Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo 'still having a baby together' despite getting divorced
Bunnie Xo is lifting the lid on her future with her estranged husband Jelly Roll, revealing that they are ‘still having a baby together’.
On Monday (15 June), it became known that the podcaster and influencer, 46, and the American rapper and singer, 41, had called it quits after almost 10 years of marriage.
PEOPLE Magazine reported that Jelly, whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord, had issued divorce papers to Bunnie on 18 May in Williamson County, Tennessee.
His reasoning was ‘irreconcilable differences,’ however, neither party had publicly confirmed or spoken out about the break-up, until now.
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Speaking on the Thursday, 18 June episode of her podcast, Dumb Blonde, the influencer, whose real name is Alisa Andrea DeFord, revealed that the divorce is almost settled and the split hasn’t stopped their plan to have a baby.
“We’re literally settling our divorce in like… we’ve done it in like, what? Three weeks? Two weeks? We’re still having a baby together.”
She added: “We're going to co-parent together. J is my best friend. Like, this isn't what you guys think this is. Nobody cheated on the other person. It's literally just we served our purpose for each other."
News of the split came as a massive shock to fans and Bunnie acknowledged that many of their supporters are ‘so hung up’ on the couple’s past, but now their, ‘future is so much more important and being happy and healthy and best friends through this is probably the biggest gift that we could have given each other’.
She opened up about trying to get pregnant several times which resulted in the loss of four embryos. “It wrecked me emotionally, spiritually, physically,” she shared. “In a way, I kind of think J and I are trauma-bonded.”
Bunnie explained in her memoir, Stripped Down, which was published in February, that she and Jelly Roll intended to start IVF ‘soon’ after finding a surrogate.
The former couple had an argument on Mother’s Day, which is celebrated on the second Sunday in May in the US. She told Jelly Roll, “Well, then file the f—ing divorce papers.”
Bunnie packed a bag and left and they didn’t speak for ‘weeks’ after. “He was so mad and we were so emotional that he ended up doing exactly what I told him to do and filing the divorce papers.”
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, Sex and Relationships
Greg Harris