ozempic.

The pop star said inside her People magazine cover story that she has made two big changes to her lifestyle.

Firstly, the Since U Been Gone singer revealed that she decided to walk everywhere in her new home in New York City, which helped her get the exercise she needed.

Before Manhattan, she lived in Los Angeles, where she drove her car everywhere and limited her daily steps.

Secondly, The Voice star revealed that she decided to listen to her doctor and followed the advice to reduce carbs and put herself on a high-protein diet.

She told the publication that she enjoys strolling around her neighborhood and that taking the steps is great for her waistline.

Clarkson is also bringing along her children River Rose, nine, and son Remington Alexander, seven – father is her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock.

‘We take the dogs for a walk in the park a few times. We’re going to have ice cream because my daughter is going to exhaust me. We’re going to make slime and go to the museum,” she said.

‘Walking in the city is quite a workout. And I’m really into infrared saunas right now. And I just got a cold dip because everyone was wearing me out,” Kelly added.

And what she puts on her plate is different.

‘I eat a healthy mix. I lost weight because I listened to my doctor – not for a few years,” the talk show host explained.

‘And 90 percent of the time I’m very good at it, because a protein diet is good for me anyway. I’m a Texas girl, so I love meat – sorry, vegetarians in the world!’

She looked much thinner in early fall when she returned to her talk show. The set was now in NYC and not LA. At the time, she said the weight change was due to “healthier choices.”

Prinses Eugenie, Jack Brooksbank, Mike en Zara Tindall zijn in Groot-Brittannië geland na een weekendje weg in Bahrein om de Grand Prix bij te wonen.

De twee koninklijke paren verschenen opgewekt toen ze vanochtend in Oxford van boord gingen van een privéjet, waarin ook Jeremy Clarkson en Madonna’s zoon Rocco Ritchie zaten.

Eugenie zag er moeiteloos elegant uit in een kamelenjas met dubbele rij knopen, een blauw geruit overhemd en een spijkerbroek.

De moeder van twee kinderen, 33, gooide haar haar in een knotje en maakte haar vrijetijdslook af met een paar witte sportschoenen, een zonnebril met schildpadmotief en een wit-bruine leren tas.

Ondertussen zag Zara er even chic uit in een lichtblauw waterdicht jack, een blauwe spijkerbroek en grijze sportschoenen.

De moeder van drie kinderen, 42, werd afgebeeld met een bruine crossbodytas en een blauw-wit gestreepte draagtas toen ze uit het vliegtuig stapte.

De voormalige ruiter had haar blonde haar in een ontspannen paardenstaart gedaan en bedekte ook haar gezicht met een zonnebril.

Ondertussen werd haar man Mike Tindall ook afgebeeld met een relaxed wit sweatshirt, een feloranje hoed en een rugzak terwijl hij met andere passagiers praatte nadat ze waren geland.

Eugenie’s echtgenoot Jack Brooksbank werd op het asfalt gezien in een grijze hoodie onder een jersey blazer en een zwarte spijkerbroek – terwijl het stel zich klaarmaakte om terug te keren naar hun huis in Londen.

Mike en Jack werden stevig omhelsd gezien voordat ze na hun weekendje weg op het asfalt uit elkaar gingen.

Voormalig Top Gear-presentator Jeremy Clarkson – die in december 2022 het kerstfeest van koningin Camilla in Mayfair bijwoonde – werd hartelijk ontvangen door zijn partner Lisa Hogan.

De actrice, die werd afgebeeld in een bruine jas van nepbont, werd liefdevol Jeremy’s wang zien strelen toen hij thuiskwam.

Ondertussen leek Madonna’s zoon Rocco, 23, die gekleed was in een geruite blazer, het sprekende beeld van zijn vader Guy.

Op een gegeven moment werd gezien hoe Jeremy Rocco een speelse klap op de borst gaf terwijl ze zich voorbereidden om uit elkaar te gaan na hun gedeelde vlucht.

Andere spraakmakende passagiers waren onder meer de aristocraat The Duke of Richmond, socialite Tamara Beckwith en miljardair verzekeringsmagnaat David Howden.

Zaterdagavond werd de hertogin van York afgebeeld in gesprek met Red Bull-baas Christian Horner met prinses Eugenie en Jack Brooksbank na hun overwinning.

De 50-jarige Horner stond deze week in het middelpunt van een schandaal nadat flirterige WhatsApp-berichten die hij blijkbaar naar een vrouwelijke collega stuurde, online lekten – dagen nadat hij werd vrijgesproken van ongepast gedrag op de werkplek.

