Kelsea Ballerini’s Ex-Husband Delivers Blunt Response to Chase Stokes After Heated Message

Melinda LorgeFri, March 6, 2026 at 3:46 AM UTC

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Kelsea Ballerini’s two exes, Chase Stokes and Morgan Evans, appear to be in a war of words after the latter of the two stars appeared on Netflix's Bobby Bones Presents: The BobbyCast, and opened up about his public divorce from the “I Sit In Parks” singer.

According to People, earlier this week, while promoting his upcoming deeply personal album, Steel Town, on the podcast, Evans recalled the “stages of grief” he went through following his split from Ballerini after five years of marriage.

Morgan Evans Says His Divorce From Kelsea Ballerini Went Super Quick

“It all happened super quick,” Evans, 40 — who is currently in a relationship with Laci Kaye Booth — told Bones on the March 3rd episode while discussing the divorce, which was finalized in November 2022.

“From finding out [a divorce] was what Kelsea wanted to do to getting a lawyer, and having a prenup, and having three or four calls with a lawyer, signing the documents in the parking lot of the Ryman Auditorium in the rain to going home, it all happened in three or four months.”

Evans went on to say he “was not expecting the conversation” about wanting a divorce, adding that “maybe that was me being naive, but I definitely wasn’t expecting it, it took me by surprise.”

Chase Stokes Reacted to Morgan Evans’ Interview

Bones later shared a portion of the interview on his Instagram page, which prompted a strong reaction from Stokes, 33, who had been in an on-and-off-again romance with Ballerini, 32, since 2023.

“This is about the most pathetic excuse of masculinity I've ever seen," the Outer Banks actor wrote, reacting to the clip. "Get a f—ing life.”

Stokes has since taken down his remark, but that hasn’t stopped others from entering the conversation.

Bobby Bones Responded to Chase Stokes’ Reaction

Bones reacted by sharing the comment in a video post on Instagram, writing alongside it: “Sorry for the curse word. Got this comment regarding my interview with Morgan Evans. Just wanted to say a couple of things.”

“First of all, it was put up, and then it was taken down,” Bones said in the video, posted on Wednesday, March 4, explaining that he had seen Stokes’ comment.

“If you’re going to come that hard, maybe don’t take it down… in my heart, I just wonder why certain people can talk about things and other people can’t.”

He added, referencing his interview with Evans, the singer only spoke about his divorce, highlighting a small portion of his upcoming album, as he was talking about everything he had gone through in recent years.

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“There are two stories, right? There’s his story, her story, and the real story,” Bones said.

Morgan Evans Has Broken His Silence

Now, Evans appears to have broken his silence.

On Instagram, the singer/songwriter seemingly fired back at Stokes’ “masculinity” comment with a tongue-in-cheek response.

“Feeling pretty masculine today. Album out in 2 weeks!” He wrote alongside a post, showing himself doing stereotypically “alpha male” activities in photos, from carrying a refrigerator to chopping wood with an axe.

“I laughed,” Bones captioned below Evans’ post, while other fans applauded his response.

“This is the perfect clap back. 👏🏻👏🏻,” one fan wrote while another added, “Omg, I love you! This is the best clap back! 🙌🤣.”

“🔥🔥🔥 Hahahahahah, now that is how you respond to negativity. Love it. ❤️,” a third follower added.

Before appearing on Bones’ podcast, Evans had largely remained silent about his divorce from Ballerini. Now more open about the experience, he admitted that looking back on that time feels surreal.

“That whole time was a blur,” he said. “It almost feels like someone else, just from where I’m sitting now.”

Evans upcoming sophomore album, Steel Town, is due out March 20.

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