
Kelly Clarkson’s Private Heartbreak Explodes Into Public View as Painful Secrets from Her Marriage to Brandon Blackstock Surface After His Death at 48
Kelly Clarkson’s Painful Journey with Brandon Blackstock Comes to Light After His Death. Kelly Clarkson, the first American Idol winner, faced years of emotional and legal turmoil with her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock, who died on August 7, 2025, at the age of 48 after a private, three-year battle with cancer. Blackstock, a music manager and stepson of…