{"id":17401,"date":"2025-08-30T03:51:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T19:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=17401"},"modified":"2025-08-30T03:51:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T19:51:22","slug":"kelly-clarkson-bombshell-as-brandon-blackstock-obituary-reveals-he-was-in-a-relationship-with-her-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=17401","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Clarkson bombshell as Brandon Blackstock obituary reveals he was in a relationship with her \u2018assistant\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kelly Clarkson\u2018s late ex-husband Brandon Blackstock had a \u2018loving partner\u2019 at the time of his death, according to his newly published&nbsp;obituary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blackstock \u2014 who was married to Clarkson from 2013 to 2020 and shared daughter River, 11, and son Remington, 9 \u2014&nbsp;died on Aug. 7 at age 48&nbsp;following a private, years-long battle with melanoma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The obituary, released Tuesday, revealed that Blackstock had been in a relationship with Brittney Marie Jones and was quietly building a new life with her in&nbsp;Montana, a fact unknown to many fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018After more than 20 years in the music business, Brandon found his way back to the mountains and the cowboy way of life he always wanted to live,\u2019 the obituary read. \u2018He found a homestead and a love in Butte, Montana.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It went on: \u2018Brandon, along with his beautiful and loving partner in life and business, Brittney Marie Jones, started building a life, building companies, and working tirelessly to create Headwaters Livestock Auction and what will live on as his legacy, The Valley View Rodeo in Bozeman, Montana.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a 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Blackstock had a \u2018loving partner\u2019 at the time of his death, according to his newly published&nbsp;obituary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blackstock \u2014 who was married to Clarkson from 2013 to 2020 and shared daughter River, 11, and son Remington, 9 \u2014&nbsp;died on Aug. 7 at age 48&nbsp;following a private, years-long battle with melanoma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The obituary, released Tuesday, revealed that Blackstock had been in a relationship with Brittney Marie Jones and was quietly building a new life with her in&nbsp;Montana, a fact unknown to many fans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018After more than 20 years in the music business, Brandon found his way back to the mountains and the cowboy way of life he always wanted to live,\u2019 the obituary read. \u2018He found a homestead and a love in Butte, Montana.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It went on: \u2018Brandon, along with his beautiful 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