Jelly Roll is speaking publicly about his divorce for the first time, making it clear there's still plenty of love and respect between him and Bunnie Xo. Continue reading…

Setting the record straight. There have been all kinds of rumors flying around since news broke earlier this week that Jelly Roll filed for divorce from his wife of 10 years, Bunnie Xo. On Monday, TMZ broke the news that Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, filed for divorce from his wife Bunnie Xo, whose real name is Alisa DeFord, back on May 18 in Williamson County Chancery Court, just outside of Nashville. Whiskey Riff obtained a copy of the divorce complaint that was filed by the “Save Me” singer, which reveals that the couple separated on May 9, a week and a half before the request for a divorce was filed. He cites “irreconcilable differences” as the grounds for the divorce, which in Tennessee is a no-fault grounds for divorce that means that the parties agree on the terms of the separation. With so little information out there, the internet sleuths quickly began trying to figure out what happened, which led to a lot of ridiculous rumors. (No, they’re not getting a divorce because they’re being sued and need to protect their assets. That’s not how that works). Of course many people speculated that one party cheated on the other, and some were even convinced that Bunnie was in a relationship with Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroeger, a rumor she quickly shot down tonight on an episode of her Dumb Blonde Podcast. As Bunnie explained, while the decision to split wasn’t necessarily mutual, it’s been as amicable as anyone can hope for during a difficult thing like a divorce – so amicable that they’re still planning on having a baby together. And tonight during his show in Saratoga Springs, New York, Jelly Roll spoke about the separation for the first time too. During the stop on his Little Ass Shed Tour, Jelly Roll confirmed what Bunnie said on her podcast: That they’re still best friends, despite the fact that they’re getting a divorce. “I wasn’t going to talk about this tonight, but while we’re talking about liars, the internet is a liar too. … Me and my wife are best friends. We will always be best friends. We just got off the phone earlier today. Nobody cheated on nobody. She just did a whole podcast about it, you can go watch it, every word of it is the truth. That will be my best friend forever. This is the only time I will ever speak about it. Bunnie, I love you baby. Thank you for those 10 years, they were incredible. Thank you for the next 10 years of friendship, and 20 beyond that.” @officialjellyroll Don’t believe everything you read on the internet ♬ original sound – Jelly Roll So there you have it. During her podcast, Bunnie also addressed internet rumors that Jelly is dating 21-year old fellow singer Jessie Murph, with whom he’s teamed up in the past including on their duet “Wild Ones.” “That is absolutely f—ing kind of disgusting, guys. … That’s a 20 year age gap, and that’s just disrespectful.” But then she revealed that while he’s not dating Murph, he has already moved on to other relationships: “Has my husband started dating? Yes, he has, and we’re happy for him.” And later in the podcast, she addressed the fact that he was back on the market: “Daddy Roll is probably in his finest season, right? Like, I mean, the man looks great. He’s feeling himself. He looks so good. He is healthier than he’s ever been. … Jay is a little lover. He likes to snuggle and he likes to cuddle. … My husband is ready to date. He is rearing and ready to go. He’s all hopped up on testosterone, let me tell you. And he’s ready to go. He’s even started dating, which is great. I love that. His DMs are open. Go to freaking his Instagram … and go send that motherf—er a DM. Like, you guys don’t be scared. Shoot your shot. I will be the ex-wife and we’ll have a great time.” Bunnie says that she’s ready to welcome anyone who “comes correct” – but also issued a warning: “If you come correct and you are not being sneaky, if you come with respect and you’re not being sneaky and you’re not lying to him about anything, I will welcome you with open arms. But if you are a b—h who is lying straight up the first time you meet my husband…” She stopped herself as she realized she was still calling him “her husband,” but reiterated that she only wants the best for Jelly Roll: “He needs a really sweet girl who is normal and isn’t f—ing trying to be a social media f—ing influencer.” There you have it. Nothing salacious, no affair, no cheating, and they’re still friends. Most amicable divorce in the history of divorces. The post Jelly Roll Addresses Divorce From Bunnie Xo During New York Show: “Nobody Cheated On Nobody… That Will Be My Best Friend Forever” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

