Singing superstar Kelly Clarkson and Brandon Blackstock were married for nine years and had two kids together.
Blackstock's death at age 48 from skin cancer "devastated" the former American Idol winner. She even broke down in tears while singing a song about her dad and ex-husband, according to Page Six.
After she filed for divorce in 2020, the split became contentious, especially relating to finances. However, with Blackstock's divorce looming, Clarkson cancelled her Las Vegas shows, writing on Instagram, "My children’s father has been ill and at this moment, I need to be fully present for them."
However, now it's become clear that the situation was more complicated than was previously publicly known.
Blackstock's obituary reveals that he had a girlfriend. It lists his "partner" as Brittney Jones. And her LinkedIn page says she worked for Clarkson as the singer's assistant, as well as being an assistant for Blackstock.
Furthermore, Jones' dad called Blackstock his daughter's "soulmate" in a Facebook post that is no longer publicly available, according to Page Six.
“Yesterday we lost a good man Brandon Blackstock my daughter’s soulmate and I considered him my son,” he wrote, according to that site.
"After more than 20 years in the music business, Brandon found his way back to the mountains and the cowboy way of life he always wanted to live. He found a homestead and a love in Butte, Montana," Blackstock's obituary reads.
"Brandon, 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," it adds.
The obituary doesn't mention Clarkson, although it does mention their two kids and Blackstock's kids with his first wife.