Bij de Grand Prix op zaterdag vormden Christian en zijn vrouw Geri, 51, een verenigd front toen ze hand in hand arriveerden voordat ze een kus uitwisselden voor de camera’s.

Zara en Mike Tindall, Peter Phillips, de hertogin van York en prinses Eugenie en Jack Brooksbank waren ook in de menigte om te zien hoe Red Bull de eerste en tweede plaats veiligstelde in de Grand Prix van Bahrein.

Na hun overwinning liepen Sarah Ferguson, prinses Eugenie en Jack naar de baan om het Red Bull-team te feliciteren met hun succes.

De hertogin van York, die tijdens haar tijd in de schijnwerpers met een groot aantal schandalen te maken heeft gehad, leek een levendig gesprek met Christian te voeren terwijl hij aandachtig luisterde.

Op een gegeven moment legde Sarah een geruststellende hand op Christians arm terwijl ze enkele korte woorden wisselden.

De F1-baas begroette vervolgens prinses Eugenie, 33, door de koninklijke familie een snelle kus op de wang te geven.

Na hun korte gesprek legde Sarah bij het afscheid een geruststellende hand op Christians romp.

Later op de avond verschenen ook Mike en Zara Tindall en haar broer Peter Phillips op het circuit om naast de auto van winnaar Max Verstappen te poseren.

De moeder van drie kinderen droeg een witte blazer van ME+EM, een miniatuur zwart leren handtasje van Aspinal en een paar witte Superga-sneakers.

He has turned his passion for cars into a career.

And Jeremy Clarkson showed off another luxury vehicle as he parked in London's Notting Hill on Wednesday.

The 63-year-old Clarkson's Farm star was pictured stepping out of a purple McLaren 750, which was on sale for an eye-watering £225,000.

It's believed that this particular car could fetch as much as £260,000, so it's no surprise that he was keen to show it off while reviewing it for his weekly column.

Jeremy was spotted showing off the supercar to a male friend he met for lunch, as the two friends stood on the road to admire the McLaren.

After talking to his friend, Jeremy was seen opening the car's gull-wing doors and getting into the vehicle to go home.

The model will be the last non-electric V8 supercar and the range is currently fully sold out.

Jeremy, who teased the new series of his Prime Video farming show earlier this week, wore a shirt and vest under his jacket.

The former Top Gear presenter also wore jeans and boots.

Jeremy, who is estimated to be worth around £55.8 million, has owned an extensive list of cars over the years.

This included a Ferrari F355, a Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder, an Alfa Romeo GTV6 and an Aston Martin Virage.

Jeremy has previously praised the Lexus LFA as the 'best car he's ever driven'.

After filming the upcoming episode of The Grand Tour, called Sand Job, Jeremy came home and bought a Jaguar F Type V6.

For the special, Jeremy chose a Jaguar F Type V6, Richard also went British with an Aston Martin Volante V12, while James took a gamble on Italy with a Maserati.

The trio reported to the northern part of Mauritania, within the Foreign Ministry's dangerous Red Zone, where their cars were delivered on the world's longest iron ore train, a 2-mile monster that runs on Mauritania's only railway line.

From there, Jeremy, James and Richard headed into the Sahara, south to Senegal and the famous finish line on Dakar beach.

Jeremy was so lucky with his car that he decided to buy one himself when he returned to Britain.

He said: 'The Jaguar F-Type V6 Supercharged VS. Well, put it this way: it was so impressive, I came home and bought one straight away.

'And I don't think Hammond bought an Aston Martin after that.

Jeremy Clarkson hasn't had the best relationship with his nearest neighbors since launching his Diddly Squat farm.

From complaints about cars blocking the roads to repeated rows with local planners, the former Top Gear presenter has had a row with residents of the Cotswold village of Chadlington.

But a truce has now broken out with many residents of the quintessential English village wholeheartedly agreeing with his view that new homes are being built across the country without much thought to how schools and health services will deal with an influx of people.

In his latest newspaper column, Clarkson, 63, slammed developers who are building mini-estates without adding extra resources for all the new residents.

He cited the expansion of the market town of Chipping Norton, about two miles from his farm in Chadlington, as an example of how the population has more than doubled from when he lived in the market town 30 years ago.

But while there has been an explosion in the number of new homes and the population has increased to almost 10,000, essential infrastructure facilities such as doctors' and dentists' offices and even schools have not been added.

