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Kelly Clarkson Ex-Husband Lawsuit, R. Kelly Abuse Appeal, Ariana Grande Divorce & More Legal News

Kelly Clarkson sues her ex-husband, R. Kelly appeals his conviction, Ariana Grande finalizes her divorce and more of this week's top music law news.

This is The Legal Beat, a weekly newsletter about music law from Billboard Pro, offering you a one-stop cheat sheet of big new cases, important rulings and all the fun stuff in between. Sure, but that personal settlement didn’t resolve trickier business entanglements — namely, Clarkson’s relationship with Starstruck Entertainment, a management firm owned by Blackstock’s father that oversaw her career for years. The appellate court ruled that the guilty verdict had been tainted by a “fatal” error by the trial judge: allowing the jury to proceed as normal despite news that one of the jurors had attempted to bribe others.

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