Kelsea Ballerini Stops Concert to Call Out Fans Mid-Song for Slamming Ex-Husband Morgan Evans: 'We're 3 Years Past It'

Mar. 15, 2025

Kelsea Ballerini in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2025.Photo:Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty

Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty

Fans don’t need to come forMorgan Evansin order to supportKelsea Ballerini.

The country star is currently touring in support of her latest album,Patterns, and she called out the crowd for slamming Evans while performing theRolling Up the Welcome Mattrack “Penthouse” at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Fla. on Feb. 23.

“Penthouse” features lyrics about moving on after the end of a relationship, and fans passionately sing along to the emotional lyrics of the song’s bridge: “It hurts putting s— in a box / And now we don’t talk / And it stings rolling up the welcome mat / Knowing you got half.”

Kelsea Ballerini in Nashville in November 2024.Jason Davis/WireImage

Jason Davis/WireImage

“Seriously, we’re three years past it, everything’s fine now,” added Ballerini, whofiled for divorce from Evans in August 2022after nearly five years of marriage.

Morgan Evans and Kelsea Ballerini in Nashville in November 2017.Michael Loccisano/Getty

“I sing the song for you now, it’s not about me anymore, please,” she continued. “Alright, for everyone that’s moving forward with their life, will you sing this with me?”

Ballerini’s tour continues with its next show at the Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas on Feb. 26. She’ll then make stops in cities including Seattle, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Kansas City, Pittsburgh and more before wrapping April 13 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

The “Cowboys Cry Too” artist is currently in a relationship with actorChase Stokes. They first sparked dating rumors in January 2023 and went public with their romance on the CMT Awards red carpet in April 2023.

Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2025.Francis Specker/CBS via Getty

Francis Specker/CBS via Getty

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Ballerini recently spoke toByrdieabout date nights with Stokes, noting thatstaying in is just as specialas glamorous outings.

“Things that seem mundane suddenly become like, ‘OK, you’re such an important part of my mundanity now,'” she told the outlet. “And it doesn’t take away from the moments that are big, like getting to show up to a premiere for him or him being at Madison Square Garden.”

source: people.com