Darius Rucker’s former girlfriend Kate Quigley shades ‘d-bag ex’ after his arrest: ‘Karma’

Darius Rucker’s former girlfriend Kate Quigley blasted him as a “d-bag ex” following his arrest.

The comedian candidly slammed the Hootie & the Blowfish frontman on X (formerly Twitter) after he was taken into custody on drug charges in Tennessee.

“Yes. I’ve heard. All I can say is Karma. ❤️,” Quigley posted Thursday evening.

She followed up the tweet with a photo of herself lounging in a blue bikini while sticking her tongue out.

“Mood when u hear your d-bag ex got arrested. 😋❤️.  #Karma,” she added.

Page Six confirmed Rucker, 57, was arrested Thursday in Williamson County, Tenn., where he lives.

He was booked on three misdemeanor charges, including two counts of simple possession/casual exchange of a controlled substance and one count of a violation of the state’s vehicle registration law.

According to TMZ, he was accused by police of driving with an expired registration tag.

The musician was released after posting $10,500 bail.

The comedian addressed her ex’s drug charges after he was taken into custody in Tennessee hours earlier. Getty Images “Yes. I’ve heard. All I can say is Karma. ❤️,” she posted Thursday. Twitter/katequigley

Rucker’s short-lived relationship with Quigley, 42, began following the country singer’s split from his ex-wife, Beth Leonard, in July 2020 after 20 years of marriage.

They took their relationship public that September with a snap of the comedian sitting on the “Wagon Wheel” artist’s lap.

It’s unclear exactly when the former couple called it quits, but they were over by September 2021 when she suffered an accidental overdose.

Quigley followed up her initial tweet with a bikini shot. Twitter/katequigley

At the time, Quigley was at a party in Venice Beach, Calif., when she allegedly consumed cocaine and fentanyl with a group of friends.

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Although they weren’t together, Rucker gave an update on her condition.

“You know, she’s doing great. She’s coming out of that,” he said at the time.

“Mood when u hear your d-bag ex got arrested. 😋❤️.  #Karma,” she added. Getty Images

However, Quigley’s friends Fuquan Johnson, Enrico Colangeli and Natalie Williamson did not survive.

“My heart goes out to all the other victims, but [Quigley] is doing OK,” he added.

Quigley later took to social media to mourn her three friends, while also calling out the “Let Her Cry” singer for giving a health update on her behalf.

The former couple briefly dated in 2020. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

“Hi Darius, Could u plz refrain from making public comments about my health or well-being since u haven’t called once to see how i’m doing & have no clue?” she previously wrote. “Thanks Boo Boo!!!”

Quigley further confirmed that she and Rucker were no longer together when she admitted that she didn’t expect her ex to be civil while talking to reporters.

“That Stung. Won’t lie,” she tweeted at the time. “When i saw the TMZ report i thought, great. He’s probably writing a song about me called, ‘Let Her Die.'”