Bunnie XO defends going out with man 21-years her junior after Jelly Roll divorce

Bunnie XO isn't listening to critics when it comes to dating a man two decades younger than her after her recent divorce from rapper Jelly Roll earlier this year.

The 46-year-old podcaster and the 24-year-old Calabasas Confidential reality star first sparked dating rumours since the Fourth of July weekend, two months after finalising her separation from Jelly Roll.

The pair had been together for just under a decade, however, it came to light that papers had been filed by the singer, which claimed the two were splitting over ‘irreconcilable differences’.

However, Bunnie Xo was seen smooching Wolf at Jelly Roll’s own bar in Nashville, Goodnight Nashville, weeks later.

Despite this, Bunnie, real name Alisa DeFor, said on the July 10 episode of her podcast, Dumb Blonde, that it didn't mean the pair were dating.

"I don’t want to date anyone," she said. "I am here for fun, baby. I am having fun. I learned a lot of lessons this week. I’m gonna take it on the chin, because I did this and I take full accountability for it. That’s all it was."

Interestingly, in an interview with TMZ, Wolf also didn't confirm he was in a relationship with her.

He said: "I just talked to her not too long ago—earlier today. I love Bunnie. She's great. She's got a lot going on right now but I'm here for her and she's super sick."

Wolf then brought up her divorce, noting: "I've got love for the both of them. Obviously, they've got a lot going on right now."

Well, a lot can change in two months, as the pair are now officially an item.

But now, the pair are having to battle the wrath of online critics who think Bunnie and Wolf are displaying too large of an age gap after she took him to his first meal at Waffle House.

In the comments people were not so kind.

One person said: "You need a man not a boy…..JS."

Another wrote: "And I also wanted to say, of course it’s his first time at Waffle House. He just got his drivers license and is allowed to stay out till 11 o’clock finally!"

Someone else said: "I'm all for the girlies, But this is a creepy age gap for men, So its creepy this way too."

"Hey guys, I’m having fun & he gave me my smile back," Bunnie commented on the TikTok video, which showed the two in a booth at the restaurant chain.

She said in response: "Ya girl is living her best life — let meeeee k thanks byeeeee.”

Anyway, Jelly Roll also moved on after their breakup.

"Has my husband started dating? Yes, he has—and we're happy for him," Bunnie said on her podcast in June. "And I'm excited to discover myself single."

The pair had a long and public relationship after Jelly Roll found fame with his music.

In her book, Bussin' With The Boys, she revealed how she met the singer in August 2015 when he performed at the Las Vegas Country Saloon.

"When I met him, I tell everybody it's the most f****** cliché s***, but literally my soul was like, 'There you are,'" Bunnie said on the podcast in 2023. "And he's not my type. I'm not his type. He loves Taylor Swift. That's his type."

The pair were friends first, but Bunnie noted it turned from platonic to romantic in July 2016 when he returned to Vegas to film some videos and they went on to sleep together.

"We're like s*** faced drunk," she recalled. "I'm trying to get it up, get it in, get it on and get it out, and this guy was like, 'What's your five-year plan?'"

According to her, Bunnie told him her plans, and then Jelly Roll said: "OK, cool. Let's do it."

The rest was history from there.