Braxton Berrios is defending himself after followers known as him out for skipping his ex Alix Earle’s Dancing With the Stars performances earlier than they cut up.
Taking to Instagram on Thursday, December 11, Berrios, 30, appeared to poke enjoyable on the drama surrounding his break-up by importing a collection of images of himself and captioning it, “What did I miss?”
Followers have been fast to flock to the feedback part to reply. One follower replied, “Each single efficiency of Alix’s.”
The remark referenced Berrios’ absence from the gang which cheered on Earle, 24, as she competed in Dancing With the Stars’ season 34.
In response, the Houston Texans large receiver claimed that he needed to be there however was unable to take action as a consequence of his NFL commitments.
“I’d’ve been at each one if I might’ve, sadly I can’t journey like that in season,” Berrios wrote.
Earle and her Dancing With the Stars associate, Val Chmerkovskiy, in the end completed in second place on the fact present. They have been overwhelmed to the highest spot by Robert Irwin and his DWTS associate, Witney Carson, throughout the November 25 finale.
Berrios didn’t attend the finale however shared his assist for Earle on the time through a video message.

Braxton Berrios and Alix Earle. (Picture by TheStewartofNY/WireImage)
“I’ve watched you pour all the things into this because the second it has began, and I believe it exhibits,” Berrios mentioned in a prerecorded video. “Good luck. Have enjoyable, babe.”
Berrios and Earle cut up after two years of relationship, a number of sources confirmed solely to Us Weekly on December 6.
“Majority of their relationship was long-distance and it was laborious for them to navigate,” one insider instructed Us. “They mutually agreed on the cut up.”
After being linked to Berrios in Could 2023, Earle initially denied they have been relationship. She in the end confirmed her relationship with the athlete a number of months later in November 2023.
A yr later, Earle shared a gushing tribute to Berrios to mark 12 months collectively.
“To the one who taught me to like wholeheartedly .. comfortable 1 yr ❣️ You have got develop into a lot greater than my finest pal and associate,” she wrote through Instagram for his or her November 2024 anniversary. “I didn’t know I used to be able to this kind of love and I really feel like I’ve actually discovered my different half! I like you.”
Earlier this yr, Earle spoke about her relationship with Berrios, divulging they have been planning a future collectively.
“We at all times speak about our future,” she instructed Us in February. “Proper now, we’re so targeted on our careers that we reside within the second and don’t rush into something. I believe that’s the cool factor about being with Braxton, [he] is just not fearful of any sort of future.”
Throughout an look on the “Sizzling Mess” podcast in September 2023, Earle opened up concerning the evening they first met throughout a Nice Gatsby-themed social gathering in February the identical yr.
“As we’re standing across the bar, this man comes as much as me and he’s like, ‘Oh, you must actually go speak to my pal over there,’ and he factors to this man. I’m like, ‘Yeah, OK, no matter,’” she mentioned.
Earle defined, “I’m going proper as much as him, I shove my hand in his face and I say ‘You.’ He seems to be at me like I’ve six heads. And he’s like ‘What?’ And I’m going, ‘You needed to fulfill me.’”

