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Dolly Parton Shares Heartfelt Advice for Kelly Clarkson After Brandon Blackstock's Death

Dolly Parton empathizes with Kelly Clarkson on grief, sharing coping advice after losing her husband and Blackstock's three-year cancer battle, who died at 48, family said.

  • On Tuesday, August 12, Dolly Parton offered Kelly Clarkson words of advice in an Entertainment Tonight interview, encouraging her to remember happy memories and “recycle” their energy.
  • Last week, Brandon Blackstock, talent manager, died at age 48 after battling cancer for more than three years and was surrounded by family.
  • Clarkson and Blackstock’s marriage lasted from 2013 to 2022, and they share two children: River, 11, and Remy, nine.
  • Despite not having spoken to Clarkson yet, Dolly said she would catch up soon, saying, `I love Kelly. I love Reba.`
  • Having lost her husband, Carl Dean, earlier this year, Dolly Parton, 79, empathizes with Clarkson’s grief after her 58-year marriage ended in March.
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Dolly Parton Offers Kelly Clarkson & Reba McEntire Advice After Brandon Blackstock’s Death

Parton's husband, Carl Thomas Dean, died at the age of 82 in March.

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E! News broke the news in United States on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.
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