Brandon Blackstock spent quality time with his family before his tragic death.
Weeks before the talent manager died at age 48, he was photographed with his eldest daughter, Savannah, 23. He reportedly died of melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer.
Last month, Savannah shared a picture on Facebook of her standing next to her dad. Blackstock had one arm around her shoulder, his other hand on his hip, and his leg up on a bench. The duo smiled for the snap.
Blackstock wore a zip-up, sweats, and a matching black hat. Savannah also sported a black sweatshirt.
She captioned the July 20 picture, “Back home to the mountains & my daddy.”
Blackstock resided in Butte, Montana.
Just a month before Blackstock’s death, Savannah announced that she was expecting her second child.
She shared the news on her private Instagram account on July 5.
“We’ve been keeping a couple sweet surprises,” penned Savannah. “One little girl will be making her arrival at the beginning of January and another beautiful girl named Julianna who has already been one of the greatest blessings to our family.”
Along with Savannah, Blackstock is also dad to son Seth, 18, with his ex-wife Melissa Ashworth. The pair were married from 2001 to 2012.
He also shared daughter River, 11, and son Remy, 9, with ex-wife Kelly Clarkson.
Blackstock’s family shared the news of his passing on Thursday.
“It is with great sadness that we share the news that Brandon Blackstock has passed away. Brandon bravely battled cancer for more than three years,” they said in a statement obtained by The Post.
“He passed away peacefully and was surrounded by family. We thank you for your thoughts and prayers and ask everyone to respect the family’s privacy during this very difficult time.”
Just hours before, Clarkson, 43, abruptly canceled the remaining August shows of her Las Vegas residency.
The “American Idol” winner wrote on her Instagram Wednesday evening, “Unfortunately, I need to postpone the remainder of the August Studio Session dates in Las Vegas.”
“While I normally keep my personal life private, this past year, my children’s father has been ill and at this moment, I need to be fully present for them,” Clarkson revealed.
In 2020, the exes had a rocky split after nearly seven years of marriage.
Clarkson filed for divorce on June 4, 2020, citing irreconcilable differences.
In November of that year, she was awarded temporary primary physical custody of River and Remy.
According to court documents, “the level of conflict between the parents [had] increased” and that they had “a difficult time co-parenting due to issues of trust between them.”
The documents also stated that Clarkson and Blackstock agreed that they “shall not speak in a derogatory manner about the other parent to the minor children. The custodial parent shall not allow the minor children to be in the presence of any third party who speaks about the other parent in a derogatory manner.”
The “Stronger” singer alleged that Blackstock acted fraudulently as her manager. He ultimately denied defrauding his estranged wife out of millions.
Clarkson ended up relocating with her children to New York City for “The Kelly Clarkson Show.”
“The move to NYC was a fresh start for her that she has never regretted,” an insider told People in 2024. “She had not been happy in Los Angeles for a while but was still nervous about moving. It was the best decision for her though. They thrive as a family.”
The Grammy winner opened up about co-parenting in March, noting there is a double standard when it comes to working moms and working dads.
Clarkson joked she looks “like [an] a – – hole” when she can’t show up to her child’s function due to work, but when Blackstock can’t make it, he isn’t met with the same response.
“And then [my daughter] is like, ‘Why weren’t you there? This person’s mommy was there,’” the “American Idol” winner explained on Kylie Kelce’s “Not Gonna Lie” podcast.
“And I’m like, ‘Congratulations to her because she made different decisions that led to her being able to be there on a Thursday at 10 a.m.’”
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
