B randon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson's ex-husband, was in a “loving” relationship with Brittney Marie Jones, her former production assistant and his executive assistant, at the time of his death, according to an obituary shared online by his family.

Brandon Blackstock's "soulmate" Brittney Marie Jones, identified in Blackstock's obituary as his "loving partner in life and business," previously worked as Kelly Clarkson's production assistant.

"Yesterday we lost a good man Brandon Blackstock my daughter's soulmate and I considered him my son," he wrote in the Facebook post.