Brandon Blackstock had a special someone in his life before he passed away at 48 years old. According to his obituary, the former talent manager — who died on August 7 following a three-year battle with melanoma — had a girlfriend following his split from Kelly Clarkson.

Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, died from skin cancer three years after being diagnosed. Dan Hollis, the coroner for Silver Bow County in Montana, confirmed Blackstock had died from melanoma in a Monday statement to People magazine. The manner of death was natural causes.

Brandon Blackstock's official cause of death has come to light, days after the talent agent and ex-husband of Kelly Clarkson died of natural causes at age 48.