Jelly Roll's daughter 'disgusted' as she weighs in on singer's divorce from Bunnie Xo
Jelly Roll's daughter Bailee Ann has shared an emotional statement following news that her parents are getting divorced.
After 10 years of marriage, the 'Wild Ones' singer, 41, filed for divorce from the 18-year-old’s stepmum Bunnie Xo, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.
It comes a few months after the Grammy winner said, without his wife, he 'would have ended up dead or in jail'. When they first met, Jelly Roll was struggling financially and Bunnie made her living as a sex worker.
Taking to social media, Bailee penned over a selfie: "Oh & one more thing I am disgusted at how invested everyone is in a very clearly private family matter. It's fkn crazy."
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"Go on somewhere yall," she went on. "Worry bout your house - not mine. I'm not speaking on it - yet."
She added on her TikTok: "I can say on a more positive note - thank you to everyone who is showing me so much love and kindness through everything. At the end of the day, no matter what, we are all humans with feelings and that is worthy of compassion.
"Thank you for the kind messages, the words of support, and those of you who go out of your way to make me feel protected & seen. I love yall. I will never forget those of you that have shown me empathy when I’m seeing a lot of hate. Thank you. So much.
"And to everyone else, I hope humanity can evolve to a place where kindness comes first. I understand & respect opinions and that a public profile is a public profile, but that doesn’t have to mean we throw away our human decency. I love ALL of you."
Days after the filing, Bunnie Xo, real name Alisa DeFord, shared a NSFW photo with a message to Jelly Roll, real name Jason DeFord.
The image of her posing in underwear was posted over 'Help I'm Alive' by Metric, a song about being stuck with the expectations of others.
Alongside the caption: “She’s getting her sparkle back,” the lyrics to the song were: "If we're still alive, my regrets are few. If my life is mine, what shouldn't I do?
"I get wherever I'm going, I get whatever I need. While my blood's still flowing and my heart still beats."
The pair, who met in 2015 and got married a year later, have been open about their relationship in the past, having discussed private details of their life, as well as the impact that Jelly Roll's weight loss had on their sex life.
The rapper previously revealed why he cheated on her early in their marriage in an interview on the Human School Podcast.
"I don't talk about this publicly at all, but one of the worst moments of my adulthood was when I had an affair on my wife.
"Because it was the first time that I was like, ‘I really can’t get this right at all. I know I’m in love with this woman.’ It just really, really, really blew me back."
A source told PEOPLE that the two have ‘always had a complicated dynamic’ from the beginning.
"When they first got together, they were both in a very different place in their lives," the source added. "There was a lot of chaos, ups and downs, and they built a life together through all of that."
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’.
May 2026
Jelly Roll files for divorce.
Anish Vij