Kelly Clarkson was not too long ago left upset after studying that her late ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, had secretly been concerned together with her former assistant, Brittney Marie Jones.

The revelation got here after Blackstock’s passing, leaving the “Since U Been Gone” singer reportedly heartbroken and making an attempt to navigate her private life whereas specializing in their two youngsters.

Followers and followers have rallied round Clarkson, expressing sympathy for the singer as she faces this surprising and emotional scenario.

Clarkson’s frame of mind has been a significant matter of dialogue over the previous couple of months, and now, followers have much more trigger to fret.

Amid information that her late ex-husband dated her former assistant for a very long time, a supply has opened up concerning the scenario, calling it “the icing on the cake of the frustration Clarkson felt over the delusion of their marriage.”

Chatting with the Each day Mail, the insider revealed that Blackstock’s determination to maneuver on with somebody Clarkson knew and trusted would worsen how she would keep in mind him.

“He was an awesome father, however wasn’t an awesome husband,” they added.

The supply additionally shared that though Clarkson solely cited “irreconcilable variations” in her divorce submitting, the rationale for the break up was a “level of no return” for her.

Regardless of the heartbreak of her late ex-husband shifting on with somebody acquainted, the “American Idol” winner reportedly “doesn’t blame” her former assistant and desires to keep away from any controversy from her fanbase.

“When Brandon dealt increasingly together with his most cancers, Kelly’s solely purpose was to verify her youngsters had been OK and to let him reside his private life any manner he wished to reside it,” the insider continued.

They defined that, contemplating Kelly Clarkson’s youngsters had been her precedence, the mother of two was assured that Jones wouldn’t create any issues for her or her youngsters, emphasizing that “there was by no means a misunderstanding between them.”

On Tuesday, August 12, Clarkson’s ex-husband made the information posthumously after his obituary revealed he was in a quiet romance with Jones earlier than he died.

In accordance with the obituary, reported by the Each day Mail, Brandon returned to the mountains and embraced the cowboy way of life he had at all times dreamed of after over 20 years within the music business.

“He discovered a homestead and a love in Butte, Montana,” it said.

It continued, describing Jones as his “lovely and loving associate,” with whom he constructed a life and enterprise with creating Headwaters Livestock Public sale and establishing The Valley View Rodeo in Bozeman, Montana, which is described as a part of his lasting legacy.

Though the obituary didn’t reveal who Jones was, a December 2024 report on the rodeo enterprise operated by Blackstock and Jones referred to the latter as Clarkson’s “former assistant.”

As well as, Jones’s LinkedIn profile describes her as having “efficiently assistant managed everyday for artist, Kelly Clarkson, below supervisor, Brandon Blackstock, in Los Angeles for music and tv.”

Blackstock tragically handed away on August 7, 2025, on the age of 48 after a three-year battle with melanoma, a type of pores and skin most cancers.

In accordance with the Silver Bow County Coroner’s Workplace in Montana, his method of dying was decided to be pure.

Coroner Dan Hollis reported that Blackstock died peacefully at his dwelling in Butte, Montana, below hospice care and surrounded by household.

Kelly Clarkson, who shares two youngsters with Blackstock, River and Remington, had not too long ago postponed her Las Vegas residency to care for his or her youngsters throughout his sickness.