Residents of Chadlington, who spoke out in criticism of Clarkson and his hugely popular TV show set on the Diddly Squat farm, said he was right to attack the overdevelopment of rural villages.

“I think he hit the nail on the head,” Anna Quayle said.

'If you are going to build more homes, the other resources must also be built. It's all fine that fifty new houses are being built, but where will the children go to school?

'Here it takes a month to get a doctor's appointment. There are 18,000 people on the list.

'I don't often agree with Jeremy Clarkson, but in this case he's right.'

Tim and Becky Wootton, who have lived in Chadlington for 11 years, said Clarkson was talking sense.

'There has to be a balance. Everyone accepts that new homes need to be built, but the other resources that come with population growth need to be included, Becky said.

Her husband Tim added: 'More thought needs to be given to what makes a village a place where people want to live. There must be facilities for them. Our nearest doctor is in Chipping Norton, but you will have to wait a month for an appointment. I would say Clarkson is right.”

In his newspaper column, Clarkson admitted that he has a plot of land at the Diddly Squat farm that could build 50 homes.

But in another sign of an attempt at peacekeeping with Chadlington residents, he said he had no intention of putting the houses on the land. Instead, he said it will be barley fields.

He even acknowledged that he had 'p******ed' villagers with his farm shop as thousands of people flocked to the site, and that he had no intention of making matters worse.

Clarkson wrote in The Sunday Times: 'If you are reading this in the village of Chadlington, where the field is located, you have nothing to worry about. I've pissed you off enough with the farm shop, so I'm not going to make matters worse by putting a herd of what my grandfather called 'jitters' in your midst. Instead you get barley.

Michael Jones, 75, who was waiting for a bus in Chadlington, home to 800 residents, said more houses needed to be built without much care and attention to the impact this has on small villages.

He said: 'I think everyone agrees that more houses need to be built. No one disputes that, but more thought needs to be given to the impact they have on the villages.'

Another resident who admitted she was not a big fan of Clarkson reluctantly accepted he was right to speak out about the overdevelopment of some areas.

“Jeremy is right about this,” she said.

'He can have a big mouth, but when it comes to housing and agriculture, he is spot on.

'It's all very well that the government says it wants to build new houses, but you can't just have the houses without all the other amenities that follow with an increase in population.'

Another resident who has lived in the village for more than 20 years said Clarkson had the audacity to complain about overcrowding.

“I think it's a bit of the pot calling the kettle black,” he said.

'The success of his TV show has put places like Chadlington in the spotlight and brought so many more people to the village.

“They are tourists and while shops like his might benefit, it has made the roads busier.”

Villagers' sudden affection for Clarkson may be due to the fact that his farm shop is closed until next month and the road leading to Diddly Squat is deserted of traffic.

With the third series of 'Clarkson's Farm' airing on Amazon on May 3, the hordes of fans flocking to buy 'cow juice' or 'bee juice' will once again disrupt the peace of the village.

Many tourists also travel the short distance to Chipping Norton, where Clarkson laments the decline of the town, with local shops making way for large supermarkets such as Aldi.

One store owner said it was brave of Clarkson to speak out, claiming residents had little say in the growth of their city.

“So little thought has been given to the facilities that will be available to people moving into the new homes,” said one long-standing shop owner who asked not to be named.

“Clarkson is right. Chipping Norton has changed, and I wouldn't say for the better. There is certainly more money in circulation and the houses that do go on sale are snapped up by people from outside the region who use them as weekend homes.

“Even if you're a local person, they're out of the price range for most people.”

While Clarkson was unhappy that supermarket chains have replaced local stores, others were happy that they had chosen to locate in the city.

Father-of-two Darrell Broome said he couldn't afford to buy food from local shops as Aldi was a 'lifesaver'.

The 47-year-old roofer said: 'Of course I want to support the locals, but the prices are just too high.

'We come to Aldi because it is affordable. I'm sure many others feel the same way.'

Another shopper leaving Aldi said: 'There is clearly demand for the supermarkets otherwise they would be empty.'

Amazon Prime has revealed that The Grand Tour: Sand Job starring dream team Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May will launch on February 16.

On Thursday, Prime unveiled the first look at the special episode that sees the cheeky trio travel to the wild and remote country of Mauritania in West Africa for their biggest challenge yet.

Their challenge is to follow in the footsteps of the most dangerous race in the world, the iconic Paris-Dakar.

But instead of competing in custom, hand-built Dakar racers, our unfit trio must complete their journey in second-hand sports cars, customized by them.

