{"id":5758,"date":"2026-06-16T19:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/jelly-roll-and-bunnie-xos-relationship-timeline-from-las-vegas-wedding-to-cheating-confession\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T19:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T19:02:13","slug":"jelly-roll-and-bunnie-xos-relationship-timeline-from-las-vegas-wedding-to-cheating-confession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/jelly-roll-and-bunnie-xos-relationship-timeline-from-las-vegas-wedding-to-cheating-confession\/","title":{"rendered":"Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo&#8217;s relationship timeline: From Las Vegas wedding to cheating confession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F131174642.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Until the wheels fall off.<\/p>\n<p>Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo weathered many storms in their nearly decade-long marriage before <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/15\/celebrity-news\/jelly-roll-and-wife-bunnie-xo-divorcing-after-nearly-10-years-of-marriage\/\">calling it quits<\/a> in May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The country singer, born Jason Bradley DeFord, was already the father of two children from previous relationships \u2014 daughter Bailee and son Noah \u2014 when he met the then-escort in 2015.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo (pictured above in February 2026) were married for nearly a decade before calling it quits. <span class=\"credit\">xomgitsbunnie\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The duo (pictured above in February 2026) weathered many relationship struggles before divorcing. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for The Recording Academy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>While the Grammy winner was living out of his van at the time, his career took off a few years into their marriage.<\/p>\n<p>He promised his partner she \u201cone day \u2026 wouldn\u2019t have to\u201d make ends meet with an OnlyFans account, and she <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/03\/08\/entertainment\/jelly-rolls-wife-bunnie-xo-celebrates-1-year-anniversary-of-retiring-from-sex-work\/\">retired from the platform<\/a> in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>During one of their final public appearances together at the 2026 Grammys, Jelly Roll thanked his wife in a speech on stage, gushing, \u201cI would have never changed my life without you. I\u2019d have ended up dead or in jail. I\u2019d have killed myself if it wasn\u2019t for you and Jesus.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The exes met in 2015 at a Las Vegas show. <span class=\"credit\">jellyroll615\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Bunnie Xo was \u201cinstantly drawn\u201d to her first husband. <span class=\"credit\">jellyroll615\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bunnie Xo watched her future husband open for the Moonshine Bandits in 2015 at Las Vegas\u2019 Country Saloon concert and was so \u201cinstantly drawn to him\u201d \u2014 despite both of them being in other relationships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I first met J, he had the saddest eyes in the room,\u201d she recalled in her Februaary 2026 <a data-aps-asc-tag=\"pagesix-20\" data-aps-asin=\"0063445190\" data-wrapped-template=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url\" href=\"https:\/\/r.pagesixlink.com?btn_ref=org-282f0dd399864b44&amp;btn_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FStripped-Down-Unfiltered-Unapologetic-Bunnie%2Fdp%2F0063445190%3Ftag%3Dpagesix-20%26asc_refurl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fpagesix.com%2Fcelebrity-news%2Fjelly-roll-and-bunnie-xo-relationship-timeline%2F%26asc_source%3Dweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u201cStripped Down\u201d memoir<\/a> of chatting backstage. \u201cI was just like, \u2018Oh, this is a project. I love a good project.\u2019 \u2026 And then when he was a d\u2013k, I was like, \u2018Oh, this is even better. \u2026 \u2018I\u2019ve got my hands full with this guy.\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe didn\u2019t bow to me,\u201d she continued. \u201cThat\u2019s what I appreciated about him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bunnie Xo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D7Xs6_YX3Xo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted on a 2023 \u201cBussin\u2019 With the Boys\u201d episode<\/a> that \u201cher soul was like, \u2018Therre you are,\u2019 even though they aren\u2019t each other\u2019s types.<\/p>\n<p>When Jelly Roll discussed their meet-cute on <a href=\"https:\/\/tasteofcountry.com\/jelly-roll-wife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cTaste of Country Nights\u201d<\/a> in June 2022, he noted, \u201cI love it when [people] call her a gold digger \u2026 because when I met her, I was homeless living out of a \u201996 conversion van.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>They were dating other people when they met and started as friends. <span class=\"credit\">jellyroll615\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The pair first hooked up in 2016. <span class=\"credit\">xomgitsbunnie\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The duo were \u201csmitten\u201d when they reconnected in October 2015 \u2014 and Bunnie Xo had a friend give Jelly Roll her number when her then-boyfriend went to prison, she said during the 2023 podcast episode.<\/p>\n<p>They were friends at first, with Bunnie Xo giving the songwriter advice as he sought custody of his eldest child.<\/p>\n<p>The pair\u2019s dynamic took a romantic turn in 2016, when they slept together that July.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>One month later, Jelly Roll (pictured above in May 2025) proposed on stage and they wed that evening. <span class=\"credit\">Penske Media via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The August 2016 nuptials took place in a Sin City chapel while the couple *(pictured above in February 2024) were \u201cblackout drunk.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Billboard via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bunnie Xo shared her five-year plan with Jelly Roll during their initial hookup \u2014 and they started completing it one month later with an August 2016 Sin City wedding.