{"id":1960077,"date":"2025-08-14T14:14:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1960077"},"modified":"2025-08-14T14:14:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:14:11","slug":"brandon-blackstocks-relationship-with-kelly-clarksons-ex-assistant-was-icing-on-the-cake-in-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/brandon-blackstocks-relationship-with-kelly-clarksons-ex-assistant-was-icing-on-the-cake-in-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Blackstock&#8217;s relationship with Kelly Clarkson&#8217;s ex-assistant was &#8216;icing on the cake&#8217; in divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Brandon Blackstock\u2019s relationship with ex-wife Kelly Clarkson\u2019s former assistant Brittney Marie Jones was reportedly \u201cthe icing on the cake of the disappointment\u201d the singer felt over the dissolution of their marriage.<\/p>\n<p>A source <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-14998069\/Kelly-Clarkson-husband-Brandon-Blackstock-relationship-assistant.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told the Daily Mail<\/a> Thursday that Blackstock \u2014 who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/07\/celebrity-news\/kelly-clarksons-ex-husband-brandon-blackstock-dead-at-48-after-cancer\/\">died last Thursday<\/a>\u00a0at the age of 48 following\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/11\/celebrity-news\/brandon-blackstocks-official-cause-of-death-confirmed\/\">a private, three-year battle with melanoma<\/a> \u2014 \u201cchose to move on with someone Kelly knew and trusted,\u201d which \u201cjust adds to the person he ended up being to her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The source described Blackstock, who shared two children with Clarkson and two with his first wife, as \u201ca great father,\u201d but not \u201ca great husband.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Brandon Blackstock\u2019s relationship with ex-wife Kelly Clarkson\u2019s former assistant Brittney Marie Jones was reportedly \u201cthe icing on the cake of the disappointment\u201d the singer felt over the dissolution of their marriage. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>A source told the Daily Mail Thursday that Blackstock \u201cchose to move on with someone Kelly knew and trusted,\u201d which \u201cjust adds to the person he ended up being to her.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The source made sure to stress that the \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d Season 1 winner \u201cdoesn\u2019t blame\u201d Jones, who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/13\/celebrity-news\/brandon-blackstock-lived-with-kelly-clarksons-former-assistant-in-montana-mansion-before-his-death\/\">lived with Blackstock in Montana<\/a> before his death, and wants to steer clear of any \u201cdrama from her fanbase.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blackstock\u2019s relationship with Jones\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/12\/celebrity-news\/brandon-blackstock-was-in-loving-relationship-with-ex-wife-kelly-clarksons-former-assistant-at-time-of-his-death-obituary\/\">was revealed in his online obituary<\/a>, which was published Tuesday and read in part, \u201cBrandon, 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0Jones\u2019 LinkedIn profile, she served as Clarkson\u2019s assistant from December 2016 to December 2018, at which time she also became an assistant for Blackstock.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The source described Blackstock, who shared two children with Clarkson and two with his first wife, as \u201ca great father,\u201d but not \u201ca great husband.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">\/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The source made sure to stress that the \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d Season 1 winner \u201cdoesn\u2019t blame\u201d Jones and wants to steer clear of any \u201cdrama from her fanbase.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Her employment with the former couple lasted until June 2020, the same month Clarkson, 43,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2020\/06\/11\/kelly-clarkson-files-for-divorce-from-brandon-blackstock\/\">filed for divorce<\/a>\u00a0from Blackstock, who served as the Grammy winner\u2019s talent manager during their union.<\/p>\n<p>The two\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/03\/08\/kelly-clarkson-and-brandon-blackstock-reach-divorce-settlement\/\">settled their divorce<\/a>\u00a0in March 2022.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/13\/celebrity-news\/brandon-blackstock-and-ex-wife-kelly-clarksons-former-assistant-were-soulmates-brittney-marie-jones-dad-claims\/#\"\/>Clarkson never publicized the reason for the split, only citing \u201cirreconcilable differences\u201d in her filing. But according to the Daily Mail\u2019s source, there was a \u201ccause\u201d described as \u201ca point of no return.\u201d The source did not elaborate.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Clarkson never publicized the reason for divorcing Blackstock, only citing \u201cirreconcilable differences\u201d in her filing. But according to the Daily Mail\u2019s source, there was a \u201ccause\u201d described as \u201ca point of no return.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Despite\u00a0their contentious split, the musician was still there for Blackstock as his health declined,\u00a0making sure to prioritize family time with their daughter, River, and son, Remington. <span class=\"credit\">Jackie Brown \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/07\/celebrity-news\/inside-kelly-clarkson-and-brandon-blackstocks-complicated-relationship\/\">their contentious breakup<\/a>, the musician <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/09\/celebrity-news\/why-kelly-clarkson-couldnt-give-up-on-her-ex-brandon-blackstock\/\">was still there for Blackstock as his health declined<\/a>,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/07\/celebrity-news\/kelly-clarkson-devastated-for-kids-after-brandon-blackstocks-death\/\">making sure to prioritize family time<\/a> with their daughter, River, 11, and son, Remington, 9.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Brandon dealt more and more with his cancer, Kelly\u2019s only goal was to make sure her kids were OK and to let him live his personal life any way he wanted to live it,\u201d the Daily Mail\u2019s source said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKelly knew that Brittney wasn\u2019t going to be a problem with her and her kids. There was never a misunderstanding between them.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cWhen Brandon dealt more and more with his cancer, Kelly\u2019s only goal was to make sure her kids were OK and to let him live his personal life any way he wanted to live it,\u201d the Daily Mail\u2019s source said. <span class=\"credit\">MediaPunch \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cKelly knew that Brittney wasn\u2019t going to be a problem with her and her kids. There was never a misunderstanding between them,\u201d the source added. <span class=\"credit\">Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear when Blackstock\u2019s relationship with Jones turned romantic, but her father <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/13\/celebrity-news\/brandon-blackstock-and-ex-wife-kelly-clarksons-former-assistant-were-soulmates-brittney-marie-jones-dad-claims\/\">described them as \u201csoulmates\u201d<\/a> in his Facebook tribute.<\/p>\n<p>Blackstock was married to Melissa Ashworth from 2001 to 2012. Together, they welcomed daughter Savannah Lee \u2014 who\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/07\/celebrity-news\/brandon-blackstocks-daughter-savannah-shared-shes-pregnant-just-one-month-before-his-death\/\">is pregnant with her second child<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 and son Seth Blackstock.<\/p>\n<p>As for Jones, she was previously married to Greg Goose LaPoint.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brandon Blackstock\u2019s relationship with ex-wife Kelly Clarkson\u2019s former assistant Brittney Marie Jones was reportedly \u201cthe icing on the cake of the disappointment\u201d the singer felt over the dissolution of their marriage. 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