{"id":3161,"date":"2025-08-10T17:59:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T17:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailylifee.pw\/?p=3161"},"modified":"2025-08-10T17:59:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T17:59:51","slug":"kelly-clarkson-secretly-disappeared-from-her-talk-show-to-care-for-dying-ex-husband-brandon-blackstock-fans-had-no-idea-until-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailylifee.pw\/?p=3161","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Clarkson Secretly Disappeared From Her Talk Show to Care for Dying Ex-Husband Brandon Blackstock\u2014Fans Had No Idea Until Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s note: Kelly Clarkson\u2019s ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, has passed away following a three-year battle with cancer, his family confirmed in a statement on August 7.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with great sadness that we share the news that Brandon Blackstock has passed away,\u201d the statement read. \u201cBrandon bravely battled cancer for more than three years. He passed away peacefully, 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>On August 6, Clarkson announced she would be postponing her remaining Studio Sessions shows in Las Vegas, revealing that Blackstock had been ill for the past year. The singer explained that she would be taking the rest of August off to focus on caring for their children.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNCSxWEpKEY\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnew24.info&amp;rp=%2F87925%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawMFvP9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFDVldKN1dIVktWRnZocWs1AR5RofhsYRuBFPSjzRykQxqR0jENKdN7cTp2l2YWxZbzrCin9RV16ris0cM3kw_aem_jnDR6XdodpZEm0fQQVxy0A#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1543.9000000059605%2C%22ls%22%3A906.9000000059605%2C%22le%22%3A1510.2000000178814%7D\" height=\"960\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/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,\u201d she shared on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>Clarkson and Blackstock divorced in March 2022 after seven years of marriage. They share two children: daughter River Rose (born 2014) and son Remington Alexander (born 2016). Clarkson resides in New York City, where she hosts The Kelly Clarkson Show.<\/p>\n<p>The Grammy-winning singer has alluded to her split in her music, including the 2023 tracks \u201cMine\u201d and \u201cMe.\u201d She also drew attention when she altered the lyrics to Gayle\u2019s \u201cabcdefu\u201d during a 2023 performance on her talk show, seemingly referencing her divorce settlement. The agreement included a one-time payment of over $1 million to Blackstock, monthly spousal support until January 31, 2024, and child support exceeding $160,000 per month.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-87927 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"http:\/\/new24.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kelly-clarkson-brandon-blackstock-attend-22544797_b9c609.webp\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new24.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kelly-clarkson-brandon-blackstock-attend-22544797_b9c609.webp 1024w, https:\/\/new24.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kelly-clarkson-brandon-blackstock-attend-22544797_b9c609-300x238.webp 300w, https:\/\/new24.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kelly-clarkson-brandon-blackstock-attend-22544797_b9c609-768x611.webp 768w, https:\/\/new24.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kelly-clarkson-brandon-blackstock-attend-22544797_b9c609-150x119.webp 150w, https:\/\/new24.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kelly-clarkson-brandon-blackstock-attend-22544797_b9c609-450x358.webp 450w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"814\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/new24.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kelly-clarkson-brandon-blackstock-attend-22544797_b9c609.webp 1024w, https:\/\/new24.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kelly-clarkson-brandon-blackstock-attend-22544797_b9c609-300x238.webp 300w, https:\/\/new24.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kelly-clarkson-brandon-blackstock-attend-22544797_b9c609-768x611.webp 768w, https:\/\/new24.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kelly-clarkson-brandon-blackstock-attend-22544797_b9c609-150x119.webp 150w, https:\/\/new24.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kelly-clarkson-brandon-blackstock-attend-22544797_b9c609-450x358.webp 450w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-lazy-src=\"http:\/\/new24.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/kelly-clarkson-brandon-blackstock-attend-22544797_b9c609.webp\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on the end of her marriage in a 2023 interview with Apple Music\u2019s Zane Lowe, Clarkson described the process as both heartbreaking and liberating. \u201cIt\u2019s incredibly sad\u2026 there\u2019s so much loss with that, and I never experienced grief like that,\u201d she said. \u201cWe got to let each other go. This is not going to work for either of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Clarkson\u2019s absences from her talk show made headlines. Between late February and March, guest hosts including Simu Liu, Roy Wood Jr., and TODAY\u2019s Willie Geist stepped in during her time away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor\u2019s note: Kelly Clarkson\u2019s ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, has passed away following a three-year battle with cancer, his family confirmed in a statement on August 7. \u201cIt is&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3162,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kelly Clarkson Secretly Disappeared From Her Talk Show to Care for Dying Ex-Husband Brandon Blackstock\u2014Fans Had No Idea Until Now! 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