Overview
- Kelsea Ballerini shared a Nov. 17 TikTok promoting her new track People Pleaser from her Nov. 14 EP Mount Pleasant.
- Chase Stokes responded in the comments, calling some reactions "f---ing weird" and telling users to "grow up," as fans referenced him and ex costar Madelyn Cline.
- One commenter claimed Outer Banks fans posted old Stokes–Cline photos on Ballerini’s posts and deleted them after his rebuke, a claim that has not been independently verified.
- Fans have also speculated that the song Emerald City alludes to Cline, a reading not confirmed by Ballerini or her representatives.
- The pair’s status remains unclear after a September split, though an onlooker reported seeing them holding hands in Dubrovnik on Nov. 7, and both have previously asked for privacy.