{"id":2511368,"date":"2026-07-21T18:45:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2511368"},"modified":"2026-07-21T18:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T18:45:07","slug":"jana-craig-slams-kenny-rodriguezs-interview-detailing-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jana-craig-slams-kenny-rodriguezs-interview-detailing-split\/","title":{"rendered":"JaNa Craig Slams Kenny Rodriguez\u2019s Interview Detailing Split"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Love Island USA<\/em>\u2019s JaNa Craig<\/strong><\/a> broke her silence on ex-boyfriend Kenny Rodriguez<\/strong>\u2019s tell-all interview detailing intimate details about their failed relationship.<\/p>\n

\u201cBefore I call my lawyers, I would like to make a cute little statement,\u201d Craig, 29, wrote via her Instagram Stories on Monday, July 20, sharing her thoughts on comments Rodriguez, 26, made during the Monday episode of \u201cThe Journey Podcast.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cTo the person who thought it was a good idea to send me a cease and desist and go on a whole ass podcast and make up straight f***ing lies, very ballsy of you. How f***ing insane. But if you wanna f***ing play, let\u2019s f***ing play,\u201d she continued. \u201cI think you should give me permission to drop all the text messages \u2026 You know everything you said was a f***ing lie. All of our \u2014 all of my friends \u2014 know it was a lie so I\u2019m not even stressing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Craig went on to claim that she \u201cspared\u201d Rodriguez and his public image in the wake of their July 2025 breakup, adding that she has simply been minding her \u201cbusiness.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Ariana Madix Reacts to JaNa Craig and Kenny Rodriguez’s Breakup Drama<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tLove Island USA host Ariana Madix expressed her support for season 6 alum JaNa Craig amid her recent split from Kenny Rodriguez. \u201cShe\u2019s great. She\u2019s always been an angel and a queen and a force,\u201d Ariana, 40, said of JaNa, 27, to E! News while attending the premiere of EA\u2019s new video game Battlefield 6 [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cYou thought that was a good idea? Alright, b****, let\u2019s f***ing play,\u201d she added. \u201cAlso, how about you tell your 99-cent lawyers to answer the f***ing phone because what you\u2019re not about to do is ever think you could come for me and get away with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a separate clip, shared on Tuesday, July 21, Craig told her fans that she won\u2019t be watching the podcast as she had seen \u201cenough clips\u201d online. She also claimed that she \u201cthreatened\u201d to call the police on Rodriguez.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe knows for a fact that I threatened him to call the cops,\u201d she alleged. \u201cThat\u2019s the last thing I said to him. Before I was gonna call the cops, he piped the f*** down and then I left and that\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n

She also claimed she\u2019s \u201cnever assaulted anyone\u201d after Rodriguez alleged she was \u201cphysical\u201d the night she found an alleged racist text message on his phone.<\/p>\n

\u201cNever in my life have I assaulted anyone. I would never do such a thing,\u201d she claimed.. \u201cThere were no daily arguments. We were fine. Obviously we argued because we were a couple, but it wasn\u2019t daily. We were perfectly fine. It\u2019s literally all a lie. I never begged his family for him back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the podcast, Kenny opened up about his statement, saying, \u201cIt was a text message with a friend that I had before [the show] and I did say a statement where I generalized and I take full accountability. It doesn\u2019t represent the person that I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cI take full accountability for it. I think it\u2019s a bit unfair. I think it\u2019s a bit unjust. I have black friends, I\u2019ve dated black women before. I couldn\u2019t deal with the disrespect anymore. I understand it could hurt people, yes, and I apologize for that. That doesn\u2019t define me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rodriguez also said, \u201cI made a statement that I\u2019m not proud of, and I take full accountability for it. But I think it\u2019s a bit unjust to take that situation and to have that define me and run with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through tears, he continued, \u201cKordell [Beckham] reached out to me and that\u2019s the one person that I have the utmost respect for.\u201d He claimed Beckham, 24, was the only Love Island USA season 6 cast member who he was in touch with after the incident.<\/p>\n

Beckham then entered the chat on Monday, posing via Instagram, \u201c@KennyRodriguez We not even gon get on how you sat on that podcast and lied the entire time, but what we not gon do is lie like I condoned anything you did\/said. After YOU called me I got that ass and we haven\u2019t spoken since. Shout out my sis JaNa love you for life girl. And keep my mf name out your mouth I don\u2019t fw you bro.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tMany Love Island USA viewers don\u2019t know how to feel following the season 6 reunion \u2014 and according to JaNa Craig, the cast feels the same way. \u201cI don\u2019t think we got closure from the reunion, if I\u2019m being honest. I personally don\u2019t like the way it ended. Lots of emotion, lots of tears, lots [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Craig first opened up about their split<\/a> in July 2025.<\/p>\n

\u201cHi my loves. Thank you for all your love & support. It means the world to me,\u201d she wrote at the time. \u201cAs you know, Kenny and I [are] no longer together. Please know that I have seen all the breakup theories and none have matched up to how terrible, disgusting and disappointing it truly is. Discovering that someone you loved isn\u2019t who you thought they were and that the relationship you thought you were building hasn\u2019t been genuine since day one has been truly devastating.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rodrouez then put out a statement of his own.<\/p>\n

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