Curious about the news surrounding Brandon Blackstock’s death? The longtime talent manager and former husband of Kelly Clarkson died at 48 after a private health battle. His passing was confirmed just one day after Clarkson postponed her Las Vegas residency to focus on their children.

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

Kelly Clarkson postponed August dates of Caesars Palace residency in Vegas to care for her kids amid the death of ex-husband Brandon Blackstock.