A rep for the expertise supervisor’s household shared the information of his dying in a press release to Folks. It stated, “It’s with nice disappointment that we share the information that Brandon Blackstock has handed away. Brandon bravely battled most cancers for greater than three years. He handed away peacefully and was surrounded by household. We thanks to your ideas and prayers and ask everybody to respect the household’s privateness throughout this very troublesome time.”
The information of Brandon’s dying got here only a day after his ex-wife, Kelly Clarkson, revealed that he was “sick” and that she was suspending her Las Vegas residency to be “current” for his or her youngsters. She and Brandon have been married from 2013 to 2022 and share two youngsters: River Rose, 11, and Remington Alexander, 9. Brandon additionally has two children, Seth and Savannah, from his earlier marriage to Melissa Ashworth.
Brandon was born in Fort Value, Texas, and was the son of leisure supervisor Narvel Blackstock and the previous stepson of Reba McEntire. He bought his begin working at his father’s firm, Starstruck Leisure, the place Brandon reportedly managed artists similar to Rascal Flatts and Blake Shelton.
He first crossed paths with Kelly in Could 2006 whereas attending a rehearsal for the Academy of Nation Music Awards. Kelly recalled him “making everyone snicker” and pondering, “‘I am gonna find yourself with him. I do know it.'” And certain sufficient, they ultimately began courting in 2012.
On the time, Kelly was being managed by his father, and after they wed in 2013, Brandon began managing her.
His artist, Blake, truly claimed to be the one who bought Brandon to suggest to Kelly. He informed Hollyscoop (through HuffPost), “I informed Brandon, ‘Man, that you must develop up and you determine that that you must marry this woman.” Blake stated, “I’m going on the report saying, I’ll do the music on the wedding ceremony or no matter you need to do, I will be that man. I’ll play for 4 hours if I’ve to, ‘trigger that you must get you[r] head out of your ass and ask that woman to marry you.”
Brandon in the end took his recommendation and requested Kelly to marry him in December 2012, which she famously introduced on Twitter. They wed the next October at Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tennessee, welcoming daughter River in June 2014 and son Remington in April 2016.
Seven years later, Kelly filed for divorce from Brandon, citing irreconcilable variations. Their cut up was finalized in 2022.
