Jana Kramer and Jay Cutler: It’s Over! Also We Were Just Using Each Other!

Apparently, spiting your respective exes can only take a new relationship so far.

We don’t know if it was worth breaking the girl code, but Jana Kramer was dating Jay Cutler.

Emphasis on was.

The two have now pumped the brakes and gone their separate ways.

An inside source spoke to Us Weekly about where things stand between Jana and Jay.

“Jana is still single,” the insider dished.

“She and Jay went on a few dates,” the source confirmed.

“But,” the insider opined, “things seemed to fizzle out between them.”

The source confirmed that “They’re not seeing each other anymore.”

That checks out in light of recent social media activity.

On Tuesday, October 5, Jana Kramer suggested as much — albeit indirectly.

“It’s so fun being the single third wheel these days,” she joked on Instagram alongside a couple of her friends.

She didn’t mention Jay Cutler himself, but announcing that she’s single sort of says it all.

In September, it was overwhelmingly clear that Jana and Jay were an item.

The two went on their first date in Nashville, Tennessee, and it was not their last.

This development just happened to take place a short time after Jay’s ex, Kristin Cavallari, became “linked” with Chase Rice.

Insiders claimed at the time that Jay was primarily trying to make Kristin jealous by dating Jana.

However, Kristin saw right through it, and dished to her friends that it wasn’t going to work.

Jay going public with Jana right on the heels of the news of Kristin and Chase was deliberate, everyone said.

It’s a shame that Jana allowed herself to be used in that way — but perhaps it was to her advantage, too.

Either way, it may have cost her a budding friendship, depending upon which version of events you believe.

See, Jana and Kristin were reportedly on friendly terms … before one started going on dates and traveling between states with the other’s estranged husband.

Some reports said that Jana and Kristin blew up at each other over this and ended a friendship.

Kristin had reportedly even helped Jana out during some of the early stages of her divorce from cheating ex Mike Caussin.

However, additional reports clarified that Jana and Kristin barely knew each other and were never friends. So who’s to say?

Truth be told, it was never going to work out between Jana and Jay.

In addition to being a terrible person (just look at his social media history), Jay is an accused cheater.

And what was it that ended Jana’s long-troubled marriage?

Oh, right — cheating.

Mike Caussin apparently strayed multiple times during his marriage to Jana Kramer.

Over the years, he tried to convince her that it was not his fault, that he suffered from some sort of “sex addiction.”

Addictions can be very real and devastate people’s lives.

But “sex addiction” is not recognized as a real thing by the broader psychiatric community.

There are many who believe that normal bodily functions — like eating and sex — should not be classified as addictions at all, even if the habits are disordered.

Mike’s disordered sexual behavior continued for years, with successful and attempted cheating attempts peppering their marriage.

To her credit, Jana was able to very successfully monetize this story by constantly speaking about it on social media and her podcast.

Of course … if she and Mike truly believed that it was a genuine illness, isn’t that kind of exploitative?

Regardless, another cheater was the last thing that Jana needs.

Presumably, she knows that very well.

It may be that she was using Jay for revenge just as he was seemingly using her.

Jana Kramer and Jay Cutler Flaunt New Relationship, Spite Their Exes

It has been nearly five months since Jana Kramer filed to divorce Mike Caussin.

Since then, she has moved on, hanging out with retired NFL star Jay Cutler.

Their fling may have started with Jay wanting revenge on Kristin Cavallari, but it’s clearly blossomed into something more.

Recently, Jana and Jay have made multiple public appearances as their bond grows.

Jana Kramer and Jay Cutler were spotted together just last week.

They made an appearance together at the opening of The Twelve Thirty Club rooftop bar.

This was in Nashville, and the two were smiling and looked very happy.

It didn’t stop there.

Later last week, Jana and Jay traveled to Greenville, South Carolina.

There, they attended Nate Bargatze’s comedy show, which went on Thursday night.

Being spotted together at an opening is one thing.

Then traveling together to attend a show in a different state altogether is … well, a little intimate.

And this of course is after they were previously spotted dating. It all adds up to a pretty clear picture.

In a previous report to People, an inside source described how the two were drawn to each other.

“Jay and Jana had a lot they bonded over,” the insider shared.

The source explained that they found common ground “with how their divorces played out.”

Jay Cutler and Kristin Cavallari announded their split last year.

They had been together for ten years before they parted ways.

Notably, Kristin — who is now dating Chase Rise, a Country singer — appeared to block Jana on social media after she dated her ex.

Previous reports clashed, with some alleging that Kristin had been supportive of Jana after Jana filed for divorce.

It was even claimed that Kristin recommended a divorce attorney to Jana.

Other reports claimed that the two didn’t really know each other well enough for Jana dating Jay to be a “betrayal.”

It has been reported that Jay, at least initially, intended to make Kristin jealous by going on a date with Jana.

He’s seen her dating Chase and apparently wasn’t happy about it — and wanted her back.

Alternative, conflicting reporting says that Kristin and Jay have both moved on.

Quite frankly, it sounds like there are competing stories, possibly from the “camps” of different people.

We’re sure that People and similarly reputable outlets are vetting the authenticity of their sources.

But Jana’s friends and Kristin’s friends are probably getting very different versions of what’s going down.

Jana is of course still recovering, emotionally, from her marriage to Mike Caussin.

The two shared years together and are now co-parenting two beautiful children.

But there was a lot of pain and humiliation during the course of their marriage. This divorce was a long time coming.

To put it bluntly, Mike cheated on Jana.

This isn’t a secret, because the two discussed it ad nauseum.

Only one thing kept them from divorcing until this year, and it’s something that became tied to their brand as a couple.

Mike claimed to suffer from “sex addiction,” which is a familiar phrase despite not being recognized by the broader psychiatric community.

(Frankly, even outside of psychiatric circles, many say that things like sex and food should not be considered addictions at all, but possibly treatable compulsions at worst)

It was this alleged condition that “made” Mike cheat on Jana in major ways and minor ways … until she finally had enough.