💔 Brandon Blackstock’s Partner Brittney Jones Was Kelly Clarkson’s Former Production Assistant — Moved to Montana Amid Divorce Drama

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Published: Aug 12, 2025 | Updated: 7:20 PM EDT


Brandon Blackstock, the former husband of pop superstar Kelly Clarkson, was in a relationship with Brittney Marie Jones — a woman who once worked closely with Clarkson — at the time of his death on Aug. 7 from melanoma.


📌 Key Facts

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Brittney Jones’ Past Role: Worked as Kelly Clarkson’s production assistant (2016–2018) in Nashville.


Career Shift: Became executive management assistant for Blackstock in Dec 2018, still helping manage Clarkson’s schedule.


Montana Move: In June 2020 — the same month Clarkson filed for divorce — Jones moved to Montana to work for V Bar B Cattle Co., Blackstock’s ranch.


Life & Business Together: Described in Blackstock’s obituary as his “beautiful and loving partner in life and business.”


Legacy Projects: Together, they built Headwaters Livestock Auction and The Valley View Rodeo in Bozeman, Montana.


🖤 Tributes After His Passing

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Jones’ father, Larry Jones, honored Blackstock in a heartfelt Facebook post:


> “Yesterday we lost a good man… my daughter’s soulmate. I considered him my son.”


Friends and family remembered Blackstock for his humor, work ethic, and love for his blended family.


💍Past Marriage to Kelly Clarkson

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Blackstock married Kelly Clarkson in 2013. The couple — parents to daughter River (11) and son Remington (9) — separated in 2020 and finalized their divorce in 2022. Blackstock also shared two older children, Savannah (23) and Seth (18), with ex-wife Melissa Ashworth.


In 2023, Clarkson reflected on the painful split in an interview with Angie Martinez’s IRL Podcast, saying:


“It rips you apart… whenever you fall in love with someone and it doesn’t work.”