{"id":32868,"date":"2021-08-20T02:37:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T21:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/kelly-clarkson-couldnt-trust-ex-brandon-blackstock-felt-he-was-using-her-for-her-money-lifestyle-before-divorce\/"},"modified":"2021-08-20T02:37:29","modified_gmt":"2021-08-19T21:07:29","slug":"kelly-clarkson-couldnt-trust-ex-brandon-blackstock-felt-he-was-using-her-for-her-money-lifestyle-before-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/districtchronicles.com\/kelly-clarkson-couldnt-trust-ex-brandon-blackstock-felt-he-was-using-her-for-her-money-lifestyle-before-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Clarkson ‘couldn’t trust’ ex Brandon Blackstock & felt he was ‘using her for her money & lifestyle’ before divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"
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KELLY Clarkson reportedly decided to leave her husband Brandon Blackstock because she \u201ccouldn\u2019t trust\u201d him.<\/p>\n

The 39-year-old singer announced her divorce in June 2020 after seven years of marriage.<\/p>\n

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In the year since the split, Kelly has been very open about her nasty divorce battle and how hard it\u2019s been on her and the two kids she shares with her ex Brandon.<\/p>\n

A source shared with Us Weekly<\/a> that what it ended up boiling down to was the loss of trust in their relationship.<\/p>\n

The insider said: \u201cShe could no longer trust Brandon, and she felt that Brandon was just using her for her money and lifestyle.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe had tremendous resentment toward him. She just wasn\u2019t willing to look the other way anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

As they continue to hash out their divorce, a judge decided she has to dish out\u00a0$150,000 per month\u00a0in spousal support to Brandon, along with around $45,000 a month for child support.<\/p>\n

But her ex will be the one\u00a0paying for the upkeep of their sprawling Montana ranch, which costs around $81,000 a month to run.<\/p>\n

Kelly, who previously asked the court to terminate his ability to seek spousal support, has an\u00a0impressive monthly income\u00a0more than $1.5million, while her ex is earning around $10,000 a month.<\/p>\n

New court documents seen by The Sun show Brandon has given up on showbiz life\u00a0since their split.<\/p>\n

He is now a full-time rancher, despite still representing county singer\u00a0Blake Shelton.<\/p>\n

According to the new source, Kelly dealt with a lot of \u201cpain\u201d becaue of her marriage, ultimately deciding she needed to get out of it.<\/p>\n

The insider continued: \u201cThe marriage was really, really awful at the end. She had a lot of questions that he just couldn\u2019t answer.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe hasn\u2019t and won\u2019t ever look back. Kelly has no regrets about filing for divorce.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cShe only stuck it out for as long as she did for her kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

Previously, a source had shared with\u00a0the outlet<\/a> that “their relationship had been on the rocks for a long time” and that Brandon was “extremely jealous” of all of his wife’s success.<\/p>\n

The insider added: “Kelly\u00a0doesn\u2019t take credit for her success but shares it with the team she works with. It\u2019s just who she is.\u201d<\/p>\n

She can now “finally enjoy her success without feeling ashamed,” the source continued.<\/p>\n

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Kelly Clarkson says she realized she’s her own ‘hero’ after nasty divorce and custody battle with ex Brandon Blackstock<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n