Jelly Roll Files for Divorce From Bunnie XO

Jelly Roll filed for divorce from Bunnie XO in May 2026, with a reported mutual separation. The split follows years of public devotion—including Bunnie’s praise for a “healthy love”—and Jelly Roll’s 2025 admission that he cheated on her.

Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO built their story in the public eye: hand-in-hand moments. red-carpet dates. anniversary posts. and performances where she’s stood by his side. But in May 2026, the relationship hit a breaking point. Jelly Roll filed for divorce from Bunnie XO, TMZ reported the following month.

The separation is described as a mutual decision, though what led to the split remains unclear.

What’s now hard to ignore is how much the couple had shared about their life together before things fell apart. In August 2023. Bunnie posted an Instagram video of the two walking hand-in-hand and wrote. “This man and I have been thru [sic] some sh**. Most days we’re great, some days we’re off. But thru [sic] it all he’s the most consistent human I’ve ever had in my life. I never knew how to do healthy love before him. But I kno [sic] one thing. I never want to kno [sic] how to do it without hims [sic].” She added the caption. “Thanks for being the Zaddy of all Zaddies Mr. Rollskiiii 🤍✨.”.

By the time they posed together at the CMT Music Awards in April 2024, they looked like a couple still firmly in step. They tied the knot in 2016, renewed their vows at the same Las Vegas chapel, and later marked their ninth wedding anniversary in September 2025.

Even with all that, Jelly Roll has also been unusually candid about the cracks. In a 2025 appearance on the “Human School” podcast, he admitted that he cheated on Bunnie, calling it “one of the worst moments” of his adult life.

Bunnie XO’s own work and public persona have never been an accessory to his fame. She hosts a major podcast called The Dumb Blonde Podcast. The article notes a reported 6-year age gap. with Jelly born in 1986—placing Bunnie’s birth year in 1992 per Taste of Country Nights. It also describes her as an “exotic model/host” and a “high school dropout who kick-started her career on YouTube.” On Instagram. she has more than 1 million followers.

In April 27 Instagram content, Bunnie leaned into the kind of honesty she wants to bring to conversations on her platform. Lounging on a beanbag chair in nothing by a skimpy bodysuit. she wrote that she loves “unmade beds. ” loves “when people are crying & cannot be anything but honest in that moment. ” and loves the look in people’s eyes “when they realize they are in love.” She added. “I love when people close their eyes & drift somewhere in the clouds. I fall in love with honest moments all the time. I fall in love with their breakdowns & their smeared makeup & their daydreams. Honesty is just too beautiful to ever put into words,” before concluding her post.

Their origin story, too, has been shared in Jelly Roll’s words. He married Bunnie—whose real name is Bunnie DeFord—in Aug. 2016. He previously described reportedly first meeting her at one of his shows in Las Vegas, NV. “We hit it off. ” Jelly said. adding that she told him she fell in love with “the saddest eyes in the room.” He continued: “I felt her soul. When I hugged her, I could just feel the genuineness of her. I could tell it wasn’t an act.”.

Over the years, he also praised what Bunnie has meant to him. In a July 2023 post. Jelly Roll captioned a photo “A BUNNIE APPRECIATION POST!” and wrote that a lot is said about his story. but “the truth is I’ve never been moved more by a story than the story of my wife.” He said she “saved me in one of the darkest times of my life. ” and described watching her sit at their kitchen table and talk to him about the vision for starting the “Dumb Blonde” Podcast—framing it as her means to end working in the sex industry for good.

He continued that Bunnie built her platform. her podcast. and her team with “ZERO help from me. ” and he said she wanted to create something of her own—“she didn’t want to be just ‘Jelly Roll’s wife.’” He added that she wanted to build an empire to empower women and share her story so others could believe they could change their lives and be happy. He also said she’d be on tour with him and hosting her own Meet and Greets with fans.

The couple’s relationship has also included a long-running family reality. Jelly Roll was a father of two before his path collided with Bunnie. His previous relationship resulted in a son named Noah Buddy DeFord. born in 2016. and a different romance resulted in his daughter Bailee Ann DeFord being welcomed in May 2008. Jelly Roll told Music Mayhem that “[Bunnie] helped me raise my daughter. ” saying they’ve had custody of her for the last nine years. and that “It just takes a real selfless person to help raise a child they didn’t birth.” The outlet reported Bunnie is also stepmother to Noah.

Jelly Roll’s feelings about Bunnie’s past also surfaced publicly. In an interview with King and the Sting and the Wing Clips. he said: “She was with some abusive douchebag. and they came to a show. and we were backstage. ” adding that after they split. he wouldn’t claim he was the one to “shot” his way in. “She kind of shot hers,” he said, explaining that they had mutual friends and that she told him, “Yo. Just plug me in with Jelly.”.

Now. with Jelly Roll filing for divorce in Tennessee in May 2026. the story has shifted from devotion and public milestones to an unresolved separation with the details still missing. The filing sets the stage for what comes next. even as the couple’s shared history—anniversary celebrations. podcast conversations about honesty. and his own 2025 admission—keeps the personal stakes fully in view.

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