{"id":185686,"date":"2025-08-08T18:20:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T18:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/08\/kelly-clarkson-simply-devastated-by-death-of-ex-husband\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T18:20:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T18:20:47","slug":"kelly-clarkson-simply-devastated-by-death-of-ex-husband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/08\/kelly-clarkson-simply-devastated-by-death-of-ex-husband\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Clarkson Simply &#8220;Devastated&#8221; by Death of Ex-Husband"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kelly Clarkson has not yet commented on the death of her ex-husband.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s not hard to imagine how the artist must be feeling right about now.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, we learned that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/brandon-blackstock-cause-of-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brandon Blackstone had passed away<\/a> at the young age of 48 after having battled cancer for about three years.<\/p>\n<p>His ex-wife hadn\u2019t revealed this diagnosis the public \u2014 but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/brandon-blackstock-illness-kelly-clarkson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clarkson <em>did<\/em> take a hiatus<\/a> from her talk show a few months ago and then abruptly postponed her Las Vegas residency this week. We now know why, of course.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-467977564-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-532071 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-467977564-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-467977564-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-467977564-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-467977564-2048x1361.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-467977564-960x638.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-467977564-1080x718.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-467977564-1200x797.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-467977564-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brandon Blackstock and Kelly Clarkson attend Muhammad Ali\u2019s Celebrity Fight Night XXI at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort and Spa on March 28, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Michael Buckner\/Getty Images for Celebrity Fight Night)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen she found out that he was sick, she remained protective of him for their sake,\u201d a source now tells People Magazine. \u201cKelly has always tried to keep things classy. It became clear earlier this year that Brandon was not doing well. She\u2019s been devastated for the kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clarkson and Blackstock are parents to kids River, 11, and Remington, 9.<\/p>\n<p>The spouses finalized their divorce in 2022, although they remained at odds for a long time after that due to what Clarkson believed to have been shady\/illegal business practices by Blackstock \u2014 who served as her manager \u2014 and his associates.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2024, for example,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/08\/kelly-clarkson-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clarkson filed a lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0against her ex-husband.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_01-1024x700.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon Blackstock and Kelly Clarkson in January 2020.\" class=\"wp-image-531935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_01-1024x700.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_01-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_01-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_01-2048x1399.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_01-960x656.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_01-1080x738.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_01-1200x820.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_01-1024x700.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon Blackstock and Kelly Clarkson in January 2020.\" class=\"wp-image-531935 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_01-1024x700.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_01-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_01-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_01-2048x1399.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_01-960x656.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_01-1080x738.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_01-1200x820.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_01-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brandon Blackstock and Kelly Clarkson attend the 25th Annual Critics\u2019 Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 12, 2020.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Frazer Harrison\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The singer claimed in this legal motion that Brandon and his father Narvel Blackstock\u2019s management firm, Starstruck Entertainment, violated labor laws since the beginning of their relationship with Clarkson, which started in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>Clarkson alleged in the lawsuit that Starstruck \u201cwas not licensed as talent agents\u201d and\u00a0argued that the firm never \u201cobtained a talent agency license from the California Labor\u00a0Commissioner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Basically, she said, Blackstock had stolen money from her any time her took a commission.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, relatedly, a judge ruled that Blackstock owed Clarkson $2.6 million, which he had earned in through her work on The Voice and other endeavors.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2188305644-1024x762.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-530792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2188305644-1024x762.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2188305644-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2188305644-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2188305644-2048x1523.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2188305644-960x714.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2188305644-1080x803.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2188305644-1200x893.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2188305644-1024x762.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-530792 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2188305644-1024x762.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2188305644-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2188305644-768x571.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2188305644-2048x1523.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2188305644-960x714.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2188305644-1080x803.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2188305644-1200x893.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2188305644-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kelly Clarkson performs during the 2024 Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony on December 4, 2024 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Michael Loccisano\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe divorce was incredibly difficult for her \u2014 messy, painful and something she felt terrible about,\u201d the source <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kelly-clarkson-devastated-for-kids-ex-husband-death-source-11787280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People source continues<\/a>. \u201cBut she always wanted her kids to have the best relationship possible with their dad. She never spoke poorly about Brandon to the kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clarkson did take the occasional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2024\/12\/kelly-clarkson-hurls-clear-shade-at-ex-husband-in-new-music-teaser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shot at her ex via her music<\/a>, but never in a direct or overly harsh way.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, Clarkson opened up about co-parenting with Blackstock, and reiterated that her children and their feelings were her top priority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ask my kids every night when we\u2019re snuggling and I put them to bed, \u2018Are you happy? And if you\u2019re not, what could make you happier?\u2019 \u201d Clarkson said on Angie Martinez\u2019s IRL podcast. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cEspecially the past two years \u2026 it kills me [but] I want them to be honest so I don\u2019t ever say, \u2018Oh God, don\u2019t tell me that,\u2019 but a lot of times it would be like, \u2018I\u2019m just really sad. I wish Mommy and Daddy were in the same house.\u2019 They\u2019re really honest about it. I\u2019m raising that kind of individual.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just sit there and I\u2019m like, \u2018I get it. I\u2019m from a divorced family as well. I get it. That sucks. But we\u2019re going to work it out. And you are so loved by both of us.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_kellyclarkson_03-1024x758.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Clarkson on October 14, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-526121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_kellyclarkson_03-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_kellyclarkson_03-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_kellyclarkson_03-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_kellyclarkson_03-2048x1517.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_kellyclarkson_03-960x711.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_kellyclarkson_03-1080x800.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_kellyclarkson_03-1200x889.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"758\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_kellyclarkson_03-1024x758.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Clarkson on October 14, 2023.\" class=\"wp-image-526121 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_kellyclarkson_03-1024x758.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_kellyclarkson_03-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_kellyclarkson_03-768x569.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_kellyclarkson_03-2048x1517.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_kellyclarkson_03-960x711.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_kellyclarkson_03-1080x800.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_kellyclarkson_03-1200x889.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/05\/0521_kellyclarkson_03-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kelly Clarkson attends Audacy\u2019s 10th Annual We Can Survive at Prudential Center on October 14, 2023.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Astrid Stawiarz\/Getty Images  for Audacy)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A rep for the family announced Blackstock\u2019s death on August 7.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with great sadness that we share the news that Brandon Blackstock has passed away,\u201d the message read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrandon bravely battled cancer for more than three years. He passed away peacefully and was surrounded by family. We thank you for your thoughts and prayers and ask everyone to respect the family\u2019s privacy during this very difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/kelly-clarkson-simply-devastated-by-death-of-ex-husband-brandon-blackstock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Kelly Clarkson has not yet commented on the death of her ex-husband. But it\u2019s not hard to imagine how the artist must be feeling right about now. On Thursday, we learned that Brandon Blackstone had passed away at the young age of 48 after having battled cancer for about three years. 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