The PR narrative suggests Earle is taking time to process emotions privately before returning to content creation.
Insiders say she is spiraling over the ex and the Tom Brady fling is just a distraction to stop the bleeding.
Earle posted the sobbing video on March 1 reacting to a Feb 25 clip. They split in December 2025 after two years.
Alix is clearly not over Braxton despite the Tom Brady headlines, and the internet is eating up the receipts.
Alix Earle is officially spiraling, and she isn't hiding it on her TikTok feed. The 25-year-old influencer broke down in tears on Sunday, March 1, reacting to a fan comment about her recent emotional encounter with former boyfriend Braxton Berrios. In a video posted over the weekend, Earle admitted she was "literally purple from crying" after a fan pointed out that her description of seeing her ex matched the lyrics of a specific Taylor Swift track. The situation has reignited speculation about her emotional state following the end of her two-year relationship, proving that social media is still the primary venue for her public processing of the split.
The catalyst for this public meltdown was a trip to Aspen, Colorado, last month. Both Earle and the 30-year-old NFL player attended the Palm Tree Music Festival, specifically the Palm Tree Pre-Party at Kemo Sabe hosted by SipMARGS. In a separate video posted on February 25, Earle detailed the awkwardness of the encounter, stating it was "really hard" and "really weird" to be in the same room without speaking. She noted that while they eventually greeted each other briefly on the second night, the dynamic had shifted drastically, turning a former best friend into a stranger in the corner of the room.
The fan comment that triggered the tearful response referenced Taylor Swift’s 2017 song "New Year's Day" from the album "Reputation." The lyrics in question include the line, "Please don’t ever become a stranger / Whose laugh I could recognize anywhere." Earle responded to the comparison with shock, admitting she looked up the song and realized the accuracy of the sentiment. She captioned her reaction video with text reading, "Probably bc this is me spiraling every night," indicating that her recent lack of posting is due to this ongoing emotional turmoil rather than a planned hiatus.
Despite the lingering heartbreak over Berrios, Earle has been linked to Tom Brady since the New Year’s holiday. Sources told Page Six that the 48-year-old quarterback and Earle hit it off at a yacht party in St. Barts, where they spent "a lot of the night" talking. More recently, the pair was filmed at a private Super Bowl party where Brady wrapped an arm around her and grabbed her butt. While sources describe the connection as "not-that-serious" fun, they note Brady is a "perfectionist" who doesn’t hook up with just anyone, suggesting the fling is more than casual. However, the emotional weight of the Aspen encounter suggests Earle is still navigating the fallout from her December 2025 breakup.
