Kelly Clarkson has introduced that she is suspending the rest of her Las Vegas residency to be together with her kids amid her ex-husband Brandon Blackstock’s sickness.
“Sadly, I must postpone the rest of the August Studio Session dates in Las Vegas,” Clarkson wrote in an Instagram submit.
The assertion continued: “Whereas I usually hold my private life non-public, this previous yr, my kids’s father has been in poor health and at this second, I have to be totally current for them. I’m sincerely sorry to everybody who purchased tickets to the exhibits and I so admire your grace, kindness and understanding.”
Clarkson didn’t disclose additional particulars about Blackstock’s situation. The singer shares two kids with him — daughter River Rose, 11, and son Remington “Remy” Alexander, 9.
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Who’s Brandon Blackstock?
Brandon Blackstock is a expertise supervisor and tv producer who started his profession within the leisure trade underneath the steerage of his father, Narvel Blackstock, at Starstruck Leisure.
Blackstock first met Kelly Clarkson in Could 2006 throughout a rehearsal for the Academy of Nation Music Awards, whereas he was nonetheless married to his first spouse, Melissa Ashworth.
After their cut up, he reconnected with Clarkson on the 2012 Tremendous Bowl. That they had their first date in February, obtained engaged by December, and tied the knot on October 20, 2013.
After practically seven years of marriage, Clarkson filed for divorce in 2020, citing irreconcilable variations. Their divorce was finalized in March 2022.
In a January 2024 interview with PEOPLE, Clarkson described the divorce as “terribly arduous.”
“You’re feeling alone, and it’s only a blessing to have the ability to have that outlet for these feelings which might be overwhelming,” Clarkson stated, referencing her album Chemistry.