NEW YORK— Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband and skill supervisor, has actually passed away of cancer cells, his family members claimed Thursday. He was 48.
” Brandon fearlessly fought cancer cells for greater than 3 years,” an agent for the Blackstock family members cooperated a declaration to The Associated Press. “He died in harmony and was bordered by family members. We thanks for your ideas and petitions and ask every person to value the family members’s personal privacy throughout this extremely tough time.”
The information was initially reported by Individuals publication. On Wednesday, Clarkson introduced that she was delaying her “Workshop Session” shows in Las Las vega, composing on Instagram, “While I typically maintain my individual life exclusive, this previous year, my youngsters’s daddy has actually been ill and presently, I require to be totally existing for them.”
Blackstock was the daddy to 4 youngsters, consisting of 2 from his previous marriageto Melissa Ashworth: Savannah and Seth. He has 2 children with Clarkson: River and Remington. Blackstock ended up being a grandpa in 2022, when Savannah brought to life a boy called Lake.
Blackstock and Clarkson satisfied at a practice session for the Academy of C and w Honors back in 2006. They began dating in 2012, after reconnecting at a Super Dish, and wed in October 2013. In 2020, she declared separation, mentioning difference of opinions, and asked for that she not be needed to pay Blackstock spousal assistance.
The declaring asked that the vocalist’s lawful surname be brought back to Clarkson and showed that the pair had a prenuptial contract. The separation was controversial, at some point completed in 2022. In 2024, both consented to work out legal actions over countless bucks that he presumably overcharged her while acting as her supervisor throughout their marital relationship.
Blackstock likewise previously stood for Blake Shelton and Scamp Flatts. He started his job with Starstruck Enjoyment, his daddy Narvel Blackstock’s business. Nation tale Reba McEntire was formerly wed to Narvel Blackstock, from 1989 to 2015, and is the mom of Blackstock’s bro Shelby.
Narvel Blackstock took care of Clarkson prior to his kid took control of.
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