Jelly Roll and wife Bunnie XO are ending their marriage after nearly a decade.<\/p>\n
According to a filing dated May 18,\u00a0the 41-year-old “Son of a Sinner” singer \u2013 whose real name is Jason DeFord<\/a> \u2013 filed for divorce from his\u00a0podcaster wife<\/a> (real name Alisa DeFord)\u00a0in Williamson County, Tennessee.<\/p>\n The Tennessean has reached out to Jelly Roll and Bunnie’s representatives for comment.<\/p>\n US songwriter Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo arrives for the 68th Annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 1, 2026.<\/p>\n The couple, who married in 2016, has been frank about the ups and downs of their marriage, including\u00a0family planning<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0infidelity<\/a>.<\/p>\n After winning the Grammy for best contemporary country album in February, Jelly Roll\u00a0emotionally\u00a0dedicated the trophy to Bunnie<\/a>, who wept and applauded in the audience.<\/p>\n The “Save Me” singer and Bunnie XO, a social media personality also known as Alisa DeFord, have been together for a little under 10 years.<\/p>\n Jelly Roll, 41, and Bunnie XO, 46, tied the knot in 2016.<\/p>\n After he proposed onstage, they exchanged vows that evening. The couple renewed their vows in Las Vegas in 2023.<\/p>\n Last year, the pair made headlines when Jelly Roll opened up about cheating on Bunnie XO.<\/p>\n Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO arrive for the 58th ACM Awards at the Ford Center at the Star in Frisco Texas, on Thursday, May 11, 2023.<\/p>\n \u201cOne of the worst moments of my adulthood was when I had an affair on my wife,\u201d he said on an Oct. 21 episode of the\u00a0“Human School<\/a>” podcast.<\/p>\n Jelly Roll said he and Bunnie XO did \u201ca lot of work to repair\u201d their relationship and were \u201cstronger than we could have ever been,” though he did not delve into specifics about the affair or its timeline.<\/p>\n In February 2026, Bunnie XO shared what it was like working through his infidelity on SiriusXM\u2019s “The Howard Stern Show<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n “It was one of the darkest times of my life,” she said. “I was just so devastated because I thought out of all people, he wouldn’t have never done that to me.”<\/p>\n More: <\/strong>Bunnie XO opens up about husband Jelly Roll cheating: ‘I forgave him’<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n In February 2026, Bunnie XO revealed that her and Jelly Roll found a surrogate<\/a> and hope to soon welcome twins.<\/p>\n “Now that we\u2019re finally stable financially and somewhat emotionally after all the healing we\u2019ve done over this decade together, we\u2019re talking about the future\u2014\u00adincluding growing our family,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n Feb 4, 2024; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024.. Mandatory Credit: Dan MacMedan-USA TODAY<\/p>\n Jelly Roll is already a father to two kids from previous relationships, Noah Buddy and Bailee Ann.<\/p>\n XO, stepmom to the two, said she wasn’t impacted by others’ opinions about their choice to have children at a later age.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re going to raise these babies in love and give them everything we were never given,” she said.<\/p>\n In June 2025, Bunnie XO cleared up rumors that she and Jelly Roll were in an open marriage.<\/p>\n Years ago, the two embraced a dynamic similar to an open relationship that was mostly focused on not controlling each other. That arrangement had since ended.<\/p>\n Jelly Roll and wis wife Bunnie XO arrive for the 56th CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. <\/p>\n Bunnie XO said she couldn’t understand why fans weren’t grasping that the two were in an exclusive relationship.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have completely stopped all of those shenanigans because you can\u2019t trust anybody in the world,\u201d she said. “Back in the day, that was how we looked at our relationship.”<\/p>\n This story is developing.<\/p>\n Audrey Gibbs is a music reporter at The Tennessean. You can reach her at agibbs@tennessean.com. Follow her on Instagram at @audreyraegibbs<\/a>.<\/p>\n This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Jelly Roll divorces Bunnie XO after 10-year marriage<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/div>\n
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