As Radar Online reported, Blake Shelton terminated his management agreement with Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson's estranged husband. Shelton's flight is a big hit for Starstruck Management Group, which Brandon owns with his dad, Narvel Blackstock. Shelton is one of the most successful country artists globally, with massive celebrity appeal from his role as a coach on "The Voice." He was by far Starstruck's biggest client. The company website lists six managers and only eight clients — and two of them are Blake Shelton and Shelby Blackstock, Narvel's son with Reba McEntire.
Blackstock lives at the Montana ranch that he and his estranged wife Clarkson owned while demanding a fortune in monthly support from Clarkson. Blackstock's court testimony might have been one reason that Shelton fired him. According to Radar, Blackstock claimed he left the entertainment business and worked as a rancher in Montana. The outlet reported that Blackstock testified that "he spends a minimal amount of time regarding his representation of his remaining client, Blake Shelton." Maybe Shelton wants a manager instead of a cowboy?
Other details that came out in Blackstock's divorce from Clarkson may have led to Shelton's decision. In December 2020, Us Weekly reported that Clarkson said her estranged husband and his father Narvel's management company defrauded her out of millions. Meanwhile, Brandon's days as a cowboy may be over soon. The ranch Brandon lives on costs $81,000 a month.