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Grammy-nominated country artist Jason Bradley DeFord, known professionally as Jelly Roll, filed for divorce from his wife Alisa DeFord on May 18 in Tennessee, ending a marriage that lasted nearly a decade.<\/p>\n
The couple married in August 2016 at a Las Vegas chapel.<\/p>\n
Court records obtained by E! News <\/a>confirmed the filing, though neither party has issued a public statement about the split.<\/p>\n Hours before news of the divorce emerged, Alisa DeFord, who performs under the name Bunnie Xo, shared a message on her Instagram Story that read, \u201cShe\u2019s getting her sparkle back,\u201d according to E! News.<\/p>\n The marriage weathered challenges over the years, including a brief separation and reconciliation in 2018.<\/p>\n During a 2025 podcast appearance<\/a>, Jelly Roll addressed the difficult period after admitting to an affair, calling it \u201cone of the worst moments of my adulthood.\u201d<\/p>\n At the time, he described the couple\u2019s reconciliation as \u201cspecial\u201d and said they had become \u201cstronger than we could have ever been.\u201d<\/p>\n The divorce comes as the pair had been openly pursuing plans to expand their family through in-vitro fertilization and surrogacy.<\/p>\n In her memoir, \u201cStripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic,\u201d Bunnie Xo indicated they were finally \u201cstable financially and somewhat emotionally\u201d and discussing their options with a surrogate<\/a>.<\/p>\n In a June 2024 Instagram post<\/a>, the couple said that they \u201cboth just want a piece of us together to add to our already perfect family.\u201d<\/p>\n The couple\u2019s relationship began in 2015 when they met at the Las Vegas Country Saloon, where Jelly Roll was performing small shows while living in a van.<\/p>\n Bunnie Xo, who hosts the \u201cDumb Blonde\u201d podcast, later helped him gain custody of his daughter Bailee<\/a> and supported him through a recent 200-pound weight loss. <\/a><\/p>\n In a September TikTok post<\/a> defending him against online criticism about his weight, she wrote, \u201cHe\u2019s always had the same heart. He\u2019s always had the same soul.\u201d<\/p>\n Jelly Roll has two children from previous relationships: 18-year-old Bailee and 9-year-old Noah.<\/p>\n Read the original article on al.com<\/a>. Add al.com<\/a> as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n