{"id":186920,"date":"2025-08-14T21:49:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T21:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/14\/brandon-blackstock-death-certificate-seizures-were-major-reason-behind-passing\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T21:49:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T21:49:40","slug":"brandon-blackstock-death-certificate-seizures-were-major-reason-behind-passing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/14\/brandon-blackstock-death-certificate-seizures-were-major-reason-behind-passing\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Blackstock Death Certificate: Seizures Were Major Reason Behind Passing"},"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>We have an update on the death of Brandon Blackstock.<\/p>\n<p>The 48-year old business manager, who is also the ex-husband of Kelly Clarkson and stepson of Reba McEntire, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/brandon-blackstock-cause-of-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">died last week at the age of 48<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now, People Magazine has obtained the official death certificate for Blackstock.<\/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\/0807_kellyclarkson_03-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock in 2015.\" class=\"wp-image-531937 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_03-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_03-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_03-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_03-2048x1361.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_03-960x638.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_03-1080x717.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_03-1200x797.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_03-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 on March 28, 2015.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Michael Buckner\/Getty Images for Celebrity Fight Night)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to this official document, Blackstock died at 11:13 a.m. at his home in Butte, Montana on August 7.<\/p>\n<p>The document also listed his cause of death as malignant melanoma, a form of skin cancer, and the manner of death as natural causes, confirming what Silver Bow County Coroner Dan Hollis previously told entertainment news outlets.<\/p>\n<p>Blackstock had cancer for three years \u2014 while seizures were listed as \u201csignificant conditions contributing to death but not resulting in the underlying cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is the first time we\u2019ve heard about the seizures.<\/p>\n<p>No autopsy was performed and Blackstock was cremated, based on a reading of this same death certificate.<\/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>Blackstock shared children River Rose, 11, and Remington \u201cRemy\u201d Alexander, 9, with the original American Idol winner at the time of his passing.<\/p>\n<p>Clarkson has not yet commented about the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with great sadness that we share the news that Brandon Blackstock has passed away,\u201d his rep said after this sad development. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrandon bravely battled cancer for more than three years. He passed away peacefully and was surrounded by family.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_04-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock in 2019.\" class=\"wp-image-531938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_04-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_04-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_04-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_04-2048x1461.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_04-960x685.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_04-1080x770.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_04-1200x856.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_04-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock in 2019.\" class=\"wp-image-531938 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_04-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_04-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_04-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_04-2048x1461.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_04-960x685.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_04-1080x770.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_04-1200x856.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/0807_kellyclarkson_04-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kelly Clarkson, Remington Alexander Blackstock, and Brandon Blackstock attend STX Films World Premiere of \u201cUglyDolls\u201d on April 27, 2019.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Emma McIntyre\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Clarkson took a lengthy hiatus from her talk show this winter due to Blackstock\u2019s illness and then postponed her Las Vegas residency a day before he died.<\/p>\n<p>McEntire, for her part, was married to Brandon\u2019s dad Narvel Blackstock from 1989 to 2015.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no one else like him, and I\u2019m thankful for the time we had together,\u201d the artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/reba-mcentire-mourns-the-loss-of-stepson-brandon-blackstock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote this week in a tribute<\/a>. \u201cHis legacy and laughter will be carried on through his family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRest in peace cowboy. Happy trails to you til we meet again.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-911509030-708x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon Blackstock and recording artist Kelly Clarkson attend the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-532420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-911509030-708x1024.jpg 708w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-911509030-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-911509030-768x1111.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-911509030-1415x2048.jpg 1415w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-911509030-663x960.jpg 663w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-911509030-746x1080.jpg 746w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-911509030-829x1200.jpg 829w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-911509030-scaled.jpg 1769w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-911509030-708x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon Blackstock and recording artist Kelly Clarkson attend the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City.\" class=\"wp-image-532420 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-911509030-708x1024.jpg 708w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-911509030-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-911509030-768x1111.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-911509030-1415x2048.jpg 1415w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-911509030-663x960.jpg 663w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-911509030-746x1080.jpg 746w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-911509030-829x1200.jpg 829w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-911509030-scaled.jpg 1769w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-911509030-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brandon Blackstock and recording artist Kelly Clarkson attend the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden on January 28, 2018 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jamie McCarthy\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Insiders previously told People that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/kelly-clarkson-simply-devastated-by-death-of-ex-husband-brandon-blackstock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clarkson is in deep mourning<\/a> over this loss, despite her estrangement from Blackstock in the wake of their divorce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKelly and Brandon had their ups and downs, but at the end of the day, he was the father of her children and she is absolutely heartbroken for them,\u201d this source said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHer kids are her entire world, and she\u2019s staying strong for their sake.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/brandon-blackstock-death-certificate-cites-seizures-as-major-reason-behind-passing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes We have an update on the death of Brandon Blackstock. The 48-year old business manager, who is also the ex-husband of Kelly Clarkson and stepson of Reba McEntire, died last week at the age of 48. Now, People Magazine has obtained the official death certificate for Blackstock. Brandon Blackstock and Kelly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":186921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-186920","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186920\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}