Talent manager Brandon Blackstock, who died after a battle with cancer, was married to pop singer Kelly Clarkson for nearly seven years.

Brandon Blackstock, a talent manager known as both the ex-husband of Kelly Clarkson and the former stepson of Reba McEntire, has died. He was 48.

Brandon Blackstock, whose marriage to and contentious split from Kelly Clarkson put him in the celebrity spotlight, has died of cancer at age 48.