It has been introduced that Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, has died on the age of 48.
‘It’s with nice disappointment that we share the information that Brandon Blackstock has handed away,’ a consultant confirmed to Individuals.
‘Brandon bravely battled most cancers for greater than three years. He handed away peacefully and was surrounded by household.
‘We thanks on your ideas and prayers and ask everybody to respect the household’s privateness throughout this very troublesome time.’
Blackstock was a expertise supervisor, who as soon as managed Blake Shelton and Clarkson, and was additionally the previous stepson of Reba McEntire.
The information comes lower than a day after Clarkson introduced she can be cancelling her Las Vegas residency after confirming he was affected by a non-public sickness.
‘Whereas I usually hold my private life non-public, this previous 12 months, my kids’s father has been unwell and at this second, I must be absolutely current for them,’ Clarkson wrote in a message on her Instagram story, not disclosing the sickness.
‘I admire your grace, kindness and understanding.’
Clarkson shares two kids – daughter River Rose and son Remington Alexander – with Blackstock.
The pair married in 2013 and separated in 2020, with their divorce finalised in 2022 after a protracted authorized battle.
Blackstock as soon as served as Clarkson’s supervisor, and their divorce was advanced.
In March 2023, she was awarded $2.6million in a dispute over improper commissions paid to Blackstock, after a California ruling discovered that he had secured offers that ought to have gone by way of her licensed expertise brokers at CAA.
Although each events reached a confidential settlement in Might 2024, the saga had dragged on for years.
The American Idol champion, 43, introduced in February that she can be taking over a residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, following within the footsteps of Celine Dion, Adele, Madonna, and Sir Elton John.
The postponed exhibits have been scheduled for August 8-9 and 15-16.
Clarkson’s residency is anticipated to renew in November, with performances set for the seventh, eighth, 14th, and fifteenth.
It’s unclear right now if the exhibits can be going down.
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