{"id":5796,"date":"2026-06-17T01:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T01:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/the-real-reason-behind-jelly-roll-and-bunnie-xos-split-reportedly-revealed\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T01:40:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T01:40:02","slug":"the-real-reason-behind-jelly-roll-and-bunnie-xos-split-reportedly-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/the-real-reason-behind-jelly-roll-and-bunnie-xos-split-reportedly-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"The real reason behind Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO&#8217;s split reportedly revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F131214846.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The real reason for Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/15\/celebrity-news\/jelly-roll-and-wife-bunnie-xo-divorcing-after-nearly-10-years-of-marriage\/\">shocking divorce<\/a> is due to the country singer\u2019s hard lean into religion clashing with his wife\u2019s more racy past, a new report claims.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is just such a conflict in what\u2019s going on. He\u2019s preaching this Christian way of life. She\u2019s posing mostly naked and talking about porn and penises on her podcast,\u201d a source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-15905119\/jelly-roll-bunnie-xo-divorce-truth-cuckolding-cheating.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told the Daily Mail<\/a> on Tuesday, referencing Bunnie\u2019s \u201cDumb Blonde\u201d podcast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt every turn she\u2019s just kind of embarrassing him and wrecking every PR narrative that they\u2019re trying to create. This is the talk of the town [in Nashville],\u201d the insider continued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo\u2019s shocking divorce was prompted by the singer\u2019s newfound faith, sources told the Daily Mail. (Seen above: The former couple in February 2026). <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThere is just such a conflict in what\u2019s going on. He\u2019s preaching this Christian way of life. She\u2019s posing mostly naked and talking about porn and penises on her podcast,\u201d the insider added. (Seen here: The exes at the Jelly Roll &amp; Friends concert in May 2025). <span class=\"credit\">Penske Media via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>It\u2019s no secret that the \u201cSave Me\u201d singer, 41, has been more vocal about his faith.<\/p>\n<p>In February, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/g4uqOGxQAU8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">opened his Grammy acceptance speech<\/a> for Best Contemporary Country Album by tearfully shouting out Jesus before crediting Bunnie, 46, for saving his life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst of all, Jesus, I hear you, and I\u2019m listening, Lord. I am listening, Lord. Second of all, I want to thank my beautiful wife. I would have never changed my life without you. I would have ended up dead or in jail. I would have killed myself if it wasn\u2019t for you and Jesus. I thank you for that,\u201d he said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Still, one source isn\u2019t fully convinced of the artist\u2019s born-again Christian identity, calling it \u201cjust an act\u201d the singer put on because \u201cthere\u2019s so much money\u201d in Christian music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe saw a lot of money in this market and told Bunnie to get it together. But she wouldn\u2019t stay in line and it is destroying his brand,\u201d the source told the outlet. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The \u201cWild Ones\u201d singer (seen above smiling alongside Bunnie at the 2026 Grammy Awards) has become more vocal about his religion in recent months.   <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>In February, he tearfully shouted out Jesus in his Grammy winning speech for Best Contemporary Country Album before thanking his wife (seen with him at the awards show above). <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for The Recording Academy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They continued: \u201cShe just wants to be what she is. She\u2019s been an escort and in porn and gets her validation and audience from being in a G-string. That\u2019s been her life but now, suddenly, he\u2019s a preacher and she\u2019s a preacher\u2019s wife.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was revealed on Monday that the \u201cSon of a Sinner\u201d hitmaker, whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord, filed for divorce from his wife on May 18 after almost a decade of marriage.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The source claims Jelly Roll (seen here with Bunnie in February 2026) is putting on an \u201cact\u201d because \u201cthere\u2019s so much money\u201d in Christian music. <span class=\"credit\">xomgitsbunnie\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The \u201cDumb Blonde\u201d podcast host just \u201cwants to be what she is\u201d but \u201cnow, suddenly, he\u2019s a preacher and she\u2019s a preacher\u2019s wife,\u201d says the source. <span class=\"credit\">xomgitsbunnie\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The legal documents, which were filed in Williamson County, Tennessee, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/16\/celebrity-news\/new-details-revealed-in-jelly-roll-and-bunnie-xos-divorce\/\">cited \u201cirreconcilable differences\u201d<\/a> as the reason for their breakup. <\/p>\n<p>Jelly Roll and Bunnie, whose real name is Alisa Andrea Carter, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/celebrity-news\/jelly-roll-and-bunnie-xo-relationship-timeline\/\">secretly tied the knot<\/a> at a Las Vegas courthouse in August 2016 \u2014 just one year after the couple met at one of the country singer\u2019s concerts.<\/p>\n<p>They married the same night that Jelly Roll proposed. In 2023, they renewed their vows.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jelly Roll (seen here with Bunnie posing for a selfie) filed for divorce from his wife after nearly a decade of marriage on May 18. <span class=\"credit\">xomgitsbunnie\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The singer (seen above with Bunnie Xo in a throwback photo) cited \u201cirreconcilable differences\u201d as the reason for their breakup in his filing. <span class=\"credit\">jellyroll615\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the most recent update, it was reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/16\/celebrity-news\/movers-spotted-outside-jelly-roll-bunnie-xos-nashville-home-after-divorce-news\/\">moving trucks were spotted<\/a> outside of the estranged couple\u2019s shared Tennessee home on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>However, it remains unclear as to whose things were being removed from the premises.<\/p>\n<p>The split likely comes as a shock to some considering the timing. In January, Bunnie opened up about how she and Jelly Roll were <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/16\/celebrity-news\/jelly-roll-bunny-xo-were-trying-to-have-a-baby-via-ivf-before-divorce\/\">trying to have a baby<\/a> via in vitro fertilization.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/16\/celebrity-news\/the-real-reason-behind-jelly-roll-and-bunnie-xos-split-reportedly-revealed\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The real reason for Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo\u2019s shocking divorce is due to the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5797,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/131214846.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5796\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}