{"id":6086,"date":"2026-06-19T02:46:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T02:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/jelly-roll-breaks-his-silence-on-divorce-from-bunnie-xo\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T02:46:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T02:46:55","slug":"jelly-roll-breaks-his-silence-on-divorce-from-bunnie-xo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/jelly-roll-breaks-his-silence-on-divorce-from-bunnie-xo\/","title":{"rendered":"Jelly Roll breaks his silence on divorce from Bunnie Xo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F131507376.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jelly Roll is officially speaking out on his split from his wife of nearly 10 years, Bunnie Xo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMe and my wife are best friends. We will always be best friends,\u201d the country superstar continued, noting that she will \u201cprobably be the only woman I will ever love the way I loved her\u201d and that \u201cnobody cheated on nobody.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jelly Roll broke his silence on his shocking divorce from Bunnie Xo after 10 years of marriage at the Saratoga Springs, New York, stop of his Little ASS Shed Tour Thursday night (seen here). <span class=\"credit\">Alexis for Page Six<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Me and my wife are best friends. We will always be best friends,\u201d he told the audience. <span class=\"credit\">Alexis for Page Six<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Jelly Roll then plugged <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/18\/celebrity-news\/bunnie-xo-addresses-jelly-roll-divorce\/\">Bunnie\u2019s latest \u201cDumb Blonde\u201d podcast episode<\/a> in which she addressed their shocking divorce in a nearly hour-long recording session.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery word of it is the truth,\u201d he said of his estranged wife telling her side of the story. \u201cThat will be my best friend forever. This is the only time I will ever speak about it. Bunnie, I love you, baby.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The singer confirmed that \u201cnobody cheated on nobody\u201d and reassured fans Bunnie \u201cwill be my best friend forever.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Alexis for Page Six<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThis is the only time I will ever speak about it,\u201d he concluded. \u201cBunnie, I love you, baby.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Alexis for Page Six<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The documents revealed the singer <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>During her new \u201cDumb Blonde\u201d episode, Bunnie opened up about the fight that led to Jelly Roll filing for divorce and revealed they are <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/18\/celebrity-news\/bunnie-xo-says-she-and-jelly-roll-are-still-having-a-baby-together-despite-divorce\/\">still planning to have a baby together<\/a> despite their split after a decade of marriage.<\/p>\n<p>Bunnie noted that the divorce is not \u201cgoing to deter\u201d her journey toward motherhood with the \u201cSave Me\u201d singer and said \u201che wants the same thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re just going to raise little Nugget as one big happy family,\u201d the podcaster (born Alisa Andrea Carter) explained, also opening up about their experience with IVF.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jelly Roll quietly filed for divorce from Bunnie Xo after nearly 10 years of marriage on May 18. (They\u2019re pictured here at the 2026 Grammy Awards Pre-Grammy Party.) <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jelly (seen here planting a kiss on his wife\u2019s forehead at the 2024 CMT Music Awards) cited \u201cirreconcilable differences\u201d as the reason for their breakup.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for CMT<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The couple married in August 2016 \u2014 just one year after they met at one of Jelly Roll\u2019s concerts in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>They secretly tied the knot at a Vegas courthouse the same night the \u201cSon of a Sinner\u201d singer (born Jason Bradley DeFord) proposed.<\/p>\n<p>Bunnie quickly stepped in as a co-parent to the \u201cWild Ones\u201d hitmaker\u2019s two children \u2014 daughter Bailee Ann, 18, and son Noah Buddy, 9 \u2014 both of whom he welcomed during previous relationships.<\/p>\n<p>The breakup came as a shock to fans considering how open the now-estranged couple was about their relationship.<\/p>\n<p>In February, the country star even tearfully thanked his wife for saving his life as he accepted the award for Best Contemporary Country Album at the 2026 Grammy Awards.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The estranged couple (pictured above in a throwback photo) married in 2016 after one year of dating. <span class=\"credit\">jellyroll615\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>At the 2026 Grammy Awards, Jelly (pictured above with his wife at the 2026 Grammys ceremony) tearfully thanked his wife for saving his life while he accepted the award for Best Contemporary Country Album. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI 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 during his speech.<\/p>\n<p>Though, it\u2019s worth noting that this isn\u2019t the first time the pair has called it quits. They also briefly went through a separation in 2018, which Bunnie Xo discussed in a February 2023 social media post. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho knew that us breaking up in 2018, me moving back to Vegas &amp; you coming to get me back \u2014 would have put us on this wild journey called life,\u201d wrote Bunnie at the time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Bunnie (seen here with Jelly Roll at the Grand Ole Opry in 2024) addressed the divorce in a new episode of her \u201cDumb Blonde\u201d podcast released Thursday. <span class=\"credit\">jellyroll615\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>During episode, Bunnie opened up about the fight that led to Jelly Roll (seen here in May) filing for divorce and revealed they are still planning to have a baby together despite the split. <span class=\"credit\">Ron Elkman-Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In an October 2025 interview, Jelly confessed that the reason for their breakup was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/23\/entertainment\/jelly-roll-confesses-to-cheating-on-wife-bunnie-xo-in-worst-moment-of-his-life\/\">due to infidelity<\/a>, calling it \u201cone of the worst moments\u201d of his \u201cadulthood.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>However, after they reconciled, Jelly Roll said \u201cthe repair has been special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we\u2019re stronger than we could have ever been,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/18\/celebrity-news\/jelly-roll-breaks-his-silence-on-divorce-from-bunnie-xo\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jelly Roll is officially speaking out on his split from his wife of nearly 10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6087,"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-6086","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\/131507376.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6086","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=6086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}