Kelsea Ballerini’s co-stars Chase Stokes and Morgan Evans clashed in public
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Kelsea Ballerini’s players do.
The 32-year-old country singer’s ex-boyfriend, actor Chase Stokes, has spoken out in defense of the “Cowboys Cry Too” singer after her ex-husband, Morgan Evans, opened up about their divorce during an appearance on Bobby Bones’ podcast, “The BobbyCast.”
“This is about the saddest excuse for masculinity I’ve ever seen. Get a f—ing life,” Stokes wrote in a since-deleted comment under an Instagram post featuring a clip from the podcast.
Bones later shared a screenshot of the deleted comment on his Instagram, as part of a video in which he defended Evans. The host emphasized that Evans has not spoken publicly about his divorce, saying “I thought it went very well” on the podcast and that he was “very gracious in his interpretation and his version of events.”
Ballerini’s ex-boyfriend commented on her ex-husband about their divorce in a recent podcast. (Gotham/Getty Images; James Devaney/GC Images)
In response to the criticism, Evans posted a series of photos on his Instagram of himself doing unnatural male activities, including carrying a heavy refrigerator and chopping wood, with the caption, “Feeling pretty manly.”
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Bones also entered the comments section, writing, “I laughed.”
Following a back-and-forth between his two partners, Ballerini put in his two cents, posting a meme on his Instagram feed on Friday, which read, “And for a woman, maybe a f—ing break?”
Ballerini posted her response to the controversy on her Instagram stories. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
While on the Bones podcast, Evans said hearing Ballerini was seeking a divorce was unexpected.
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“I didn’t expect that conversation, no,” he said. “Maybe that was me being stupid, but I wasn’t. I was surprised. All that time it’s a blur. It’s almost like someone else, from where I’m sitting now. I just look back and say, ‘Oh, my God.’
Evans and Ballerini were married for nearly five years, before she announced that she had filed for divorce in August 2022. After their split, Ballerini released a six-song EP, “Rolling Up the Welcome Mat,” in February 2023, which she confirmed was about her breakup with Evans.
Shortly after her divorce from Evans, Ballerini began dating the “Outer Banks” star, and she and Stokes made their first red carpet appearance together at the CMT Music Awards in April 2023.
Stokes and Ballerini made their first red carpet appearance as a couple at the CMT Awards in April 2023. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
The two eventually separated in September 2025 before briefly reconciling in December 2025.
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“It looked a lot more amazing than it was. And that was a lesson for us,” he told Entertainment Tonight about their reconciliation. “But he – I love him so much. We’ve been together for a long time now, and we’ve done a lot of life together. And I love love, and I believe in it. And again, I’m a big believer in finding things that make you happy, and finding things that you want to work on and figuring out where the rubber meets the road, how to make that work.”
Ballerini and Stokes officially split in early 2026. (Nicole/Getty Images exclusive to Netflix)
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Despite wanting to make things work, he and Stokes called it off early in 2026.
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