Kelly Clarkson’s former assistant seemingly moved to Montana to work with “soulmate” Brandon Blackstock the same month as his divorce from the American Idol alum. Amid the news that Blackstock was dating his ex-wife’s former assistant before his August 7 death,

Brandon Blackstock's "soulmate" Brittney Marie Jones, identified in Blackstock's obituary as his "loving partner in life and business," previously worked as Kelly Clarkson's production assistant.

Blackstock’s ex-wife Clarkson—who shared daughter River, 11, and son Remington, 9, with the late talent manager—and his stepmom McEntire are reportedly “devastated” by Blackstock’s death on August 7, which comes after a three-year cancer battle.