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper proposed on stage the evening of their wedding, and they rushed to the Stained Glass Wedding Chapel.<\/p>\n<p>The bride later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@officialjellyroll\/video\/7273724997548395818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revealed via TikTok<\/a> that they were \u201cblackout drunk\u201d at the time of the nuptials.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jelly Roll had an affair when he and Bunnie Xo (pictured above in February 2026) were experiencing marital woes in 2018. <span class=\"credit\">Kevin Mazur\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The country singer (pictured above in February 2026) revealed the past betrayal in 2025. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jelly Roll confessed in October 2025 that he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/23\/entertainment\/jelly-roll-confesses-to-cheating-on-wife-bunnie-xo-in-worst-moment-of-his-life\/\">had an affair<\/a> two years into his and Bunnie Xo\u2019s marriage \u2014 a moment he called \u201cone of [his] worst moments\u201d on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R7l4oUN7DGI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cHuman School\u201d podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He claimed to have been influenced by \u201cs\u2013tty\u201d friends before <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/05\/27\/entertainment\/jelly-roll-claims-marijuana-has-kept-him-sober-from-hard-drugs\/\">becoming sober<\/a>, remembering \u201changing around a bunch of people that were cheating on their wives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Bunnie Xo elaborated further in her book the following year, she told readers about <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/17\/celebrity-news\/bunnie-xo-contemplated-suicide-when-she-caught-jelly-roll-cheating\/\">contemplating suicide<\/a> during the \u201cintense\u201d pain.<\/p>\n<p>Noting that they had been having marital issues ahead of the infidelity, the \u201cDumb Blonde\u201d podcast host described talking to Jelly Roll\u2019s fling after he \u201csquandered\u201d his chance to tell the truth.<\/p>\n<p>They ultimately reconciled \u2014 but she noted, \u201cI\u2019m not going to pretend that we just went back to normal. We absolutely did not. \u2026 It would take years for me to put the affair aside. It would take years to actually feel like this man loved me\u2014that I wasn\u2019t disposable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jelly Roll claimed during his 2025 confession that their \u201crepair [had] been special\u201d and they were stronger than [they] could have ever been.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In November 2022, the duo made their red carpet debut. <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The duo (pictured above on May 3) attended the CMA Awards. <span class=\"credit\">xomgitsbunnie\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The couple made their red carpet debut in November 2022 at the CMA Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Jelly Roll, whose career blew up two years prior when \u201cSave Me\u201d went viral, gushed about his wife to reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy wife is gonna look like a human Barbie doll,\u201d he raved at the time. \u201cShe has got the most beautiful see-through pink floral dress I\u2019ve ever seen. It\u2019s the sexiest thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The following year, Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll renewed their vows. <span class=\"credit\">xomgitsbunnie\/Tiktok<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The duo (pictured above in April 2024) tied the knot at the same chapel where they initially wed. <span class=\"credit\">Billboard via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In August 2023, Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo renewed their vows at the same place they walked down the aisle seven years before.<\/p>\n<p>The hitmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jelly-roll-and-bunnie-xo-renewed-their-vows-to-set-new-anniversary-date-8415985\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told People<\/a> that instead of getting the \u201cseven-year itch,\u201d they wanted to \u201cdouble down\u201d on their commitment.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, he quipped, \u201cThere was always a discrepancy with our anniversary, because she thought it was on one day. I thought it was on another day. Neither one of us knew.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Bunnie Xo (pictured in January 2026) went public with her fertility struggles in 2024. <span class=\"credit\">Bunnie Xo\/ instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jelly Roll is already the father of a daughter and son (pictured above in 2024) from previous romances. <span class=\"credit\">xomgitsbunnie\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bunnie Xo made headlines for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C7zzO-WxeeU\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sharing her IVF journey via Instagram<\/a> in June 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been \u2026 exploring all our options to add to our family,\u201d she wrote at the time. \u201cJ &amp; I are SO excited &amp; scared all at the same time. We genuinely never thought we\u2019d want to add to our family but something changed this year &amp; we both just want a piece of us together to add to our already perfect family with Bailee &amp; Noah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The following year, she said on her podcast that the duo were also looking into surrogacy and adoption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf it\u2019s meant to be, it\u2019s meant to be,\u201d Bunnie Xo told listeners.