Brandon Blackstock, the ex-husband of pop star Kelly Clarkson, has died from most cancers, a household consultant confirmed to CBS Information. The expertise supervisor was 48 years previous.
“It’s with nice unhappiness that we share the information that Brandon Blackstock has handed away. Brandon bravely battled most cancers for greater than three years. He handed away peacefully and was surrounded by household. We thanks to your ideas and prayers and ask everybody to respect the household’s privateness throughout this very tough time,” a household assertion stated.
Clarkson postponed her Las Vegas residency for the rest of her August Studio Session dates Wednesday, saying on social media that Blackstock had been ailing.
“Whereas I usually maintain my private life non-public, this previous 12 months, my youngsters’s father has been ailing and at this second, I should be totally current for them,” the previous American Idol star wrote.
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The couple married in Tennessee in 2013 and obtained engaged after relationship for nearly a 12 months. They separated in 2021 and their divorce was finalized in 2022. Blackstock had two youngsters from his earlier marriage.
Blackstock, who represented Blake Shelton earlier than changing into Clarkson’s supervisor, was a stepson of nation singer Reba McEntire. The nation star was married to his father, supervisor Narvel Blackstock, for 26 years earlier than they separated.
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