Brandon Blackstock, a talent manager and former husband of singer Kelly Clarkson, is dead.

Reports say he died at age 48 after battling cancer.

A representative for the Blackstock family told CNN “It is with great sadness that we share the news that Brandon Blackstock has passed away. Brandon bravely battled cancer for more than three years. He passed away peacefully and was surrounded by family.”

Adding that, “We thank you for your thoughts and prayers and ask everyone to respect the family’s privacy during this very difficult time.”

The sad news came on the back of Clarkson’s announcement that her Las Vegas residency will be on hold due to Blackstock’s health.

“While I normally keep my personal life private, this past year, my children’s father has been ill, and at this moment, I need to be fully present for them. I am sincerely sorry to everyone who bought tickets to the shows, and I so appreciate your grace, kindness, and understanding,” Clarkson wrote in a statement posted on her verified Instagram account on Wednesday night.

His parents divorced when he was 12. Narvel Blackstock married McEntire in 1989, and he helped raise Brandon.

The two divorced in 2015 after 26 years of marriage.

Following in his parents’ footsteps, Brandon Blackstock developed a passion for music and started working in talent management.

His connection to music also brought him to Clarkson. They first met at the Academy of Country Music Awards in 2006 and met again in 2012 at Super Bowl XLVI, where Clarkson sang the national anthem.

At that time, Blackstock was managing Shelton, who also performed at the game, singing “America is Beautiful.”

The couple eloped in 2013, with Blackstock also taking on the role of Clarkson’s manager and serving as a producer on her award-winning daytime program, “The Kelly Clarkson Show.”

In an unrelated event, The Cable News Network (CNN) has provided an update on Professional wrestler Terry Bollea, better known as Hulk Hogan’s death.

Hogan died on Thursday, July 24, at age 71.

His death according to CNN came at a time when he had begun a Netflix documentary centred on his life and career, on and off screen.

One source close to the untitled documentary said over 20 hours of unseen sit-down interviews with Hogan have already been completed, and an additional 30 hours of scenes have already been shot.

Despite the wrestler’s absence, the release of the documentary is assured once completed.

The untitled documentary was made in partnership with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was being produced with Hogan’s full participation.

A source from CNN said, “People will see a side of him they haven’t seen before.”

Currently, the documentary doesn’t have a confirmed release date yet because Hulk Hogan died unexpectedly and filmmakers will need to make changes to some parts of the documentary.

A source has also disclosed that cameras will be on the ground at WWE Smackdown on Friday evening to capture a planned tribute to Hogan.

The professional wrestler was popularly known as the biggest wrestling star of all time, helping catapult WWE into the massive success it is today.

Officials have confirmed that Hulk Hogan passed away on Thursday due to cardiac arrest. Authorities in Clearwater, Florida, stated during a press briefing that there were no indications for foul play or suspicious circumstances .

They noted that a routine investigation is currently underway.

Hogan is widely recognized for revolutionizing professional wrestling, transforming it into a global entertainment phenomenon.

His dynamic persona during the 1980's and 1990's helped cement his status as a cultural icon.

He paved the way for future wrestling stars such as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and John Cena to transition successfully from the ring to mainstream entertainment, including film, television and reality programming.

The Netflix documentary centred on Hogan's life is being directed by Bryan Storkel and produced by Connor Schell's Words and Picture in partnership with WWE.

News of the documentary was first reported by Puck.

Netflix has, for now, declined to share additional information regarding the project.

The wrestler's decision to leave the then-World Wrestling Federation for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in the mid-1990s sent shockwaves around the wrestling world.

His switch from Hero to Villain in 1996 known as a "heel turn," marked a major moment in wrestling.

As "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, he plays a key role in helping WCW rise above WWE in TV ratings for 83 straight weeks, something no other wrestling company has done since.

But his time in WcW later took a bad turn as he was involved in a moment called the "Finger Poke of Doom," where he lightly torched another wrestler. Kevin Nash, who then dramatically fell down and let Hogan win the match.

Fans saw this as a joke and felt it proved that wrestling was fake.

Many were disappointed and started losing interest.

This helped WWE rise again, and eventually, they were able to buy WCW for a surprisingly low price.

In 2019, Promoter Eddie Hearn broke down in tears in paying tribute to American fighter Patrick Day and said boxing must unite to make the sport safer.

Day died at the age of 27 on Wednesday, four days after suffering a brain injury in a 10th-round stoppage defeat by Charles Conwell in Chicago.

The bout took place on a bill promoted by Hearn's Matchroom Boxing USA.

After becoming upset, Hearn told IFL TV: "You can say 'it's boxing' but it is so hard to justify."

He added: "It has been a rough year for the sport. We need to make sure we get together as a community, we keep trying to evolve, we keep trying to make the sport safer.

"There are so many things we can look at as a community, particularly [brain] scans. One of the issues is the frequency of scans in my opinion. You can have a yearly scan but sometimes it doesn't take into account the fights you have had since that scan."

BBC Radio 5 Live Boxing's Steve Bunce and Mike Costello, and American boxer Regis Prograis have all had their say on how boxing can be made safer.