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Few country music stars are as beloved as Reba McEntire so when she is hurting, her fans come running to show their support.<\/p>\n
And, sadly, McEntire has good reason to hurt lately.<\/p>\n
\u201cLast week, my stepson\/oldest son Brandon Blackstock went home to be with God,\u201d McEntire wrote on X on Tuesday.<\/b> <\/a>\u201cHis struggle is over and he is in eternal peace in God\u2019s presence. There is no one else like him, and I\u2019m thankful for the time we had together.<\/p>\n \u201cHis legacy and laughter will be carried on through his family,\u201d she added. \u201cRest in peace cowboys. Happy trails to you til we meet again.\u201d<\/p>\n Fans were quick to show their support.<\/p>\n \u201cLord give Reba and her family comfort during this difficult time,\u201d Jeannette Garcia responded. \u201cCover them in strength and surround them with love. In Jesus name, Amen.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMay the good lord wrap his arms around you during this difficult time,\u201d the Reba Freaks account on X responded. \u201cWe love you (Reba).\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cReba I am so sorry to hear this news,\u201d Glenda Holland wrote. \u201cMy thoughts and prayers are with you and the family!!!\u201d <\/p>\n Blackstock, the ex-husband for singer Kelly Clarkson, died last week after a battle with cancer. <\/p>\n He was 48. <\/p>\n \u201cIt is with great sadness that we share the news that Brandon Blackstock has passed away,\u201d his rep said in a statement. \u201cBrandon bravely battled cancer for more than three years. He passed away peacefully surrounded by family.<\/p>\n The news came just a day after Clarkson, who has children River Rose, 11, and Remington Alexander, 8, with Blackstock, postponed her August residency shows in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n \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,\u201dshe wrote. <\/b><\/a>\u201cI am sincerely sorry to everyone who bought tickets to the shows and I so appreciate your grace, kindness and understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n Clarkson was set up for her Studio Sessions residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.<\/p>\n Her next performance is now set for Nov. 7.<\/p>\n Rolling Stone reported that Clarkson and her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, married in 2013.<\/p>\n Clarkson filed for divorce from Blackstock in 2020, the outlet reported, and it was finalized two years later.<\/p>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement<\/a> and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and\/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.pennlive.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Few country music stars are as beloved as Reba McEntire so when she is hurting, her fans come running to show their support. And, sadly, McEntire has good reason to hurt lately. \u201cLast week, my stepson\/oldest son Brandon Blackstock went home to be with God,\u201d McEntire wrote on X on Tuesday. \u201cHis struggle is over […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[346816],"class_list":["post-1963939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-acma"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963939","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1963939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963939\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1963939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1963939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1963939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}