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Country music star Jelly Roll made a big reveal last week. No, not another album drop, but something no one saw coming. He shaved off his famous beard! Yes, you read it right. He ditched his signature beard that had almost become synonymous with his public image. He shaved his beard for the first time in almost a decade. Now he has dropped a new image, showing off his jawline, and the internet \u2014 and the musician himself \u2014 is wondering whether it\u2019s the work of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, Nov. 26, Jelly Roll posted a new selfie on Instagram. The 40-year-old showed off his trimmed-down face. The selfie was accompanied by a caption: \u201cAI is getting crazy these days,\u201d he quipped. He wore a taupe shirt and black overalls, and looked dramatically different from his bearded persona. The short-hair, no-beard look, which was a part of his image \u2014 especially during his meteoric rise to fame \u2014 created a stark contrast. The new selfie is, however, part of Jelly Roll’s recent public transformation. Though the famous beard is no longer in the picture, his loyal fans and colleagues were surely glad about his transformation. Rapper Lil Wyte commented, \u201cBroooooooooooooooooo you look incredible bub!!!\u201d American rapper and record producer Juicy J dropped fire emojis lauding Jelly Roll’s transformation. An athlete commented, \u201cSo f**king happy for you brother. Whole team is doing it. 2026.\u201d Beard or no beard, the internet is surely loving Jelly Roll, and his transformation has inspired many. Rapper Taylor Bennett said, \u201cOMG YOU LOOK GREAT BROTHER!\u201d \u201cYou look like a brand new man, Jelly!\u201d another netizen said. People even commented that he looked like John Cena. \u201cDEFINITELY AI,\u201d another fan humourously wrote.<\/p>\n Jelly Roll broke the internet earlier this week with his beardless debut. On Nov. 21, he posted a video of his look, and people had a hard time recognising him. The music star also revealed that he grew a beard as a \u2018cover-up\u2019. \u201cAh, what’s up y’all? By now you have probably figured out that I look like a ninja turtle. Um, yeah, this is crazy. One of the reasons I even started growing a beard was because I was so obese. It was just easier to cover up what was happening here, you know?\u201d Jelly Roll said. His wife, Bunnie Xo, documented the entire transformation and posted it on Instagram. She was as excited as every single fan of his. \u201cYou guys, I have been with my husband for going on 10 years now and I have never seen this man without his facial hair. Not one freaking time,\u201d she said in the video. Meanwhile, Jelly Roll revealed that he had \u201clost 200 pounds\u201d in a video in August. The star has been quite vocal about his weight loss journey. Earlier in April, he revealed that he started at 540 pounds and is now 357 pounds. He also mentioned an adventure ride he wants to go on after losing 100 more. \u201cImma lose another 100 lbs\u2026 to go skydiving with my wife in Sweden, baby!\u201d<\/div>\nIs it AI or real?
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