Kelly Clarkson was absent from her speak present earlier this yr as a result of ex-husband Brandon Blackstock’s sickness

Kelly Clarkson absence from her speak present within the spring was as a result of ex-husband Brandon Blackstock's sickness, sources inform PEOPLE.

The information comes the identical day {that a} rep for his household instructed Leisure Weekly that Blackstock, 48, had died of most cancers. He and Clarkson had been married in 2013, and she or he filed for divorce in 2020, after the births of kids River, 11, and Remy, 9.

The "Stronger" singer missed a number of episodes of The Kelly Clarkson Show within the spring, with Simu Liu, Brooke Shields, and Wanda Sykes among the many celebrities who crammed in for her.

Clarkson later postponed the opening of her residency in Las Vegas. The occasion was scheduled to start early final month, however the American Idol alum mentioned that she had overworked her voice throughout rehearsals.

She ended up starting the residency on the Colosseum Caesars Palace every week later.

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The Grammy winner referred to as off the residency for the remainder of the month, nonetheless, on Wednesday.

"Sadly, I must postpone the rest of the August Studio Session dates in Las Vegas," she wrote late Wednesday on X. "Whereas I usually preserve my private life personal, this previous yr, my youngsters's father has been in poor health and at this second, I should be totally current for them."

EW has reached out to reps for each Clarkson and her present, which premiered in 2019.

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PEOPLE's supply mentioned that Clarkson had been totally supportive of Blackstock, from whom she had a rocky cut up.

"When she came upon that he was sick, she remained protecting of him for his or her sake,” the supply instructed the journal. "Kelly has all the time tried to maintain issues elegant. It turned clear earlier this yr that Brandon was not doing properly. She's been devastated for the children."

So, though the divorce was "extremely tough for her," she "all the time needed her children to have the very best relationship doable with their dad."

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