Jeremy opts for a Jaguar F Type V6, Richard also opts for British with an Aston Martin Volante V12, while James makes a point for Italy with a Maserati.

The boys report to the northern part of Mauritania, in the dangerous Red Zone of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where they have to pick up their cars. These are delivered on the world's longest iron ore train, a 2-mile monster that runs on this country's only railway line.

From there, Jeremy, James and Richard head into the Sahara, south to Senegal and the famous finish line on Dakar beach.

Along the way, they must descend treacherous canyons by cable, James must battle mysterious sandstorms that threaten his car, they must build unusual and ingenious devices to help their cars cope with the car-killing roads, and they must save themselves from a deadly minefield. .

In addition, because they are in the Sahara, in one of the least populated countries in the world, they must travel with their own fuel tank, which they must protect at all costs from blowing up.

Now that they have conquered the Sahara, their problems are far from over. To reach Senegal they have to make a dangerous river crossing, over a river without a bridge.

The final special of The Grand Tour featuring the trio will launch on Prime Video later this year.

It comes after Jeremy finally broke his silence after quitting Prime Video's The Grand Tour after five series.

The 63-year-old signed a major deal with the streaming service in 2015 to continue his motoring adventures with former Top Gear co-hosts Richard and James.

But now the trio's two-decade collaboration is coming to an end after Jeremy revealed they had nothing else to do.

He told The times: 'I've driven cars higher than anyone else and further north than anyone else. We've done everything you can do with a car.

“When we discussed what to do next, people would just throw their arms in the air.”

He also cited himself as “unfit, fat and old” as another reason it was time for the end of the “immensely physical” show, which followed the hosts camping on the beach and racing speedboats in ongoing series.

He also brushed off any suggestions of a feud with his co-hosts, saying: “We have spent more time in each other's company than in our families over the past 25 years.”

“So I don't think it would have lasted as long if we hated each other as much as James likes to think.”

An insider told this Sun last year that the 'surprising' decision 'very much marks the end of an era for the three presenters', who have worked together since 2003.

They added that while the show is one of the streaming platform's most-watched shows, “the guys aren't worried about it all moving forward in the years and they have a lot of other projects to pursue.”

The source told the publication that the broadcasters “felt the time was right and wanted to reach a peak if the show remained popular.”

Jeremy, Richard and James became superstars after taking over BBC's Top Gear and turning it from a niche motoring show into one of the company's most popular properties, selling spin-offs around the world.

Their time on the show was not without controversy.

Richard was almost killed when he was involved in a 320mph crash while filming a stunt for the show, with the impact leaving him in a coma for two weeks and 'Hamster' himself admitting he was scared as a result of developing dementia at a young age.

The trio also became the center of a number of racism rows, with Mexico's ambassador complaining when his people were branded 'lazy', 'weak' and 'flatulent' on the show, prompting an apology from the BBC.

They were also chased out of Argentina by an angry mob after a row over a license plate used during the filming of the series. Officials claimed the H982 FKL on a Porsche – which was registered in May 1991 – was a reference to the 1982 Falklands War.

That same year, Ofcom ruled that there had been a breach of the Broadcasting Code by including an offensive racist term during the programme's Burma Special.

They dramatically left the program in 2015 after Clarkson was fired by the broadcaster following a row with producers, before returning to The Grand Tour in 2016.

Since then, they have hosted 44 episodes of the series, which has taken them around the world with specials to Cambodia and Vietnam, Réunion and Madagascar, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe.

Late last year, their former bosses at the BBC announced that Top Gear, which made the trio superstars, was being sacked in the wake of a horrific crash involving presenter Andrew Flintoff.

Production on the show has been halted since presenter Flintoff, 45, was taken to hospital in December 2022 after being seriously injured in an accident at the Top Gear test track at Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey.

Following the crash, the BBC announced it would pause production of the show, which was co-hosted by Take Me Out presenter Paddy McGuinness and motoring journalist Chris Harris, as it was felt it would be 'inappropriate'. safety assessment.

McGuinness later thanked fans 'for the love' in a 'see you soon' message.

And following the BBC's announcement to ax the show for the foreseeable future, Paddy posted a photo gallery on Instagram, starting with a photo of the trio in white Top Gear outfits.

He wrote the caption: 'We would always be b*****s but we were your b*****s.

“Thanks for all the love over the years folks, it was much appreciated.”

By Sharon Mai for Dailymail.Com

Published: 7:33 PM EST, January 19, 2024 | Updated: 7:33 PM EST, January 19, 2024

By Sam Joseph Semon for Dailymail.com

Published: 3:44 PM EST, January 17, 2024 | Updated: 3:48 PM EST, January 17, 2024

Kelly Clarkson showed off her new, slimmed-down figure on Wednesday afternoon.

