Brandon Blackstock, a talent manager and the former husband of Kelly Clarkson, has died. "Brandon bravely battled cancer for more than three years. He passed away peacefully and was surrounded by family,

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

Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson's former husband of seven years and father to kids River Rose and Remy Alexander, died "surrounded by family."