{"id":1960883,"date":"2025-08-14T21:57:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T21:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1960883"},"modified":"2025-08-14T21:57:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T21:57:25","slug":"brandon-blackstocks-death-certificate-reveals-heartbreaking-new-detail-about-his-passing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/brandon-blackstocks-death-certificate-reveals-heartbreaking-new-detail-about-his-passing\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Blackstock&#8217;s death certificate reveals heartbreaking new detail about his passing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Brandon Blackstock\u2019s death certificate revealed he suffered from seizures leading up to his death. <\/p>\n<p>According to the official death certificate <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/brandon-blackstock-death-certificate-released-exclusive-11790355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obtained by People<\/a> Thursday, seizures were listed as \u201csignificant conditions contributing to death but not resulting in the underlying cause.\u201d Kelly Clarkson\u2019s ex-husband\u2019s official cause of death was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/11\/celebrity-news\/brandon-blackstocks-official-cause-of-death-confirmed\/\">listed as malignant melanoma<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Per the document, Blackstock died of natural causes at 11:13 a.m. at his Butte, Mont. home \u2014 no autopsy was performed, and Blackstock was cremated. His occupation was listed as a rodeo industry rodeo producer.<\/p>\n<p>A rep for Clarkson did not immediately return Page Six\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Brandon Blackstock\u2019s death certificate revealed he suffered from seizures prior to his August 7 death. He\u2019s seen here with his son Seth.  <span class=\"credit\">@sethblackstock\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Seizures were listed as \u201csignificant conditions contributing to death but not resulting in the underlying cause,\u201d according to the document obtained by People. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@kellyclarkson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Blackstock battled the aggressive form of skin cancer for three years before <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\/\">succumbing to the condition <\/a>on August 7 at the age of 48. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with great sadness that we share the news that Brandon Blackstock has passed away,\u201d a family rep told Page Six at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBrandon bravely battled cancer for more than three years. He passed away peacefully and was surrounded by family. We thank you for your thoughts and prayers and ask everyone to respect the family\u2019s privacy during this very difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A source also confirmed to Page Six that the father of four had been in hospice prior to his passing. <\/p>\n<p>His former wife, with whom he shared kids River, 11 and Remington, 9, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/08\/07\/entertainment\/kelly-clarkson-abruptly-cancels-las-vegas-residency-shows-for-the-second-time\/\">announced for the second time<\/a> the cancellation of some of her Las Vegas residency shows on the eve of his death.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Blackstock\u2019s official cause of death was malignant melanoma.  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@kellyclarkson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>His occupation was listed as rodeo industry rodeo producer.  <span class=\"credit\">@sethblackstock\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Blackstock is the former stepson of Reba MacEntire.  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@reba<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, I need to postpone the remainder of the August Studio Session dates in Las Vegas,\u201d the singer wrote in an August 6\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNCSxWEpKEY\/?hl=en\">Instagram post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I normally keep my personal life private, this past year, my children\u2019s father has been ill and at this moment, I need to be fully present for them. I am sincerely sorry to everyone who bought tickets to the shows and I so appreciate your grace, kindness and understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Blackstock and the \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d winner, 43, were married from 2013 to 2020, and finalized their divorce in 2022. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Blackstock, who was married to Kelly Clarkson for nearly 7 years, died on August 7.  <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>They shared children River and Remington.  <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/@kellyclarkson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Clarkson\u2019s former manager subsequently <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\/\">emarked on a \u201cbeautiful and loving\u201d\u00a0relationship<\/a> with her former assistant, Brittney Marie Jones. <\/p>\n<p>\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 his obituary, published Tuesday, read.<\/p>\n<p>Blackstock also shared adult kids Seth, 18, and Savannah, 23, with ex-wife Melissa Ashworth.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\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 death certificate revealed he suffered from seizures leading up to his death. According to the official death certificate obtained by People Thursday, seizures were listed as \u201csignificant conditions contributing to death but not resulting in the underlying cause.\u201d Kelly Clarkson\u2019s ex-husband\u2019s official cause of death was listed as malignant melanoma. 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