Kelly Clarkson Goes Full Morpheus In Response To Management Firm’s Big-Bucks ‘The Voice’ Commissions Lawsuit - Deadline

With just three weeks until The Voice returns for its 19th season, coach Kelly Clarkson is facing some serious legal competition.

Under a verbal agreement in place since 2007, five years after Clarkson won the inaugural season of American Idol, Nashville-based Starstruck Management’s complaint says it is owned $1.4 million by the singer right now.

“Over the course of approximately thirteen years, Starstruck developed Clarkson into a mega superstar,” the breach of oral contract, declaratory relief and accounting filing states, with no small modesty.

It is unclear whether the CAA-repped Clarkson is still working with Starstruck!

Along with fellow Voice coach Blake Shelton and Voice Season 14 winner Brynn Cartelli, Clarkson is currently featured on the Starstruck website – again, at least for now.

“Despite Starstruck’s hard work and dedication, Clarkson has decided that she is going to stop paying Starstruck what is contractually owed,” the wide spread damages and declaration seeking complaint filed Tuesday adds.

“Through this lawsuit, Starstruck seeks to not only recover its commissions on millions of dollars that Clarkson has already earned, but also the millions of dollars that Clarkson will continue to earn, and which are owed to Starstruck for its prior hard work and dedication to Clarkson’s career,” the 8-page filing continues

“As a direct and proximate result of the Clarkson Defendants’ breach of the Management Agreement, Starstruck has suffered damages in an amount in excess of the minimum jurisdictional limits of this Court, according to proof at trial.”