Brandon Blackstock, a talent manager and the former husband of singer Kelly Clarkson, has died following a private three-year battle with melanoma. He was 48.

“It is with great sadness that we share the news that Brandon Blackstock has passed away,” his management company, Starstruck, announced in a statement on Aug. 7, 2025. “Brandon bravely battled cancer for more than three years. He passed away peacefully and was surrounded by family.”

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Blackstock, who was married to Clarkson from 2013 to 2020, was a fixture in the entertainment industry and the stepson of country music legend Reba McEntire.

Melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, claims about 8,000 lives in the United State

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