Brandon Blackstock’s legacy lives on, and his just lately revealed accomplice, Brittney Marie Jones, alongside associates, are honoring him. 

The expertise supervisor handed away on August 7 after a three-year battle with melanoma, abandoning 4 youngsters. Two weeks later, Blackstock’s associates are remembering him fondly. 

Nonetheless, it appears his ex-wife, Kelly Clarkson, was lacking from the celebration.

Over the weekend, Jones and shut buddies of the deceased supervisor celebrated the life he lived. The particular second was held at Blackstock’s residence in Montana, and an informant disclosed it was “very non-public” with family members “sharing recollections of Brandon and remembering how a lot he meant to them.”

The insider recalled the emotional gathering, noting that it was stuffed with tears and laughter as family members instructed heartwarming tales of Blackstock’s “pranks and humorousness.” 

The supply added, “It was particular for everybody to spend time in Montana strolling and climbing the roads Brandon liked a lot, and to collect at his dwelling to recollect him,” per US Weekly. 

Whereas the remembrance had Blackstock’s buddies in attendance, it’s unclear whether or not his ex-wife, Clarkson, participated, as she was not talked about within the obituary. 

Shane Tarleton, who was current on the memorial, documented the second with an Instagram story, which has since expired. Tarleton posted a photograph displaying folks gathered for the occasion sitting round a hearth pit, and really noticeable, the Grammy winner was lacking from the image. 

“@brandonblackstock would’ve liked this night time a lot,” Tarleton wrote in a caption throughout the picture. “So a lot of his fav folks in his yard round a campfire at sundown.” 

One other Instagram publish from Blackstock’s good friend, Amanda Craig, confirmed Craig and her husband on the ceremony. Within the accompanying caption, the hairstylist left a tribute. She wrote, “We perceive why you liked it right here a lot. Celebrating your great life over the weekend was a real present. We love you BB!”

There was additionally no sighting of the “Stronger” songstress.

The intimate celebration of Blackstock’s life comes a couple of days after his obituary shockingly revealed he was in a relationship with Jones. 

As The Blast beforehand reported, the obituary documented that the previous music government retired to the “mountains and cowboy lifestyle” which he had all the time desired. Luckily, in Butte, Montana, he discovered a house and love with Jones. 

The assertion additional unveiled that the deceased businessman, alongside his lover, who turned his enterprise accomplice, started constructing Headwater Livestock Public sale and The Valley View Rodeo in Bozeman. A report from the rodeo’s enterprise described Jones as Clarkson’s “former assistant.”

Moreover, Jones’ LinkedIn profile described her as an individual who “managed each day for artist, Kelly Clarkson, underneath supervisor, Brandon Blackstock, in Los Angeles for music and tv.”

She was additionally an government assistant for Blackstock’s cattle operations in Montana.

Following revelations in regards to the producer’s quiet relationship along with her former worker, Clarkson was reportedly left dissatisfied. In accordance with The Blast, a supply disclosed how the mom-of-two felt, stating that it added to her heartbreak about how her marriage with Blackstock ended.

In accordance with the informant, the explanation for her break up with Blackstock “was some extent of no return,” although the divorce submitting cited “irreconcilable variations.”