Less than a day after Kelly Clarkson postponed her shows in Las Vegas to be with family, it was announced that her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, had died. He was 48 years old and had been in a battle with cancer for over three years.

Brandon Blackstock, the ex-husband of pop star Kelly Clarkson, has died from cancer, a family representative confirmed to CBS News. He was 48 years old.

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