Bobby Bones, host of the Bobby Bones Show, has criticized actor Chase Stokes for a comment he made about country artist Morgan Evans' divorce from Kelsea Ballerini. Stokes had written: "This is about the most pathetic excuse of masculinity I've ever seen. Get a f---ing life." This comment came after an interview with Evans, who had split from Ballerinian in 2022 after almost five years of marriage. Bones defended Stokes, arguing that Evans had not commented on his life and that his upcoming album, Steel Town, references the divorce.