Chase Stokes has seemingly broken his silence on the status quo of his and Kelsea Ballerini's romance. People Magazine broke the news back in September that the two, who had been together for nearly three years, broke up. However, they were seen holding hands earlier this month in Croatia. On Thursday, November 20, Stokes took to his Instagram Stories to issue a cryptic statement seemingly directed at Ballerini: "Don't believe the media. I'm blocked, I did nothing wrong," the 30-year-old wrote in the first post. "Sorry ❤️ I tried," he continued. "I'm sorry for those who believed in us," he penned in a third post. "It is what it is," Stokes continued. "Onwards and upwards." As of this writing, Stokes and Ballerini, 32, do not follow each other on the platform. Everything we know about Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini's rumored split: Us Weekly has reported that Chase Stokes' cryptic message seemingly comes hours after Ballerini was seen attending this year's CMA Awards in Nashville alone. She strutted down the red carpet and later took to the stage to perform her new single, “I Sit in Parks." Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini began dating in January 2023, shortly after the country singer finalized her divorce from Morgan Evans in November 2022. Following Stokes and Ballerini's recent split, a source told the outlet: “It was a hard split. They had been arguing a lot recently, and their communication wasn’t great in the last month. They were both traveling so much and trying to juggle everything, and the arguments piled up.” The insider also said that Ballerini “initiated the conversation,” but she and Stokes acted like “mature adults and had the same understanding that they needed space.” “There is still a lot of love between them,” the source said, adding that Ballerini and Stokes are both “extremely busy right now.”However, they were seen hanging out near Scotland’s Edinburgh Castle on October 13. A source told the outlet that "they both seemed really happy and smiley,” adding that Stokes and Ballerini “were very much loved-up and holding hands at the bar.” Another source told the outlet that they were trying to reconcile, and that the two “never really stopped being in touch after their brief split.”According to the insider, “Kelsea wanted to give it another chance and missed Chase a lot,” while Stokes “never wanted to break up. [He] always felt there was something between them and believed they just needed time to cool off and figure things out.” The two “worked through some of their ‘issues’” and were “hopeful this time around will be better.” Around that time, another source told Entertainment Weekly: “They really want to make it work, but Kelsea has been a bit hesitant to fully dive back in.” As of this writing, Ballerini has yet to respond to Chase Stokes' Instagram Stories, However, just earlier this week, the latter slammed his ex-girlfriend's fans on her TikTok for their scrutiny, seemingly directed at him and his previous ex-girlfriend, Madelyn Cline. “These comments are f*cking weird. Grow up,” he wrote. Stay tuned to SoapCentral for more.