Chase Stokes Calls Out Kelsea Ballerini’s Ex, Morgan Evans, On Instagram

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Chase Stokes entered the Instagram comments section after Kelsea Ballerini’s ex-husband, Morgan Evans, made a rare comment about their 2022 divorce during a March 3 appearance on The BobbyCast podcast.

“I definitely wasn’t [expecting our divorce], and it took me by surprise,” Evans told host Bobby Bones. “But yeah, that whole time is such a blur. It almost feels like somebody else, just from where I’m sitting now. I just look back and I’m like, ‘Oh, my God.’ … Yeah, it was just kind of a whirlwind, life-changing moment.”

Ballerini sang extensively about her split from Evans in her Grammy-nominated EP Rolling Up The Welcome Mat. (The release included plenty of pointed lyrics, includ...