Aaron Rodgers makes bombshell claims about Shailene Woodley split

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Aaron Rodgers is revealing shocking new details of his explosive breakup with Shailene Woodley.

On an episode of "Not Just Football with Cam Heyward," Rodgers explained that he didn't "ruin" the actress' life during their 2022 split.

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"I proposed to Shailene and she said yes. Now, she maybe felt like she was forced to make a decision. She could have said no," Rodgers began.

"A couple days after that, she tells me, 'Before we get married, I gotta go f--- this guy,' and I'm like - because her story is that I ruined her life and gave her crazy depression because I left her. But in actuality, she told me that, and then she took off the ring by March - I proposed in December - and we had a couple of times where we tried to get reunited and nothing ever happened," he said.

SHAILENE WOODLEY IMPLIES AARON RODGERS 'UNAVAILABILITY' WAS REASON FOR SPLIT

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"There wasn't even a relationship in 2022 to break off. She literally told me, 'I don't want to be with you' after we tried some reconciliation in 2021. There's just a lot of narrative out there that isn't true," Rodgers clarified.

The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback addressed Woodley directly on the podcast.

"I'm actually a good partner. I don't wish you any harm … and Shai, you left me, you took the ring off. What are we talking about regarding me ruining your life?" Rodgers asked.

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A representative for Woodley did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

Woodley and Rodgers first sparked dating rumors in July 2020, but the two kept their relationship under wraps until going public a few days before they announced their engagement in February 2021. In February 2022, the former couple called off their engagement but briefly reconciled before splitting again that April.

During a 2024 interview with Outside magazine, Woodley shared that she went through a traumatic event in 2022, the same year she and Rodgers split for good.

"I had a really awful, traumatic thing happen in early 2022," she said, without naming anything specific. "I felt like I lost my soul, myself, my happiness, my joy. I really understood depression and anxiety and, like, complete soul detachment."

Woodley did say that she chose to stay in a "toxic situation" because she was empathizing with "someone else."

Without naming the person, Woodley said that "empathy kind of kept me in this loop of feeling everything for everyone."

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