{"id":42423,"date":"2025-08-07T19:37:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T19:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/brandon-blackstock-kelly-clarksons-ex-husband-dies-at-48-from-cancer\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T19:37:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T19:37:20","slug":"brandon-blackstock-kelly-clarksons-ex-husband-dies-at-48-from-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/brandon-blackstock-kelly-clarksons-ex-husband-dies-at-48-from-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson&#8217;s ex-husband, dies at 48 from cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>Brandon Blackstock, a talent manager and the ex-husband of pop star Kelly Clarkson, has died from cancer, a family representative confirmed to CBS News. He was 48 years old.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is with great sadness that we share the news that Brandon Blackstock has passed away. Brandon 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&#8217;s privacy during this very difficult time,&#8221; a family statement said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Clarkson postponed her Las Vegas residency for the remainder of her August Studio Session dates Wednesday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNCSxWEpKEY\/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">saying<\/a>\u00a0on social media that Blackstock had been ill.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While I normally keep my personal life private, this past year, my children&#8217;s father has been ill and at this moment, I need to be fully present for them,&#8221; the former American Idol star wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2022\/03\/10\/6a6bf645-a16b-4c0c-b693-8e2932b1ca87\/thumbnail\/620x414\/8060f23b67f036a07d6f5f29234940c1\/GettyImages-1199125757.jpg#\" alt=\"GettyImages-1199125757.jpg \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2022\/03\/10\/6a6bf645-a16b-4c0c-b693-8e2932b1ca87\/thumbnail\/620x414\/8060f23b67f036a07d6f5f29234940c1\/GettyImages-1199125757.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2022\/03\/10\/6a6bf645-a16b-4c0c-b693-8e2932b1ca87\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/eeaadd9f53469eefc83ad79d774cc861\/GettyImages-1199125757.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Brandon Blackstock (L) and Kelly Clarkson attend the 25th Annual Critics\\&#8217; Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Photo by Jeff Kravitz\/FilmMagic via Getty<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The couple married in Tennessee <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/kelly-clarkson-marries-brandon-blackstock\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">in 2013<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/kelly-clarkson-is-engaged\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">got engaged<\/a><\/span>\u00a0after dating for almost a year. They separated in 2021 and their divorce <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/50-expensive-celebrity-divorces\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">was finalized<\/a><\/span> in 2022. Blackstock had two children from his previous marriage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Blackstock, who represented Blake Shelton before becoming Clarkson&#8217;s manager, was a stepson of country singer Reba McEntire. The country star <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/texas\/news\/reba-mcentire-narvel-blackstock-announce-separation\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">was married <\/a><\/span>to his father, manager Narvel Blackstock, for 26 years before they separated.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a breaking news story. 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