Madonna has split from her 28-year-old boyfriend Ahlamalik Williams after three years.

And the 63-year-old star made a not-so-subtle reference to the split on Instagram, alluding to reports she was the one who ended the relationship.

“Karma said: when somebody in your life is not right for you….. god will continuously use them to hurt you until you become strong enough to let them go,” the quote read.

The 63-year-old star is said to have been the one to call time on her romance with the dancer after she decided it wasn’t working out.

“She has a packed schedule, working on her upcoming biopic, new music and looking after her family.

“Things have been on and off with Ahlamalik for a while. There’s a lot of love but for now they have decided to separate.”

Ahlamalik has moved out of Madonna’s house, and the duo are said to be at “different places with their lives” at this point in time.

“They are still on good terms and there are no hard feelings,” the insider told The Sun newspaper:

“They spent months together on tour and in lockdown, but now he has moved out of her home.

“With them both working on other things, it was hard to keep their romance alight.”

In 2019, Ahlamalik’s dad Drue hailed his son’s high-profile romance with the pop icon.

However, he also observed that Madonna — who was previously married to Guy Ritchie and Sean Penn — is two years older than he is.

“She told us she is so much in love with him and that we didn’t have anything to worry about as she was going to take care of him,” Drue said at the time.