Kelly Clarkson's lingering absence from her talk show had fans worried earlier this year, but it turned out that the episodes she missed were because her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, was seriously ill. The couple divorced in 2020, and while Clarkson has spoken about that challenging time in her life on a few occasions, she never mentioned that Blackstock ended up dating her production assistant, Brittney Marie Jones. He remained in a relationship with Jones until his death on August 7, 2025.

When the two started dating isn't clear, but when Clarkson filed for divorce in 2020, Jones coincidentally accepted an executive assistant position at Blackstock's ranch that same month. Of course, there's no telling if there was a budding romance between Blackstock and his soon-to-be ex-wife's as

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