Love Island USA’s season 6 star JaNa Craig took to Instagram to issue a statement to fans addressing her break-up with co-star Kenny Rodriguez.
The couple met on season 6 of Love Island USA and dated for a year. News of the couple’s break-up broke on 27 July 2025.
JaNa took to Instagram to address the rumours surrounding her and Kenny’s break-up, suggesting that the reasons behind it were far worse than fans could imagine.
Love inside the villa
JaNa and Kenny first met on sixth season of Love Island USA, which premiered in June 2024.
As one of the original islanders, JaNa initially connected with Coye Simmons and Connor Newsum before Kenny caught her attention. The couple did have some relationship drama while they were in the villa, however they managed to find their way back to each other.
Although they didn’t win, the couple ranked third and chose to continue their relationship outside the villa.
Their relationship after the show
Despite concerns about the distance, the Love Island USA season 6 pair decided to continue their relationship after the show.
With JaNa living in Las Vegas and Kenny in Dallas, they faced challenges due to the distance separating them. Nevertheless, they were determined to make the relationship work.
After a year or navigating the long-distance relationship, the couple ultimately decided to part ways. But, it seems that there was more to the break-up than just the distance.
Kenny gets exposed as a scammer
News of the couple’s split debuted on 27 July 2025 and fans couldn’t help but conjure all sorts of theories.
On 29 July 2025, JaNa shared the following statement on her story:
As you know, Kenny and I are no longer together. Please know that I have seen all the breakup theories and none have matched how terrible, disgusting and disappointing it truly is. 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 truly been devastating
Kenny released his own statement shortly afterwards, stating that he will always be grateful for the time they shared, that he releases this chapter with no ill will, and that he hopes JaNa’s path forward brings her nothing but happiness.
Things escalated when JaNa clapped back at his post on her stories. After Kenny’s statement, JaNa shared another statement on her post where she called him a “manipulative liar.”
The post read as follows:
@kennyrodriguez stfu you 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.
Friend’s of JaNa’s joined in on the bashing, sharing that Kenny has been a, “racist, clout/money hungry and a scammer since day 1.”
Kenny hasn’t uploaded anything to his Instagram story and he hasn’t spoken up publicly since.
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