{"id":23431,"date":"2025-08-14T00:34:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T00:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=23431"},"modified":"2025-08-14T00:34:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T00:34:19","slug":"brandon-blackstocks-death-confirms-why-kelly-clarkson-disappeared-from-the-spotlight-for-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=23431","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Blackstock\u2019s death confirms why Kelly Clarkson disappeared from the spotlight for months."},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"cb-a7bd3a12974445dfac0257d27ecf3035\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-daac550bb0341264fe1ac319d302b7e3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\"><strong>Brandon Blackstock<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0<strong>Kelly Clarkson<\/strong>\u2018s ex-husband and former manager \u2014 has died, TMZ has confirmed.<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-44c62cbaa17470ccd0d94603399f8d19\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">The statement reads, \u201cIt 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\u2019s privacy during this very difficult time.\u201d<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fc470ed1992edbb52e1821b1725ace29\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/67\/4by3\/2021\/08\/09\/678fdb489a3546d5ba33728f3289ef21_md.jpg\" alt=\"0809 Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock and kids getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1703385\" data-uid=\"0aac5\" data-src-id=\"${PUBLISHER_ID}\">\n<div id=\"mgw1703385_0aac5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\">\n<div id=\"229dbe21-78a6-11f0-b74a-d404e6774b40\" class=\"mgline teaser-24378151 type-w\" data-i=\"5EMEeUKdOBaU34-jn0x7rc6o39mni5O3Lsh2ka4Dt7uRTW7jcSBQz-zROn_YTSb5YeB98eQyb1THry6AJXxaSrQuiNFB9FV8lk3CbdJF47Y*\" data-observing-start=\"1755131616344\" data-observing-time=\"1104\" data-showed=\"1\">\n<div class=\"image-with-text\">\n<div class=\"mcimg\">\n<div class=\"image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-dda3e9a25d2056d8acd2e122e1233aac\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ \u2026 Blackstock was fighting melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer. We\u2019re told Brandon passed away this morning, just a few hours ago, after battling the disease for three and a half years<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f3\/16by9\/2025\/08\/07\/f381ece8e2534abd97b476b43f609f14_md.jpg\" alt=\"080725_tmz_live_kelly_ex_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-aed2ff8bc9cd792f1e0ea7b5763fe2e2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item ratio-item--jwplayer invisible\">\n<div id=\"jwplayer-video-player-df7b9a0c-67e2-47eb-a775-bbab317e9639-1453319525\" class=\"video-portal\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-muted=\"false\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:video:df7b9a0c-67e2-47eb-a775-bbab317e9639\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f29d44aa912d2ab053765be9f32b9861\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">It was clear Blackstock was dealing with a major health issue \u2026 because Clarkson announced she was\u00a0<strong>postponing her Las Vegas residency<\/strong>\u00a0because of her ex-husband\u2019s health issues \u2014 explaining she needed to be with her children.\u00a0<strong>People<\/strong> broke the news of his death.<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a48fe3ca8bb998c31a58f03dc8d66266\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">As you know \u2026 rumors have persisted over the last few months that she was going to leave \u201cThe Kelly Clarkson Show\u201d because of her\u00a0<strong>numerous absences<\/strong> \u2014 though we\u2019ve now confirmed these were all connected to Blackstock\u2019s illness.<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-32baea77e80576f49f689aa42aa9817e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item ratio-item--jwplayer invisible\">\n<div id=\"jwplayer-video-player-d26ccd30-2bd4-4309-a154-c24137f84247-1783021378\" class=\"video-portal\" data-autoplay=\"false\" data-muted=\"false\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:video:d26ccd30-2bd4-4309-a154-c24137f84247\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-757e37e0bf68d72ee4faee4ab4bab63e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Everyone on the staff knew about the illness, we\u2019re told \u2026 but, they kept it to themselves out of respect for Kelly and Brandon\u2019s privacy.<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a4cac1fe961542c4e185117650fd2b78\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Blackstock and Clarkson met at a rehearsal for the Academy of Country Music Awards back in 2006 \u2026 though they didn\u2019t start dating until early 2012 after reconnecting at Super Bowl XLVI. They got engaged later that year and married in 2013.<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5bd408c8bdfa3c079ca558c7a9781480\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">During their marriage, they welcomed two children together \u2026 and, Clarkson said Blackstock even convinced her to get into hosting her own talk show.\u00a0<strong>Kelly filed for divorce<\/strong>\u00a0in 2020, and it was finalized in March 2022.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-58caa36b73b26e18e99032417e0aec17\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/70\/4by3\/2025\/08\/07\/7088a2cde62e44d68aceb75fb4c926f3_md.jpg\" alt=\"Remembering Brandon Blackstock\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Remembering Brandon Blackstock<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-08776c32c649a2b367028e3027d5e596\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Blackstock began his career with Starstruck Entertainment, his father\u2019s company \u2026 and, he managed big acts like\u00a0<strong>Blake Shelton<\/strong> and Rascal Flatts.<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-3e1f4b59879b124a7e0b4ad56f8eb303\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Blackstock was 48.<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Brandon Blackstock\u00a0\u2014\u00a0Kelly Clarkson\u2018s ex-husband and former manager \u2014 has died, TMZ has confirmed. 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