After rumors swirled that she was dating Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger, Bunnie Xo told listeners on June 18 that she isn’t “with Daddy Chaddy” and insisted she did not cheat on her husband, Jelly Roll.
Rumors hit fast after the news broke that Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll had split—and in the chaos, one story kept resurfacing: that Bunnie had started dating Chad Kroeger.
On Thursday, June 18, on her “Dumb Blonde” podcast, Bunnie, 46, addressed the romance speculation directly. She also tied the timing to the public breakup conversation. saying she hadn’t been posting new content on social media for a period of time because she was in her healing era. In that span, she shared a throwback clip that included the Nickelback singer.
Bunnie pointed to the moment as the spark for the chatter. “The news drops, I have f**king Nickelback on my page,” she said, explaining she didn’t know when the split news would be made public and calling it “just a case of poor timing.”
Hours before the divorce news surfaced, Bunnie’s Instagram activity had already started raising eyebrows. On Monday, June 15, she posed in lingerie for her Instagram Story and wrote, “She’s getting her sparkle back.” In a separate Story, she shared the quote, “Come here, […]”
When she explained the throwback clip, Bunnie said the footage was recorded at one of Jelly Roll’s shows in Las Vegas in 2025. She also said she nicknamed Kroeger “Daddy Chaddy” as “a joke.”
“I am not with Daddy Chaddy. There’s no f**king way in hell that that would even be a thing. And no, I did not cheat on my husband and leave him for Chad, and like, none of that. Like, please,” Bunnie said.
She didn’t stop there. Bunnie said the narrative about her and Kroeger had grown beyond reality. “This is so wrong. I am not dating Chad Kroger. I am so sorry to Chad and Nickelback for this happening. It’s embarrassing,” she said on the podcast.
Then she turned to the broader problem she sees in how quickly stories spread online. “God, it’s just so f***ed up that the internet can just run with a narrative and people just f***ing run with it.” She concluded with a blunt line: “So there is no Chad and Bunnie Xo.”
After the episode dropped, Jelly Roll appeared to move quickly to reinforce Bunnie’s denial. On the Saratoga Springs, New York leg of his tour, he told the crowd, “Nobody cheated on nobody. She just did a whole podcast about it. You can go watch it. Every word of it is the truth,” adding that the internet consists of “liars.”.
The divorce itself was confirmed after news broke on Monday. June 15. that the Grammy winner—real name Jason Bradley DeFord—filed for divorce from his wife. Bunnie—real name Alisa Andrea Carter—after nearly 10 years of marriage. Earlier this week, it was reported that Us Weekly confirmed he quietly filed for divorce back in May.
In court documents obtained by Us, Jelly Roll cited “irreconcilable differences” and said the “parties are unable to live together successfully as Husband and Wife” any longer.
Jelly Roll and Bunnie tied the knot in August 2016. Bunnie revealed in 2024 that she went through fertility treatments. The pair welcomed no children together. Jelly Roll is a father of two: he shares daughter Bailee with ex-girlfriend Felicia Beckwith. and son Noah Buddy. 9. with ex Melisa Ann Cowell. During their marriage, Jelly Roll and Bunnie had primary custody of Bailee when she was a minor.
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