{"id":6279,"date":"2026-06-21T15:08:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T15:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/jelly-roll-makes-surprising-career-move-after-bunnie-xo-divorce\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T15:08:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T15:08:28","slug":"jelly-roll-makes-surprising-career-move-after-bunnie-xo-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/jelly-roll-makes-surprising-career-move-after-bunnie-xo-divorce\/","title":{"rendered":"Jelly Roll makes surprising career move after Bunnie Xo divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F131745000.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jelly Roll is headed back to late-night TV!<\/p>\n<p>The country music star is one of several stars tapped to guest-host \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live\u201d as Jimmy Kimmel takes a two-month hiatus.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday\u2019s episode of the ABC talk show, Kimmel revealed that he would be \u201ctaking the next two months off, this time voluntarily,\u201d referring to the time his show was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/17\/entertainment\/jimmy-kimmels-late-night-show-pulled-off-the-air-over-his-controversial-charlie-kirk-remarks\/\">pulled by ABC<\/a>\u00a0over his comments regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/10\/celebrity-news\/charlie-kirk-dead-at-31-chris-pratt-dave-portnoy-and-more-celebs-react-to-assassination\/\">Charlie Kirk\u2019s death<\/a> last September.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have assembled a potent group of hosts to fill in for me,\u201d the comedian, 58, told the audience.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Jelly Roll (seen above in 2025) will guest-host \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Disney via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Jimmy Kimmel (seen above) has a \u201cpotent group of hosts\u201d to fill in for him as he takes a two-month hiatus. <span class=\"credit\">Disney via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The country music star previously guest-hosted \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live\u201d for two episodes in July 2025 (as seen above). <span class=\"credit\">Disney via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cBeginning with Tiffany Haddish, Coleman Domingo, Ike Barinholtz, Anthony Anderson, Jelly Roll \u2014 and as a special treat for our commander-in-chief, I <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/20\/entertainment\/jimmy-kimmel-taps-longtime-trump-nemesis-rosie-odonnell-to-replace-him-as-he-steps-back-from-late-night-show\/\">asked one of his all-time favorites Rosie O\u2019Donnell<\/a> to be here to keep the hooks coming,\u201d Kimmel added.<\/p>\n<p>Jelly \u2014 born Jason DeFord \u2014 previously guest-hosted \u201cJimmy Kimmel Live\u201d for two episodes in July 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The new gig came three days after news surfaced that the \u201cSave Me\u201d singer, 41, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/15\/celebrity-news\/jelly-roll-and-wife-bunnie-xo-divorcing-after-nearly-10-years-of-marriage\/\">filed for divorce from wife Bunnie Xo<\/a>, born Alisa Carter, in May after <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/celebrity-news\/jelly-roll-and-bunnie-xo-relationship-timeline\/\">10 years of marriage<\/a>. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Last week, news surfaced that the \u201cSave Me\u201d singer filed for divorce from wife Bunnie Xo (seen above) in May after 10 years of marriage.  <span class=\"credit\">Bunnie XO\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/Jordan Strauss<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/16\/celebrity-news\/movers-spotted-outside-jelly-roll-bunnie-xos-nashville-home-after-divorce-news\/\">Movers were spotted<\/a>\u00a0outside of the former couple\u2019s Tennessee residence last Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Both Bunnie and Jelly broke their silence regarding the divorce. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/03\/08\/entertainment\/jelly-rolls-wife-bunnie-xo-celebrates-1-year-anniversary-of-retiring-from-sex-work\/\">former sex worker<\/a>, 46, revealed that she and her husband <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/18\/celebrity-news\/bunnie-xo-addresses-jelly-roll-divorce\/\">had a huge fight on Mother\u2019s Day<\/a> and she told the singer to \u201cfile the f\u2013king divorce papers.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Billboard via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She also said that their IVF journey had taken a toll on their marriage.<\/p>\n<p>Though Bunnie confirmed Jelly is already <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/18\/celebrity-news\/bunnie-xo-confirms-newly-single-jelly-roll-is-already-dating-after-divorce-filing\/\">dating again<\/a>, she and the Grammy winner will <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\/\">continue to try to have a baby together<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/18\/celebrity-news\/jelly-roll-breaks-his-silence-on-divorce-from-bunnie-xo\/\">addressed the split<\/a> during his Saratoga Springs, NY, stop of his Little ASS Shed Tour.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Bunnie Xo\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> <span class=\"credit\">Jelly Roll\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jelly told the audience that he and the \u201cStripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic\u201d host are \u201cbest friends.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will always be best friends,\u201d he added, noting that Bunnie will \u201cprobably be the only woman I will ever love the way I loved her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also dispelled rumors that <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/10\/23\/entertainment\/jelly-roll-confesses-to-cheating-on-wife-bunnie-xo-in-worst-moment-of-his-life\/\">infidelity led to their breakup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/21\/celebrity-news\/jelly-roll-makes-surprising-career-move-after-bunnie-xo-divorce\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jelly Roll is headed back to late-night TV! 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