Brandon Blackstock Was in Relationship With Former Kelly Clarkson Assistant When He Died

Kelly Clarkson‘s ex-husband Brandon Blackstock was in a relationship when he died of melanoma … and she’s a former assistant to Kelly.

According to his obituary … Blackstock was living with Brittney Marie Jones in Montana — a “loving partner” who was with him until his untimely death. A source with knowledge confirmed to TMZ … Brittney was a production assistant for Kelly from 2016 to 2020, according to her LinkedIn. She was Blackstock’s executive assistant while he was the artist manager of Starstruck Entertainment — before he rebranded the company to V Bar V Cattle Co., after the couple’s divorce.

TMZ reported last week Brandon sadly lost his battle with melanoma, after a three-and-a-half-year fight, at just 48.

It was clear Blackstock was dealing with a major health issue … ’cause Clarkson announced she was postponing her Las Vegas residency due to her ex-husband’s health issues — explaining she needed to be with their children. People broke the news of his death.

During their marriage, they had two children together … and, Clarkson credited Blackstock with convincing her to get into hosting her own talk show. Kelly filed for divorce in 2020, and it was finalized in March 2022.

Brandon’s first ex-wife, Melissa Ashworth, recently paid tribute to him … describing Brandon as witty, charming and an “absolute gentleman who happened to wear cowboy boots, wrangler jeans, and a cowboy hat.” She says he was the greatest dad and “loved hard and he fought hard.”

Brandon and Melissa share two children — Seth, 18, and Savannah, 23.