Surprising new details are coming to light following the death of Kelly Clarkson\u2019s ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, last week at 48.<\/p>\n
An obituary for the late talent manager revealed that Blackstock was \u201cbuilding a life\u201d with Clarkson\u2019s former assistant, Brittney Marie Jones, as he lost his battle with cancer.<\/p>\n
\u201cBrandon, along with his beautiful and loving partner in life and business, Brittney Marie Jones, started building a life, building companies, and working tirelessly to create Headwaters Livestock Auction and what will live on as his legacy, The Valley View Rodeo in Bozeman, Montana,\u201d his obituary read<\/a>.<\/p>\n Brandon Blackstock and Kelly Clarkson after tying the knot in 2013. Instagram\/@kellyclarkson<\/p>\n An obituary for the late talent manager revealed that Brandon Blackstock was \u201cbuilding a life\u201d with Kelly Clarkson\u2019s former assistant, Brittney Marie Jones. Facebook<\/p>\n Clarkson, meanwhile, was not even mentioned in the lengthy obit \u2013 although her and Blackstock\u2019s two children, daughter River, 11, and son Remington, 9, were.<\/p>\n \u201cTo say he was devoted seems clich\u00e9. It feels like an overused word, but it is the correct word. He was a devoted father. His four children were and will always be his greatest love and his greatest legacy,\u201d the obituary continued.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was the son, brother, father, friend, and love you prayed to have in your life,\u201d it added. \u201cAbove all, he was a dreamer.\u201d<\/p>\n Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock attend the 2018 CMT Music Awards at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 6, 2018. FilmMagic<\/p>\n Brandon Blackstock and Brittney Marie Jones posing together in a photo from her Facebook page. Facebook<\/p>\n Besides River and Remington, Blackstock shared daughter Savannah, 23, and son Seth, 18, with his first wife, Melissa Ashworth, who, like Clarkson, was not mentioned in the obit.<\/p>\n Jones was previously married to\u00a0Greg Goose LaPoint, according to wedding photos on her Facebook page<\/a> dated September 2021. It is currently unclear when the pair separated.<\/p>\n As for Blackstock and Clarkson, they married in 2013 and stayed together until the \u201cSince U Been Gone\u201d singer filed for divorce in 2020.<\/p>\n Brandon Blackstock and Kelly Clarkson during the 48th annual Academy of Country Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 7, 2013. Getty Images for ACM<\/p>\n Brittney Marie Jones was previously married, according to wedding photos on her Facebook page. Facebook<\/p>\n Clarkson and her ex\u00a0settled in 2022<\/a> following a long and nasty legal battle and a fight for custody of their children.<\/p>\n Although Blackstock initially refused to leave the \u201cStronger\u201d singer\u2019s Montana ranch, the court ordered that he vacate the property in June 2022.<\/p>\n He purchased a $1.8 million ranch in Butte, Montana, shortly after, per Us Weekly<\/a>, and founded Valley View Rodeo with Jones working as his executive assistant.<\/p>\n Brandon Blackstock and Kelly Clarkson separated in 2020 and finalized their divorce in 2022. MediaPunch \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n Brandon Blackstock founded Valley View Rodeo in 2022, and had Brittney Marie Jones working as his executive assistant. Facebook<\/p>\n \u201cI successfully assistant managed day to day for artist, Kelly Clarkson under manager, Brandon Blackstock in Los Angeles for music and television,\u201d Jones\u2019 LinkedIn profile read at the time, according to The Sun.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cAfter a change in management for Ms. Clarkson I transitioned to Executive Assistant for Mr. Blackstock\u2019s cattle operation in Montana where I currently run the office and administration work,\u201d it continued. \u201cI also currently fulfill personal assistant duties for Mr. Blackstock.\u201d<\/p>\n Blackstock passed away on Aug. 7<\/a>\u00a0following a\u00a0lengthy battle with melanoma,<\/a>\u00a0a serious form of skin cancer.<\/p>\n Brandon Blackstock passed away on Aug. 7 following a three-year battle with melanoma. Shelby Blackstock\/Instagram<\/p>\n His family announced the devastating news in a statement obtained by The Post.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is with great sadness that we share the news that Brandon Blackstock has passed away. Brandon bravely battled cancer for more than three years,\u201d Blackstock\u2019s loved ones said.<\/p>\n \u201cHe passed away peacefully and was surrounded by family,\u201d they added. \u201cWe thank you for your thoughts and prayers and ask everyone to respect the family\u2019s privacy during this very difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n Brandon Blackstock and Kelly Clarkson shared a daughter, River, and a son, Remington. Instagram\/@kellyclarkson<\/p>\n Silver Bow County Coroner Dan Hollis later confirmed that the talent manager \u201cpassed away peacefully\u201d from melanoma<\/a> at his home in Butte, Montana.<\/p>\n Blackstock\u2019s eldest son, Seth, recently remembered his late father as his \u201cbest friend\u201d and \u201chero\u201d<\/a> in a touching Instagram tribute.<\/p>\n Shelby Blackstock, the late talent manager\u2019s half-brother, also\u00a0broke his silence<\/a>\u00a0and remembered Blackstock as \u201cfunny, bright, and full of life.\u201d<\/p>\n Clarkson is said to be\u00a0\u201cdevastated\u201d for her two kids<\/a>\u00a0after her ex\u2019s tragic passing.<\/p>\n Brandon Blackstock and Kelly Clarkson at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort and Spa in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 28, 2015. Michael Buckner<\/p>\n