Kelly Clarkson’s late ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, was dating the singer’s former assistant when he died at age 48.

Blackstock, who died Thursday after a three-year battle with melanoma, was “building a life” with Brittney Marie Jones when he passed away, his newly published obituary states.

Jones worked as Clarkson’s production assistant in Nashville from 2016 to 2018, according to her LinkedIn page. She then became an executive assistant to Blackstock, though she still “assistant managed day to day artist schedule for Kelly Clarkson” and was based in Los Angeles for The Kelly Clarkson Show until 2020, her profile states.

Clarkson, 43, filed for divorce from Blackstock, who also acted as her manager, in June 2020, after nearly seven years of marriage, citing “irreconcilable differe

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