Clarkson’s former assistant stopped working for her in June 2020 and began to work for Brandon Blackstock in Montana — the same month that Clarkson filed for divorce.

Both Clarkson and McEntire are reportedly missing tapings of The Voice after Blackstock’s August 7 death from melanoma (a form of skin cancer). Seasons 28 and 29 of the show are filming pre-taped episodes this summer, but McEntire and Clarkson are going to have to sit a few out, according to The U.S. Sun.