Jelly Roll's daughter hints at reason for divorce from Bunnie Xo
Bailee Ann DeFord has defended her country star father, Jelly Roll, while hinting at the possible reason for his divorce from Bunnie Xo.
The pair separated in May, with an insider source telling TMZ that their decision was entirely 'mutual' and the former couple are treating their separation as a 'private family matter'.
Jelly Roll, 41, and Bunnie, 46, were married for nearly a decade before deciding to go their separate ways and neither have detailed the context behind their divorce.
DeFord took to TikTok on Sunday (July 19) to tell fans they won't ever be able to predict the circumstances behind her father's very public split.
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In an expletive-filled discussion live on the platform which has since been shared elsewhere, the 18-year-old said: "Don’t y’all ever come for my father’s name like that again. I’m so done. Get the f*** out of my DMs, out of my comments, my life with that s***. I don’t care. I don’t want to talk about it."
The teenager went on to insist that neither her father or Bunnie had cheated, though she did not reveal the exact reason for the pair's split.
She added: "Y’all have no f**king idea what happened, and wait ’till y’all find out. Just f**king wait.
"Because I promise y’all, the view of what y’all have of not only the situation, but their relationship and the internet in totality is about to f**king crumble the day that I open my mouth."
DeFord continued: "It’s not a difference in f**king opinions. Nobody else lived in it, so don’t f**king even. I’m for real so done."
Jelly Roll previously revealed that he and Bunnie were granted primary custody of DeFord in 2017, when she was eight.
Back in June, when news of the divorce first broke, the teen shared a TikTok post, calling the reaction 'fkn crazy'.
"Oh & one more thing I am disgusted at how invested everyone is in a very clearly private family matter," DeFord penned. "It’s fkn crazy."
"Go on somewhere yall," she continued. "Worry bout your house - not mine. I’m not speaking on it - yet."
It comes after court documents revealed Jelly Roll and Bunnie had officially finalised their divorce.
While the exact financial details have been kept confidential, TMZ reported that court documents reveal that the pair are splitting a range of shared assets, which include an aircraft, cars, homes, and their intellectual properties.
The singer is also required to pay a one-time lump sum to Bunnie, with the agreement not including any ongoing alimony payments.
The settlement also reportedly bans either from speaking negatively about eachother in public, which follows both sides reiterating that their divorce was amicable.
While they may have separated, Bunnie revealed on an episode of her podcast, Dumb Blonde, that she and Jelly Roll are still planning to have a child together via surrogate.
UNILAD has reached out to Roll and Bunnie's representatives for comment.
Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo's 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.
August 23, 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.
August 31 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 9 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.
May 18 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.”
June 18 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.”
July 4 2026
Bunnie kisses 24-year-old reality star Dylan Wolf at Jelly Roll’s Tennessee bar, Goodnight Nashville, while celebrating the Fourth of July. TMZ later shares footage of the intimate moment.
July 10 2026
Bunnie shares Jelly Roll's reaction to the kiss on her podcast, telling listeners that he totally 'gets it' and the venue was 'no issue at all'.
“I’m not dating anybody. I do not want to be with anybody. There’s an ice box where my heart used to be. That s**t is chained up,” she adds
Topics: Jelly Roll, Celebrity
Callum Jones