Brandon Blackstock’s Ex-Wife Issues Emotional Statement After His Death originally appeared on Parade. The first wife of Brandon Blackstock has shared her first statement since the death of her ex-husband. Melissa Ashworth Wells, who was married to Blackstock for more than a decade before his romance with Kelly Clarkson, died on August 7.

Kelly Clarkson's ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, has passed away after a three-year cancer battle, his family said in a statement. The Silver Bow County Coroner, Dan Hollis, confirmed to TODAY.com that Blackstock's cause of death was melanoma and the manner of death was natural causes.