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Chase Stokes is sticking up for Kelsea Ballerini<\/a> \u2014 and setting some firm boundaries with fans.<\/p>\n The Outer Banks<\/em> star responded directly to a wave of speculation and negativity flooding the comments on Ballerini\u2019s latest TikTok<\/a>, which promoted her new EP Mount Pleasant<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cThese comments are f’n weird,\u201d Stokes, 33, wrote<\/a>. \u201cGrow up.\u201d<\/p>\n The video in question featured Ballerini, 32, lip-syncing to her track \u201cPeople Pleaser.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n But instead of focusing on the music, many fans chose to speculate about who the lyrics were aimed at \u2014 especially referencing Stokes and his ex, Outer Banks<\/em> co-star Madelyn Cline.<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Kelsea Ballerini Opens Up About Wanting Kids In New Song \u2018I Sit in Parks\u2019 [LISTEN]<\/a><\/p>\n One fan wrote: \u201cSo now it\u2019s OK for Kelsea to be calling Madelyn a red flag and how she goes around to many [guys]. Wow, I\u2019m sure Madelyn is pi–ed at you both, Chase and Kelsea. Idiots.\u201d<\/p>\n That comment appeared to reference \u201cEmerald City,\u201d one of the EP\u2019s more vulnerable tracks, in which Ballerini sings about feeling jealous of another woman who \u201cgot around\u201d and left her feeling \u201cenvy.\u201d<\/p>\n While Ballerini hasn\u2019t confirmed who inspired the song, fans were quick to draw their own conclusions<\/a> \u2014 and Stokes clearly wasn\u2019t having it.<\/p>\n Stokes and Ballerini recently rekindled their relationship after a brief split earlier this fall.<\/p>\n Though they haven\u2019t said much publicly about the reunion, they were spotted looking cozy together in Scotland<\/a> \u2014 and insiders say the connection never really went away.<\/p>\n Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Kelsea Ballerini + Chase Stokes Are Still Figuring It Out \u2014 Together<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThey really picked up where they left off,\u201d one source said. \u201cThey\u2019re hopeful this time around will be better.\u201d<\/p>\n The pair first began dating in early 2023, after Ballerini famously slid into his DMs. Their romance quickly went public<\/a> with red carpet appearances and birthday tributes \u2014 before breakup rumors swirled in September.<\/p>\nTikTok Sparks Drama Over Exes + Lyrics<\/h3>\n
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