Shailene Woodley didn’t say much when asked about Aaron Rodgers’ latest comments about their past relationship. She didn’t need to.
According to TMZ, Woodley was approached Sunday night at a pre-Emmys fundraiser in West Hollywood and questioned about Rodgers’ podcast remarks. She laughed, smiled, and kept moving.
That quiet reaction came after Rodgers stirred things up on Cam Heyward’s podcast, where he revisited the end of his engagement to Woodley. Rodgers said that only days after he proposed, Woodley told him she needed to “go f- this guy” before getting married. He also pushed back on her earlier version of their breakup, saying she had already removed her engagement ring by March 2021, even though reconciliation efforts reportedly continued after that.
Woodley and Rodgers have kept their split largely out of the public eye since their engagement ended in 2022, but Rodgers’ comments dragged the story back into the spotlight. TMZ reported that people close to Woodley were “alarmed” by what Rodgers said and described his rant as “completely out of character.” They also rejected the idea that his account alone settles what happened between them.
Woodley herself has spoken before about how hard the aftermath was. In 2024, she said she felt like she had lost her sense of self entirely during that period. Rodgers, meanwhile, used the podcast appearance to reject any suggestion that he was to blame for that fallout.
So far, Woodley hasn’t directly answered Rodgers’ specific claims. Her smile and laugh may be the closest thing to a response yet, but the disagreement over what happened between them is still very much unresolved.
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