Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband Brandon Blackstock useless at 48 after most cancers battle

Kelly Clarkson‘s ex-husband Brandon Blackstock has died aged 48 following a battle with most cancers.

Blackstock, a expertise supervisor and the previous stepson of nation celebrity Reba McEntire, was married to American Idol star Clarkson from 2013-2022, and the previous couple shared two younger youngsters.

The information of Blackstock’s loss of life comes hours after Clarkson revealed she was suspending the remaining dates on her Las Vegas residency in August resulting from her ex-husband’s sickness. 

A consultant for the household mentioned in an announcement: ‘It’s with nice disappointment 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 in your ideas and prayers and ask everybody to respect the household’s privateness throughout this very troublesome time.’

Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband Brandon Blackstock has died aged 48 following a battle with most cancers – pictured 2013 

Clarkson, 43, and Blackstock had been married from 2013-2022 and welcomed two youngsters, River, 10, and Remington, eight – he additionally has two youngsters from a earlier marriage; pictured in 2019 in LA

It’s not identified what kind of most cancers Blackstock battled.

Clarkson, 43, and Blackstock welcomed two youngsters, River, 10, and Remington, eight, earlier than their cut up in 2020.

Blackstock additionally had two youngsters from a earlier marriage, Savannah and Seth, and a grandson, Lake. 

He was final pictured in March of this 12 months, wanting frail as he joined River and Remington on the Houston Rodeo along with his brother Shelby and McEntire.

Blackstock’s father, movie producer Narvel Blackstock, was married to McEntire from 1989-2015 and so they share Shelby, 35. 

In an announcement shared to X on Wednesday, Clarkson revealed that it was a health-related difficulty with Blackstock that pressured her to step away from the stage.

‘Sadly, I must postpone the rest of the August Studio Session dates in Las Vegas,’ she wrote. 

‘Whereas I usually hold my private life personal, this previous 12 months, my youngsters’s father has been ailing and at this second, I should be absolutely current for them.

‘I’m sincerely sorry to everybody who purchased tickets to the reveals and I so recognize your grace, kindness and understanding,’ she concluded.

The announcement comes hours after Clarkson revealed she was suspending the remaining dates on her Las Vegas residency in August resulting from her ex-husband’s sickness 

He was final pictured in March of this 12 months (prime left), wanting frail as he joined River and Remington on the Houston Rodeo along with his brother Shelby and McEntire

Blackstock posed with McEntire simply 5 months earlier than his shock loss of life

The previous couple are seen 2020

Clarkson is pictured with the previous couple’s two youngsters River and Remington

Clarkson did not embrace details about what would occur to followers who had already bought tickets to her postponed residency dates. 

Clarkson’s relationship with Blackstock started in 2012, and the 2 tied the knot the next 12 months.

They’d each a romantic {and professional} relationship at first, as her husband additionally served as her supervisor. 

Clarkson’s 2015 music Piece By Piece was written in honor of Blackstock, who she mentioned gave her safety her father by no means did. 

Nonetheless, Clarkson filed for divorce in June 2020 on grounds of irreconcilable variations, and the 2 had been subsequently engaged in years of authorized wrangling associated to their funds.

Their messy divorce was reported to have been finalized in March of 2022, however it wasn’t till a 12 months later that Clarkson gained a $2.6 million judgment in opposition to her husband.

Clarkson had claimed her husband owed her thousands and thousands in commissions that he mustn’t have been capable of gather for offers that he arrange that ought to have been dealt with by a expertise agent, fairly than her supervisor, and the California Labor Commissioner in the end agreed.

It dominated that Blackstock had overstepped by working round Clarkson’s brokers at Inventive Artists Company.

In Could 2024, the warring exes lastly reached a settlement in Clarkson’s lawsuit over the fee charges. 

The hitmaker had beforehand gained the $2.6 million judgement for offers Blackstock had secured for her going again to 2017, however she had claimed he had been taking the place of her expertise brokers whereas serving as her supervisor going again so far as 2007, so she had requested a extra thorough accounting of commissions paid to her ex-husband.

Though Clarkson and Blackstock each requested that her lawsuit be dismissed after the settlement was reached, the small print of the settlement weren’t publicly disclosed. 

In 2022, the Second Like This singer had agreed to pay her ex-husband a $1.3 million lump sum as a part of their divorce settlement. 

Additionally they agreed that Clarkson would pay Blackstock $45,601 monthly in youngster assist funds. 

Blackstock’s father, movie producer Narvel Blackstock was married to McEntire from 1989-2015 and so they share son Shelby, 35 – pictured 2015

Clarkson’s relationship with Blackstock started in 2012, and the 2 tied the knot the next 12 months. They’d each a romantic {and professional} relationship at first, as her husband additionally served as her supervisor – pictured 2018

Clarkson is pictured July 11 in Las Vegas

On prime of that, she needed to pay Blackstock $115,000 monthly for spousal assist, although these funds had been set to finish in January of final 12 months.

The exes agreed to share joint custody of River and Remington, however the youngsters would primarily dwell in Los Angeles with their mom and would go to Blackstock at his house in Montana for one weekend monthly.

On the time, he was paying Clarkson hire on the ranch that that they had shared in Montana earlier than he was scheduled to maneuver out in June 2022. 

The settlement allowed Blackstock to retain management of their livestock, together with cattle, canine and horses, in addition to a number of autos to be used across the property, together with an ATV, snowmobiles and two pickup vehicles: a Ford F-350 and an F-250. 

Clarkson bought to maintain the small household pets within the deal, in addition to a child grand piano, looking gadgets and all of their firearms, each from earlier than and through their marriage. 

Earlier this 12 months, the TV star was mysteriously absent from her eponymous discuss present for a number of weeks, lacking 10 reveals in whole.

Clarkson did not clarify her absence on the time, although in Could she complained on stage concerning the present’s demanding schedule, she she mentioned saved her from touring as a lot as she needed to. 

The singer beforehand instructed Individuals she ‘by no means needed to get married the primary time.’

‘[Brandon] had youngsters, a non secular background, and it was necessary, I feel, for him. However I’ve by no means been that individual. As a result of I have been by way of a pair divorces in my household, I simply do not prefer to put any weight on it.’

The Miss Impartial hitmaker additionally believes that ‘love will not be without end’.

Kelly defined: ‘I’ve all the time identified that love is difficult.

‘For me, love has all the time include this elephant within the room of disappointment. I’ve identified love will not be without end. I do not imply that to sound miserable, however I feel we put loads of strain on that phrase.

‘Generally love is taking a look at somebody and going, ‘This isn’t good for you. This isn’t good for me.’ That is a tough factor to face. However while you do, I feel you develop.’