{"id":2465556,"date":"2026-06-18T15:42:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2465556"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:42:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:42:41","slug":"jelly-roll-clarifies-cryptic-post-amid-his-divorce-from-bunnie-xo-it-is-not-a-response-to-anything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jelly-roll-clarifies-cryptic-post-amid-his-divorce-from-bunnie-xo-it-is-not-a-response-to-anything\/","title":{"rendered":"Jelly Roll clarifies cryptic post amid his divorce from Bunnie Xo: &#8216;It is not a response to anything&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jelly Roll says a recent post on TikTok was not meant to be cryptic amid his split from Bunnie Xo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The singer shared a photo of him and his daughter putting up their middle fingers with the caption, &#8220;I feel on top of the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He insists &#8220;it is not a response to anything&#8221; and was posted before news of his split broke.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/why-jelly-roll-was-mia-from-part-of-post-malone-show-amid-divorce-12001430\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Jelly Roll;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Jelly Roll&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Jelly Roll<\/a> is clarifying a cryptic post that&#8217;s going viral amid his divorce from <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jelly-roll-divorce-wife-bunnie-xo-11999062\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Bunnie Xo;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bunnie Xo&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Bunnie Xo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On June 5, the country music star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@officialjellyroll\/photo\/7648068860410613023?image_index=2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:shared a TikTok;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;shared a TikTok&quot;}\" class=\"link \">shared a TikTok<\/a> featuring Latto&#8217;s new song &#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZLqW3JlaW2k\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Mama;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Mama&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Mama<\/a>,&#8221; which he collaborated on with her. Jelly Roll shared the lyrics, &#8220;Can&#8217;t believe my life right now I feel on top of the world,&#8221; over a photo of him and his daughter, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jelly-roll-daughter-bailee-ann-deford-speaks-out-on-his-divorce-from-bunnie-xo-12000631\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Bailee Ann DeFord;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bailee Ann DeFord&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Bailee Ann DeFord<\/a>, holding up their middle fingers and posing for the camera.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He added a throwback photo of the daddy-daughter duo, sharing further lyrics, &#8220;Should&#8217;ve seen my face when they told me it&#8217;s a baby girl.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Many followers assumed the post was a dig at his estranged wife of 10 years, Bunnie Xo, after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jelly-roll-divorce-wife-bunnie-xo-11999062\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:their divorce filing was revealed;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;their divorce filing was revealed&quot;}\" class=\"link \">their divorce filing was revealed<\/a> on Monday. But Jelly Roll (real name Jason DeFord) insisted it was not meant to reference their split in the slightest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;This wasn\u2019t posted today it\u2019s just going viral today, it is not a response to anything,&#8221; he wrote in a comment on the<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@officialjellyroll\/photo\/7648068860410613023?image_index=2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:TikTok;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;TikTok&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> TikTok<\/a> post on Wednesday. &#8220;All this post meant was I love my daughter and I\u2019m honored to be on Latto\u2019s song. Love y\u2019all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jelly-roll-and-bunnie-xo-date-of-separation-revealed-11999157\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:documents obtained and reviewed;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;documents obtained and reviewed&quot;}\" class=\"link \">documents obtained and reviewed<\/a> by <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>, Jelly Roll, 41, filed for divorce from Bunnie Xo, 46, on May 18 in Williamson County, Tenn., citing &#8220;irreconcilable differences.&#8221; He listed their separation date as May 9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The docs also stated that Jelly Roll claimed the &#8220;parties are unable to live together successfully as husband and wife.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Jelly Roll in June 2026<br \/>Credit: Jelly Roll performs during the 2026 CMA Fest<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Amid the news of the &#8220;I&#8217;m Good&#8221; singer and podcast host&#8217;s divorce, Bunnie Xo shared a picture of herself in pink lingerie on her Instagram Stories. She paired the image with a cryptic caption: &#8220;She\u2019s getting her sparkle back.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bunnie Xo, who was born Alisa Andrea Carter, also posted a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@xomgitsbunnie\/video\/7651751026256645390\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:TikTok;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;TikTok&quot;}\" class=\"link \">TikTok<\/a> of herself lip-synching to the 2001 Nickelback song \u201cHow You Remind Me.\u201d Lead singer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/chad-kroeger\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Chad Kroeger;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Chad Kroeger&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Chad Kroeger<\/a> reportedly <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/rock\/nickelback-chad-kroeger-interview-how-you-remind-me-9553460\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:wrote the song about a tumultuous relationship;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;wrote the song about a tumultuous relationship&quot;}\" class=\"link \">wrote the song about a tumultuous relationship<\/a> he had with an ex-girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It&#8217;s not like you didn&#8217;t know that \/ I said, &#8216;I love you,&#8217; and I swear I still do \/ And it must have been so bad \/ &#8216;Cause livin&#8217; with me must have damn near killed you,&#8221; she lip-synced in the clip, captioned &#8220;Banger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jelly Roll has kept a low profile on social media since the divorce news, posting <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@officialjellyroll\/video\/7652158848903499039\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:a video meeting a young fan;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a video meeting a young fan&quot;}\" class=\"link \">a video meeting a young fan<\/a> at his concert on Wednesday. His 18-year-old daughter, however, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jelly-roll-daughter-bailee-ann-deford-speaks-out-on-his-divorce-from-bunnie-xo-12000631\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:shared her take on the public's reaction;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;shared her take on the public'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">shared her take on the public&#8217;s reaction<\/a>, writing in a TikTok on Tuesday: &#8220;I am disgusted at how invested everyone is in a very clearly private family matter. It\u2019s fkn crazy. Go on somewhere yall. Worry \u2018bout your house \u2014 not mine. I\u2019m not speaking on it \u2014 yet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo seemed to be in a good place before their split, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jelly-roll-and-bunnie-xo-renewed-their-vows-to-set-new-anniversary-date-8415985\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:renewing their vows;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;renewing their vows&quot;}\" class=\"link \">renewing their vows<\/a> in August 2023 at the same Las Vegas chapel where they originally tied the knot. The couple met in 2015 at one of Jelly Roll&#8217;s concerts and got married the following year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They appeared in public together in early 2026 \u2014 including at the Grammy Awards and on Bunnie Xo&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/bunnie-xo-said-about-jelly-roll-in-memoir-published-months-before-divorce-news-12000010\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Stripped Down&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic<\/em><\/a> book tour in February. The podcaster details her relationship and marriage with the country singer in the memoir, which was officially released on Feb. 17.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our <\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I was\u2014dare I say\u2014mesmerized?&#8221; she writes of their first meeting. &#8220;This man was not my type. But shaking his hand felt like every star in the sky collided. My soul recognized his. It was as if I\u2019d been looking for him my entire life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bunnie Xo adds, &#8220;I was never a sucker for a Southern drawl until that night. I do remember thinking to myself, &#8216;This boy is going to be a star one day.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jelly-roll-clarifies-cryptic-post-amid-his-divorce-from-bunnie-xo-12001535\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points Jelly Roll says a recent post on TikTok was not meant to be cryptic amid his split from Bunnie Xo. The singer shared a photo of him and his daughter putting up their middle fingers with the caption, &#8220;I feel on top of the world.&#8221; He insists &#8220;it is not a response to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2462421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[123504,456959],"class_list":["post-2465556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-jelly-roll","tag-middle-fingers"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Jelly-Roll-was-seen-without-wedding-ring-in-lead-up-to.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2465556"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2465557,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2465556\/revisions\/2465557"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2462421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2465556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2465556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2465556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}