“He passed away peacefully at his home in Butte, Montana,” Coroner Dan Hollis told Rolling Stone
Brandon Blackstock died of skin cancer. On Monday, the Silver Bow County Coroner, Dan Hollis, confirmed to Rolling Stone that Kelly Clarkson‘s ex-husband died of melanoma on Aug. 7.
“He passed away peacefully at his home in Butte, Montana, on August 7th under hospice care, surrounded by his family,” Hollis told Rolling Stone, confirming that he died naturally.
Shortly after his death at 48, the talent manager’s family shared a statement announcing his death, but shared few details about his illness. “It is with great sadness that we share the news that Brandon Blackstock has passed away. Brandon bravely battled cancer for more than three years,” Blackstock’s family said. “He passed away peacefully and was surrounded by family.”
They added: “We thank you for your thoughts and prayers and ask everyone to respect the family’s privacy during this very difficult time.” The Blackstock family said they would not be commenting further about Blackstock’s death.
The news of Blackstock’s death came just a day after Clarkson postponed several Las Vegas residency shows to be “fully present” with her family and kids while Blackstock dealt with his illness, which had not been made public. “While I normally keep my personal life private, this past year, my children’s father has been ill and at this moment,” she wrote on Instagram on Wednesday before he died.
Blackstock and Clarkson started dating in 2012. They married in 2013 and had two children: a daughter, River, born in 2014, and a son, Remington, born in 2016. Blackstock was also the former stepson of Reba McEntire, who was married to his father Narvel Blackstock at the time. Blackstock also had two children, Savannah and Seth, from a previous marriage. He became a grandfather in 2022 when his eldest child, Savannah, had a son.
