JaNa Craig is speaking out following news of her split from Kenny Rodriguez after a year of dating.
The “Love Island USA” Season 6 star posted a statement on her Instagram story on July 29, addressing her surprising breakup with Rodriguez and touching on speculation of what went wrong.
“Hi my loves. Thank you for all your love & support. It means the world to me. As you know, Kenny and I are no longer together,” Craig’s message reads. “Please know that I have seen all the breakup theories and none have matched up to how terrible, disgusting and disappointing it truly is.”
She continued, “Discovering that someone you loved isn’t who you thought they were and that the relationship you thought you were building hasn’t been genuine since day one has been truly devastating.”
The reality star ended her post by saying, “Thank you for respecting my privacy and please know as a child of God, I will always be okay.”
Shortly after she released a statement, Rodriguez also shared his thoughts on his Instagram story, calling the past few days “incredibly difficult.”
He wrote that he’s been quietly “sitting with a lot of emotions and doing my best to process everything privately.”
“Breakups are never easy, especially in the public eye,” he continued, “Sometimes, despite how deeply you care for someone, you come to the hard truth that the relationship was not something that could last long-term.”
Rodriguez added that he’ll always be grateful for the time he and Craig shared and the memories they created.
“I release this chapter with no ill will, only a hope that JaNa’s path forward brings her nothing but happiness,” he concluded.
But the two do not appear to be amicable as Craig called out her ex minutes after he uploaded his statement.
She tagged him on her Instagram story, which called him a "manipulative liar." "You not taking accountability and telling people the type of person you really are is insane to me!! My first statement was me being nice. Do not piss me off," she added.
Season 6 alum Leah Kateb, one of Craig’s closest friends from the show, weighed in on the drama as well.
Kateb re-shared Craig’s second message on her Instagram story and tagged Rodriguez, adding “Put a sock in it ChatGPT head---. Tell the truth for once!"
She also alleged that Rodriguez wasn’t being truthful about the situation, and added, "Dw, our Nay is blessed & highly favored."
Craig and Rodriguez were a fan-favorite couple during the show’s sixth season last year. Craig had been in the villa since the first day and later coupled up with Rodriguez, who came in as a bombshell about halfway through the season.
After Casa Amor, he coupled up with islander Catherine Marshall. However, he later left viewers, and some of his fellow islanders, stunned when he sobbed on national television, telling Craig he wanted her back.
Craig and Rodriguez solidified their relationship and ended up coming in third place. They had been together since the show ended in July 2024, and the two are currently appearing on the spinoff series “Love Island: Beyond the Villa.” The show, which follows multiple Season 6 stars as they navigate life and relationships in the real world, premiered on July 13.
Episode 4 of “Beyond the Villa,” the first to air since Craig and Rodriguez’s announcement, will arrive on Thursday, July 31. So far, the season has addressed some tension between the couple due to Rodriguez not wanting to move in with Craig.
Since reports of their split first surfaced over the weekend, Craig has removed photos of Rodriguez from her Instagram and unfollowed him. Pictures and videos with Craig are still up on his page.
