{"id":2466378,"date":"2026-06-19T02:36:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T02:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2466378"},"modified":"2026-06-19T02:36:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T02:36:42","slug":"jelly-roll-breaks-silence-on-bunnie-xo-divorce-filing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jelly-roll-breaks-silence-on-bunnie-xo-divorce-filing\/","title":{"rendered":"Jelly Roll Breaks Silence on Bunnie Xo Divorce Filing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jelly Roll<\/strong><\/a> has broken his silence on his divorce from Bunnie Xo<\/strong><\/a> after nearly 10 years of marriage.<\/p>\n

Speaking on stage, Jelly Roll, 41, publicly addressed his split from Bunnie, 46, at his Saratoga Springs, New York tour leg on Thursday, June 18.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wasn\u2019t going to talk about this tonight, but while we\u2019re talking about liars\u2026 the internet is a liar,\u201d Jelly Roll said in footage shared via his Instagram<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s the only time and the only city I\u2019m going to speak about this so break your camera phones out now.\u201d<\/p>\n

The singer used the opportunity to clear up speculation surrounding their split, insisting the former couple are still amicable.<\/p>\n

\u201cMe and my wife are best friends. We will always be best friends. We just got off the phone earlier today,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Bunnie Xo Sings About Heartbreak Amid Shocking Jelly Roll Split<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tBunnie Xo made some cryptic Instagram posts hours before news broke that her husband Jelly Roll filed for divorce. On Monday, June 15, Bunnie (real name: Alisa DeFord) posed in lingerie for her Instagram Story and included the intriguing caption, \u201cShe\u2019s getting her sparkle back.\u201d In a separate Story, she shared the quote, \u201cCome here, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cNobody cheated on nobody. She just did a whole podcast about it. You can go watch it. Every word of it is the truth,\u201d Jelly Roll added, referencing the Thursday episode of her \u201cDumb Blondes\u201d podcast, where Bunnie denied rumors of a romance with Chad Kroeger<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat will be my best friend forever. This is the only time I will ever speak about it,\u201d Jelly Roll continued.<\/p>\n

Jelly Roll ended with a message for Bunnie directly, thanking her for the time they spent together.<\/p>\n

\u201cBunnie, I love you baby. Thank you for those 10 years. They were incredible. Thank you for the next 10 years of friendship and 20 beyond that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Jelly Roll (real name Jason DeFord) quietly filed for divorce from Bunnie<\/a> (real name Alyssa DeFord) in Tennessee on May 18, Us Weekly<\/em> confirmed on Monday, June 15.<\/p>\n

Us<\/em> reached out to reps for both stars for comment.<\/p>\n

Hours before news of the split broke, Bunnie posed in pink lingerie in a photo shared via her Instagram Story, adding the caption, \u201cShe\u2019s getting her sparkle back.\u201d The podcaster also shared a video of herself lip-synching to Nickelback\u2019s \u201cHow You Remind Me,\u201d a song allegedly based on a toxic relationship.<\/p>\n

Months before the split news, Bunnie clapped back at rumors of marital trouble<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomeone said the other day, \u2018They used to always be together, and now you never see them together,\u2019\u201d Bunnie said on her \u201cDumb Blonde\u201d podcast in October 2025. \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018Do you guys not know that for the past six months [that] I\u2019ve been trying to make a baby?\u2019\u201d (Jelly Roll and his now-estranged wife have been open about their IVF and surrogacy journey.)<\/p>\n

She continued, \u201cMy husband has to work to f***ing bring home the bacon. Luckily, I get the luxury of working from home. He doesn\u2019t. He has to make appearances, but I literally have been on IVF meds for f***ing six months and going through heartbreak and f***ing so much s***.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jelly Roll met Bunnie at one of his concerts in Las Vegas in 2015. The pair tied the knot in the city\u2019s famous Little White Wedding Chapel in August 2016.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tJelly Roll and Bunnie Xo\u2018s divorce comes as a shock to many \u2014 but there were clues about their split leading up to the news. The pair got married in 2016 before Jelly Roll became a household name. Amid his rise to stardom, Bunnie supported Jelly Roll as he used his platform to candidly address [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The same month that Jelly Roll tied the knot with Bunnie, he welcomed son Noah Buddy with ex Melisa Ann Cowell<\/strong>. (The country singer\u2019s daughter, Bailee Ann, whom he shares with ex Felicia Beckwith<\/strong>, was born during his incarceration for a drug dealing offense in 2008.)<\/p>\n

Jelly Roll and Bunnie have been open about the ups and downs in their relationship. In October 2025, the \u201cSave Me\u201d singer got candid about cheating on Bunnie during their marriage.<\/p>\n

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