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In 2025 and 2026, Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll (pictured above in January 2026) repeatedly opened up about their sex life challenges. <span class=\"credit\">MediaPunch \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Their intimacy \u201cslowed down\u201d after the rapper (pictured above in May 2026) underwent a weight loss transformation. <span class=\"credit\">Ron Elkman-Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jelly Roll kicked off a drastic weight loss transformation in 2022 and lost more than 200 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=UWz6_CXt5T8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">speaking about his slimdown to Joe Rogan<\/a> in December 2025, he admitted his previous sex life with Bunnie Xo <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/10\/celebrity-news\/jelly-roll-details-horrible-sex-life-with-wife-bunnie-xo-before-losing-200-pounds\/\">had been \u201chorrible\u201d<\/a> because he was \u201cso big.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The following month, Jelly Roll praised his partner as a \u201csmokeshow\u201d he was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/01\/02\/celebrity-news\/jelly-roll-was-struggling-to-get-it-up-with-wife-bunnie-xo-before-weight-loss\/\">\u201cstruggling\u201d to \u201cget it up\u201d for<\/a> prior to losing weight, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.menshealth.com\/health\/a69808159\/jelly-roll-low-testosterone-sex-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">telling Men\u2019s Health<\/a> that his recent testerone replacement therapy had him \u201cchasing [Bunnie Xo] around the house.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bunnie Xo, for her part, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/bunnie-xo-recalls-sex-challenges-when-jelly-roll-was-so-big-excl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirmed to Us Weekly<\/a> that that their intimacy had <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/14\/celebrity-news\/jelly-rolls-wife-bunnie-xo-details-their-challenging-sex-life-before-he-lost-weight\/\">suffered \u201cmountains and valleys\u201d<\/a> due to Jelly Roll\u2019s size.<\/p>\n<p>She clarified two months later in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.playboy.com\/read\/bunniexo-is-here-to-solve-all-your-problems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Playboy interview<\/a> that their <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/14\/celebrity-news\/jelly-rolls-wife-bunnie-xo-details-how-sex-life-has-changed-since-singers-dramatic-300-pound-weight-loss\/\">bedroom activity had \u201cslowed down\u201d<\/a> because \u201cbig body changes mess with your head and hormones\u201d \u2014 but referred to that as \u201can adjustment period, not a permanent shift.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Bunnie Xo released her \u201cStripped Down\u201d memoir in February 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Bunnie Xo\/ instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jelly Roll (pictured above in 2024) called the tell-all a \u201crough\u201d read. <span class=\"credit\">jellyroll615\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Bunnie Xo bared all on the high-profile relationship in her February 2026 memoir, Jelly Roll <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jelly-roll-says-rough-reading-wife-bunnie-xo-memoir-exclusive-11908477\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">admitted to People<\/a> that the tell-all was a \u201crough\u201d read as they had to \u201cgo through \u2026 a lot of pain\u201d again.<\/p>\n<p>In the book, Bunnie Xo revealed their relationship had not always been monogamous. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf a girl wanted to come home with us, we more than likely wouldn\u2019t turn her down,\u201d she told readers. \u201cJ has always told me that I can sleep with other men if I want to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe both\u00a0live by the motto that we aren\u2019t each other\u2019s possessions and consider our relationship to be free, not open,\u201d Bunnie XO added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Bunnie Xo (pictured above in June 2026) posted a series of cryptic social media uploads before news broke of the pair\u2019s breakup. <span class=\"credit\">xomgitsbunnie\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jelly Roll, notably, was not wearing his wedding band on his ring finger on Instagram \u2014 and at 2026 CMA Fest (pictured above). <span class=\"credit\">Curtis\/AFF-USA\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Before news broke of Jelly Roll filing for divorce, Bunnie Xo posted a slew of cryptic social media posts in May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>In one upload, she compared her exes to trash cans \u2014 and in another, she <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/16\/entertainment\/bunnie-xo-posted-cryptic-womens-intuition-video-days-after-jelly-rolls-divorce-filing\/\">praised her \u201cwoman\u2019s intuition.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bunnie Xo also told her followers \u201cwild hearts can\u2019t be broken.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As for the \u201cHalfway to Hell\u201d singer, he <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/16\/entertainment\/how-jelly-roll-hinted-at-bunnie-xo-divorce-ahead-of-breakup-news\/\">posted sans wedding ring<\/a> on multiple occasions \u2014 and ditched the band at the 2026 CMA Fest.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>News broke in June 2026 that Jelly Roll (pictured above in February 2026) filed for divorce the month prior. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hours before headlines, Bunnie Xo told her followers she was \u201cgetting her sparkle back.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">xomgitsbunnie\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He did so on May 18, listing their date of separation as May 9 and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/16\/celebrity-news\/new-details-revealed-in-jelly-roll-and-bunnie-xos-divorce\/\">citing \u201cirreconcilable differences\u201d<\/a> as the reason for their breakup, according to court documents we obtained.<\/p>\n<p>While he and Bunnie Xo have yet to speak out on the split, the latter did post about <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/16\/celebrity-news\/lingerie-clad-bunnie-xo-made-cryptic-post-hours-before-jelly-roll-divorce-news\/\">getting \u201cher sparkle back\u201d<\/a> the day news spread.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/celebrity-news\/jelly-roll-and-bunnie-xo-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Until the wheels fall off. 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