The TV star wore a gray crew-neck sweater that was tucked into a flirty black leather pleated skirt that ended below the knee.

The Texas native added black platform heels with an ankle strap that gave a glimpse of her red pedicure as she had bare legs.

The star posed with Two And A Half Men’s Jon Cryer and Stranger Things’ Joe Keery on her self-titled talk show.

“Today at Kelly we catch up with Jon Cryer and Joe Keery, a Best In Class mentor, and we’re back in the kitchen with Danielle Kartes!” she wrote in her Instagram caption.

Last week, Kelly revealed what she did to drastically lose weight this summer, amid fan speculation that she was on Ozempic.

The 41-year-old pop star said in her People magazine cover story this week that she made two big changes to her lifestyle.

Firstly, the Since U Been Gone singer revealed that she decided to walk everywhere in her new home in New York City, which helped her get the exercise she needed.

Before Manhattan, she lived in Los Angeles, where she drove her car everywhere and limited her daily steps.

Secondly, The Voice star revealed that she decided to listen to her doctor and followed the advice to reduce carbs and put herself on a high-protein diet.

She told the publication that she enjoys strolling around her neighborhood and that taking the steps is great for her waistline.

Clarkson is also bringing along her children River Rose, nine, and son Remington Alexander, seven – father is her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock.

‘We take the dogs for a walk in the park a few times. We’re going to have ice cream because my daughter is going to exhaust me. We’re going to make slime and go to the museum,” she said.

‘Walking in the city is quite a workout. And I’m really into infrared saunas right now. And I just got a cold dip because everyone was wearing me out,” Kelly added.

And what she puts on her plate is different.

‘I eat a healthy mix. I lost weight because I listened to my doctor – not for a few years,” the talk show host explained.

‘And 90 percent of the time I’m very good at it, because a protein diet is good for me anyway. I’m a Texas girl, so I love meat – sorry, vegetarians in the world!’

She looked much thinner in early fall when she returned to her talk show. The set was now in NYC and not LA. At the time, she said the weight change was due to “healthier choices.”

Some have accused her of taking Ozempic, but she has not yet responded to those rumors.

Rather, she insists it’s simply a better environment that helped her shed the pounds.

And she also said that People NYC is just right for her.

‘I was very unhappy in LA, and had been for a number of years. I needed a fresh start,” she said.

And she told her talk show producers that she was packing her bags.

“We told NBC, ‘I’m not trying to sound ungrateful, I just can’t stay here anymore for my mental health; for me and my kids.’

‘Things weren’t going well for them either.

“The last few years I just showed up and smiled and did what I had to do, but you can only compartmentalize for so long until you break down.”

Also in her new People cover story, Kelly admitted that she suffered from crippling depression so bad that she had to seek therapy.

Turns out she was in a dark place after divorcing Blackstock, and it took years.

Coming out with the new music made her feel like she was “taking my power back,” Clarkson added.

“That sounds very therapy, but that’s because I love therapy, and I think it’s important to have those tools to navigate your life and relationships.”

It was difficult for her to deal with the emotions, she explained.

“The level of depression and the things that come with divorce or grief are extremely difficult,” she told the outlet.

“You feel alone, and it’s just a blessing to have an outlet for the overwhelming emotions.”

Working on her song Chemistry helped her heal.

‘I saw nothing other than: this is my outlet. I am a let go person; I don’t hold grudges. So it was really a search for what was happening in my life and why – and what am I going to do about it?’ she admitted.

“I can’t express how grateful I am to have such a healthy outlet.”

She also talked to her children.

She was thrilled when her children joined her on stage during her Las Vegas residency in August.

“They were a little nervous, but it was their idea, not mine,” Clarkson said.

River sang a duet of her mother’s single Heartbeat Song.

Remington danced to Whole Lotta Woman.

She was excited and then seemed like she was a star on stage: “I was like, ‘I feel like the way you look at me is how you look at Spider-Man,'” Clarkson said.

‘It completely caught me off guard and it was the most magical moment because they were so happy and at ease. They were just impressed.”

Her career is doing better than ever.

Her latest album Chemistry is nominated for best pop vocal album at the Grammys. And her talk show earned six wins at the Daytime Emmy Awards, including outstanding daytime talk show and host for Clarkson.

Then there’s the Vegas residency, which has added more shows throughout the winter.