Houston Texans star Braxton Berrios is defending himself in the aftermath of his breakup with influencer and social media star Alix Earle.
Multiple outlets reported that Earle and Berrios have ended their relationship after recently celebrating their two-year anniversary.
Days after the break-up, Berrios posted a gallery to his Instagram of multiple gameday outfits with the caption, ‘What did I miss?’
The comments were then flooded with Earle’s fans who pointed out that he never once attended one of her performances on the reality dance competition show Dancing with the Stars.
Earle, who was partnered with Val Chmerkovskiy, finished second in the competition behind Robert Irwin and Witney Carson.
In response to the caption, one of the comments read, ‘Every single performance of alixs’.
Braxton Berrios is defending himself as fans of Alix Earle criticized him for not attending any of her performances on Dancing with the Stars before the couple reportedly split in recent days
Berrios said that the schedule of the football season prevented him from attending a taping
Reports indicate that Earle and Berrios had a ‘mutual’ split after dating for two years
Berrios had a reasonable excuse, especially considering the season was recorded during the NFL season.
In response to that fan’s comment, he replied, ‘I would’ve been at every one if I could’ve, sadly I can’t travel like that in season.
When another fan posted a similar comment, Berrios said again, ‘I would’ve loved to be [at her shows]. Sadly I wasn’t able to travel like that in-season.’
Another fan remarked, ‘first class ticket to LA during the Biweek’. Turns out, as Berrios said, ‘That’s exactly where I went for bye week!’
That’s because Earle threw a surprise 30th birthday party for Berrios in Los Angeles and he was able to attend.
Soon after Berrios posted to his account, Earle made a post of her own on her Instagram account.
She posted snaps of her out at the club and hanging out with friends, adding the caption, ‘Can’t a girl just go dancing’.
Berrios did periodically show that he was watching Earle on DWTS from afar, making multiple posts to his Instagram stories.
Reports indicate the couple spit earlier this month and that the separation was ‘mutual’.