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Kelly Clarkson has not but commented on the dying of her ex-husband.
Nevertheless it’s not onerous to think about how the artist have to be feeling proper about now.
On Thursday, we discovered that Brandon Blackstone had handed away on the younger age of 48 after having battled most cancers for about three years.
His ex-wife hadn’t revealed this analysis the general public — however Clarkson did take a hiatus from her speak present just a few months in the past after which abruptly postponed her Las Vegas residency this week. We now know why, in fact.
Brandon Blackstock and Kelly Clarkson attend Muhammad Ali’s Superstar Combat Evening XXI on the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort and Spa on March 28, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photograph by Michael Buckner/Getty Pictures for Superstar Combat Evening)
“When she found out that he was sick, she remained protective of him for their sake,” a supply now tells Individuals Journal. “Kelly has always tried to keep things classy. It became clear earlier this year that Brandon was not doing well. She’s been devastated for the kids.”
Clarkson and Blackstock are mother and father to children River, 11, and Remington, 9.
The spouses finalized their divorce in 2022, though they remained at odds for a very long time after that as a result of what Clarkson believed to have been shady/unlawful enterprise practices by Blackstock — who served as her supervisor — and his associates.
In March 2024, for instance, Clarkson filed a lawsuit towards her ex-husband.
Brandon Blackstock and Kelly Clarkson attend the twenty fifth Annual Critics’ Selection Awards at Barker Hangar on January 12, 2020. (Photograph Credit score: Frazer Harrison/Getty Pictures)
The singer claimed on this authorized movement that Brandon and his father Narvel Blackstock’s administration agency, Starstruck Leisure, violated labor legal guidelines because the starting of their relationship with Clarkson, which began in 2007.
Clarkson alleged within the lawsuit that Starstruck “was not licensed as talent agents” and argued that the agency by no means “obtained a talent agency license from the California Labor Commissioner.”
Principally, she mentioned, Blackstock had stolen cash from her any time her took a fee.
In 2022, relatedly, a choose dominated that Blackstock owed Clarkson $2.6 million, which he had earned in by means of her work on The Voice and different endeavors.
Kelly Clarkson performs throughout the 2024 Rockefeller Heart Tree Lighting Ceremony on December 4, 2024 in New York Metropolis. (Photograph by Michael Loccisano/Getty Pictures)
“The divorce was incredibly difficult for her — messy, painful and something she felt terrible about,” the supply Individuals supply continues. “But she always wanted her kids to have the best relationship possible with their dad. She never spoke poorly about Brandon to the kids.”
Clarkson did take the occasional shot at her ex by way of her music, however by no means in a direct or overly harsh manner.
In 2023, Clarkson opened up about co-parenting with Blackstock, and reiterated that her kids and their emotions had been her prime precedence.
“I ask my kids every night when we’re snuggling and I put them to bed, ‘Are you happy? And if you’re not, what could make you happier?’ ” Clarkson mentioned on Angie Martinez’s IRL podcast.
“Particularly the previous two years … it kills me [but] I need them to be trustworthy so I don’t ever say, ‘Oh God, don’t inform me that,’ however numerous instances it might be like, ‘I’m simply actually unhappy. I want Mommy and Daddy had been in the identical home.’ They’re actually trustworthy about it. I’m elevating that form of particular person.
“I just sit there and I’m like, ‘I get it. I’m from a divorced family as well. I get it. That sucks. But we’re going to work it out. And you are so loved by both of us.’”
Kelly Clarkson attends Audacy’s tenth Annual We Can Survive at Prudential Heart on October 14, 2023. (Photograph Credit score: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Pictures for Audacy)
A rep for the household introduced Blackstock’s dying on August 7.
“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’s privacy during this very difficult time.”
