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A week-and-a-half after Kelsea Ballerini<\/a> and Chase Stokes announced their breakup<\/a>, Ballerini addressed the split on social media for the first time.<\/p>\n In a video set to Ariana Grande’s song “Shut Up,” Ballerini gave an exasperated look to the camera, rubbing her temples and shaking her head in frustration.<\/p>\n “CC: Speculators, ‘sources’ and hidden cameras outside the hair salon,” she wrote in the caption of her post. “Let us be. Please.”<\/p>\n The singer also included an emoji of a mending heart, with a bandage wrapped around it.<\/p>\n Her message was clear: Ballerini\u00a0wants peace and privacy as she mourns the end of her nearly-three-year relationship.<\/p>\n Ballerini and Stokes were first linked<\/a> in January 2023, and they made things red carpet official with an appearance at the CMT Music Awards that April.<\/p>\n Stokes is an actor known for his work in\u00a0Outer Banks<\/em>.<\/p>\n The early days of their relationship came as Ballerini was promoting her\u00a0Rolling Up the Welcome Mat<\/em> album, a deeply personal and resonant project that chronicled her 2022 divorce from Morgan Evans<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ballerini and Stokes were fairly public about their relationship, showing up for each other at their respective industry events and often speaking about relationship milestones in interviews.<\/p>\n They announced their breakup on Sept. 14, just two days after Stokes shared a heartfelt birthday tribute to Ballerini on her 32nd birthday.<\/p>\n In her social media post, Ballerini refers to “hidden cameras outside the hair salon”: That comment refers to some paparazzi photos\u00a0<\/a>that have surfaced of her walking out of a Nashville salon in the days after her breakup.<\/p>\n Read More<\/em>: Report: Why Kelsea Ballerini + Chase Stokes Broke Up<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n She also seemingly referred to an anonymous source who told\u00a0Us Weekly<\/em> that their breakup was “hard,”<\/a> and gave some details as to why the couple didn’t work.<\/p>\n “They had been arguing a lot recently, and their communication wasn’t great in the last month,” that source said.<\/p>\n “They were both traveling so much and trying to juggle everything, and the arguments piled up,” the source continued.<\/p>\n See country music’s shortest marriages, including one that only last four days!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nWhat Has Kelsea Ballerini Said About Her Breakup With Chase Stokes?<\/h3>\n
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