Watch: Why Brandon Blackstock's Death Hit Teddi Mellencamp "Really" HardBrandon Blackstock's death really hit home for Teddi Mellencamp. Several days after Kelly Clarkson's ex-husband passed away following a private, yearslong battle with melanoma, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum detailed how his death made her feel amid her own cancer battle. "The Brandon Blackstock story really hit me hard this week," Teddi shared during the Aug. 13 episode of her and Tamra Judge's Two Ts in a Pod podcast.