Kelly Clarkson's ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, lived out his final months in peace in Montana where he felt most "at home." Blackstock, who was the singer's one-time manager, purchased a $1.8 million home in Butte, Montana, just over one month after their 2022 divorce was finalized. The pair first started dating in 2012, going on to marry just over a year later in October 2013. "Brandon lived a pretty quiet life in Montana. That was how he liked it," a source exclusively told Us Weekly on Friday, August 8. "Even though he worked in entertainment in the past, that was not his personality.