Bunnie Xo compares marriage with Jelly Roll to prison sentence in new interview
Last month, it was reported that Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll had separated, much to some fans’ surprise.
The pair had been married for 10 years with the country singer – real name Jason Bradley DeFord – addressing their split last week as he called the internet a ‘liar’ over rumours.
Jelly Roll named Bunnie Xo as his ‘best friend’ as he said during a show she ‘will probably be the only woman I'll ever love the way I loved her’.
And the podcaster – real name Alisa DeFord - said during an episode of Dumb Blonde that he is also her ‘best friend’ and that the pair will continue with their plans to have a baby together.
Advert
But as she starts speaking more about their separation, Bunnie Xo jokingly compared their marriage to a prison sentence.
The 46-year-old appeared in a new clip from her Dumb Blonde podcast yesterday (25 June), discussing DMs she had got from men since the news broke of Jelly Roll filing for divorce.
While she claims to have only responded to two messages, she read out some of the failed attempts.
“Hey pretty lady, I'm about to get out of prison on a 10 year bid next year," one message read. "Please let me go out and have a time with you. That's all I ask. I promise it will be worth it. Hit me back.”
Bunnie Xo said she doesn’t ‘mind that the dude’s in prison’ but what she doesn’t like is that he said ‘let me go out and have a time with you’.
"No," co-host Hailee Clark said.
“So that's where it's like, okay," the star continued. "So you're just expecting me to put out on this first date. Which…”
And her other co-host, Meme Shahan joked: “I mean after 10 years he might need it.”
This then led to Bunnie Xo joking: “I mean, same.
“I just got out of a 10-year bid too bitches, what are we talking about."
As her co-hosts laughed about tables turning, she quickly insisted she was joking as she said she was ‘just cutting the rug buddy’.
According to court documents, Jelly Roll filed for divorce on 18 May with the date of separation listed as 9 May and the grounds for divorce cited as irreconcilable differences.
The country singer has insisted ‘nobody cheated on nobody’ as he has repeated that Bunnie Xo will be his ‘best friend forever’.
Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo relationship timeline
August 2015
Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo meet at one of the former’s shows at the Las Vegas Country Saloon. This was before Jelly Roll enjoyed mainstream success. He’s living in a van and only around 20 people are at the gig. They talk backstage. At the time, Bunnie is dating someone else.
Later, Bunnie splits from her ex and asks a friend to give her Jelly Roll’s number. Bunnie says Jelly Roll would call and text her for advice about his daughter Bailee, from a previous relationship.
July 2016
The pair’s relationship turns romantic when Jelly Roll travels to Vegas to film a music video and Bunnie offers to put him up at her place.
August 2016
Jelly Roll proposes to Bunnie onstage at a Yelawolf and Deftones concert in Las Vegas. He tells her: “[I wanna know] will your fine a** marry my white trash a** tonight in Las Vegas?” That night, they tie the knot at The Little White Chapel.
23 August 2016
Jelly Roll welcomes a son, Noah Buddy, with an ex. In 2016, Jelly Roll and Bunnie are also granted primary custody of Bailee due to her mother’s substance abuse issues.
2018
Jelly Roll cheats on Bunnie, and the pair temporarily separate. Jelly Roll later calls the affair ‘one of the worst moments of his adulthood’.
He says he ‘did a lot of work to repair that relationship’ on the Human School podcast. They rekindle their relationship later that year.
2019
Bunnie launches the Dumb Blonde podcast, which goes on to be a massive success, with Dolly Parton and MGK appearing as guests.
2022
Jelly Roll’s music takes off in a big way. His single ‘Son of a Sinner’ hits No. 1 on Billboard's US Country Airplay chart.
March 2023
Bunnie deletes her OnlyFans and leaves the sex industry behind.
31 August 2023
Bunnie and Jelly Roll return to The Little White Chapel in Vegas to renew their vows.
June 2024
Bunnie reveals on Instagram that the couple have decided to undergo IVF. She writes: “W/all odds stacked against us, it’s always been hard & we have only just begun.”
February 2026
Bunnie says that following Jelly Roll’s 275 pound weight loss, his penis has gotten ‘severely bigger’.
9 May 2026
The date of separation in Jelly Roll and Bunnie's divorce filing. Bunnie later reveals the couple have an argument, and she says in anger: “Well, then file the f**king divorce papers.”
Jelly Roll packs a bag and the couple don’t speak for weeks.
18 May 2026
Jelly Roll files for divorce, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’.
Lawyer Holly Davis - who doesn’t represent either party - tells People: “It's a very neutral and agreement-oriented filing. It doesn't look like a contested divorce filing.”
18 June 2026
Bunnie opens up on her podcast Dumb Blonde about the end of her marriage.
She says there was no cheating, and she and Jelly Roll are still planning to have a baby via IVF and co-parent it together.
Her IVF journey took a heartbreaking strain on her mental health, and she says it ‘wrecked me emotionally, spiritually, physically’.
She adds: “It was not mutual. Even though I told him to file the divorce papers, I was speaking out of anger and frustration. But was it necessary for us to have a wakeup call and to actually start having these real conversations? Absolutely.”
She adds that Jelly Roll is already dating other people, and she is ‘excited to discover myself single’.
The same night, Jelly Roll addresses speculation around the divorce onstage at Saratoga Springs, New York, saying the internet ‘is a liar’.
He adds: “Me and my wife are best friends, we will always be best friends. I will love her. She will probably be the only woman I'll ever love the way I loved her.”
Topics: Celebrity News, Sex and Relationships
Jess Battison