Cruger, who was first linked to Kinney in April 2022, took to her Instagram Story on September 7, 2023, with a message to Chicago Fire fans who claim Kinney is "only with" her because she's "good in bed." "Sometimes I see comments, sometimes I don't. It doesn't matter either way. Today, someone said he's only with me because I'm good in bed," she said in a video. She continued, "Babe, that's what you're telling people? That is the sweetest thing I've ever heard. Just from looking at me, you got that? You're invited to my wedding. It's giving bridesmaid energy, maybe flower girl."

In another Instagram Story, Cruger acknowledged that the "hate comments" only make up a small amount of the messages she receives, with "sweet and kind" notes from Chicago Fire fans consisting of the majority of the feedback she reads.

 "No, I'm not gonna make hate comments my whole personality. People are also/usually really really sweet and kind," she wrote. A day after her Instagram Stories, Cruger posted a clip on her Instagram Story of a Will Ferrel's character from the 2012 movie The Campaign saying, "Welcome to the f—ing" show." The clip was captioned, "When someone new is about to see me go right off the rails."

In August 2023, Cruger shared a photo of her and Kinney at dinner with some friends. "You have strength tolerating those s—t heads," her friend commented, to which Cruger responded, "strength and no choice  come back and balance the group out !!" Another of Cruger's friends commented for her not to "engage" in the negative comments, to hwich she responded, "~r e l a x ~.

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Who is Taylor Kinney's girlfriend Ashley Cruger?

Who is Taylor Kinney's girlfriend, Ashley Cruger? Kinney and Cruger, a model, were first linked in April 2022 after they were photographed together on the red carpet of an event in Park City, Utah. They went Instagram official with their relationship in June 2022, and walked their second red carpet together (where they were photographed showing major PDA) a month later. In September 2022, Cruger made a cameo in the Season 11 premiere of Chicago Fire, which saw her toasting firefighters from Firehouse 51 at Molly's Bar.

(Kinney's character, Lieutenant Kelly Severide, was not in the scene.) Cruger confirmed the cameo in an Instagram Story at the time. "First episode of Chicago Fire aired last night and I got to sneak on," she wrote. "Ily @taylorkinney111."

Kinney joked to Entertainment Tonight in 2017 that he lived "vicariously through Severide's love life. "My dating life is through Chicago Fire," he said. "I live vicariously through my character."

Cruger's response to Chicago Fire fans also comes amid Kinney's mysterious absence from the NBC drama. Kinney temporarily left Chicago Fire in January 2023, according to Deadline, which reported that the actor was taking a "leave of absence" from the series to deal with a "personal matter.

" Kinney's last episode was Season 11, Episode 14 "Run Like Hell." The next episode, Season 11, Episode 15 "Damage Control," saw his character, Lieutenant Kelly Severide, leave Firehouse 51 to join an arson investigation program. Deadline confirmed that the cast and crew of Chicago Fire were informed of Kinney's leave on January 20, 2023, and that Season 11 was rewritten to accommodate for his absence.