The internet got it wrong? Shocking… There’s been all kinds of speculation flying since it was revealed earlier this week that Jelly Roll had filed for divorce from his wife Bunnie Xo. TMZ broke the news that Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, filed for divorce from his wife Bunnie Xo, whose real name is Alisa DeFord, back on May 18 in Williamson County Chancery Court, just outside of Nashville. Whiskey Riff obtained a copy of the divorce complaint that was filed by the “Save Me” singer, which reveals that the couple separated on May 9, a week and a half before the request for a divorce was filed. He cites “irreconcilable differences” as the grounds for the divorce, which in Tennessee is a no-fault grounds for divorce that means that the parties agree on the terms of the separation. With so little information out there, and with internet sleuths analyzing everything for clues, there have been all kinds of rumors flying about the couple – including that Bunnie is dating Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroeger. The speculation started when, on the day the divorce was made public, Bunnie posted a story of herself singing along to the rock band’s song “How You Remind Me,” hours before the bombshell news of the divorce was first reported. Well those internet sleuths began digging into her social media, and found a video from May 27 of Bunnie hugging Kroeger backstage at a show with the caption “The moment I finally got to be back in his arms…” @xomgitsbunnie Swoooon #bunniexo #nickelback ♬ Nickelback Figured You Out – themusicofmonik All of this led to rumors and unverified “reports” flying around that Bunnie was in a relationship with the Nickelback singer. But tonight in a new episode of her Dumb Blonde Podcast, she quickly shut those down. Bunnie says that the video of her hugging Kroeger was from one of Jelly Roll’s concerts back in 2025, when the Nickelback frontman joined him on stage for a song. And she says that she had taken a break from social media after the divorce was filed and didn’t have any new content to post – so she threw up an old video, not thinking anything of it: “I posted it in 2025 and everybody’s like, ‘This is so disrespectful.’ But it’s literally me like, tongue in cheek being – cause I always call him Daddy Chaddy as a joke. Literally such a joke. I have so much respect for Chad and all of them. They’re the sweetest humans ever. Would never want to disrespect them. Had no idea that the divorce was going to be announced, you know, a couple weeks after that. I had posted that two weeks ago. … I posted that cause I just didn’t have any content to post that day and you can’t keep your socials cold because if you do that, it f—s up your algorithm. So, every week I try to at least drop something. But as I’ve been healing behind the scenes, I just haven’t been wanting to be online anymore because it’s just not what I want to do right now. So, anyways, I post that video.” As for the video posted on the day of the divorce becoming public, Bunnie says that was completely coincidental: “I hadn’t posted on my social medias in about a week and I was just like, “Oh, I should post.” You know? So, I post a Nickelback song because Nickelback is like one of my favorite bands. You guys know that. So, I post this Nickelback song, not thinking anything of it. Not a shot at J in any sort of way, not even realizing that it’s a breakup song. It’s trending on TikTok. So, I was like, “Oh, f— yeah. Nickelback’s trending on TikTok. I’m going to do a TikTok to it.” … The news drops, I have f—ing Nickelback on my f—ing page.” Of course the internet ran with the rumors as they tried to put the pieces together, but Bunnie shuts down any speculation of a relationship between her and Kroeger: “I get where people are trying to put puzzle pieces together, but you’re putting a puzzle together with missing pieces, and it’s not even like that. I am not with Daddy Chaddy, there is no f—ing way in hell that that would even be a thing. And no I did not cheat on my husband and leave him for Chad. … I am not dating Chad Kroeger. I am so sorry to Chad and Nickelback for this happening. It’s embarrassing. … I love them and would never – it’s so f—ed up that the internet can just run with a narrative.” Bunnie also revealed that Jelly Roll had already started dating since the divorce – but clarified that she has no interest in jumping right into another relationship: “Your girl is not going to ever be in another relationship. I’m about to be a playa.” There you have it. She’s just a Nickelback fan – and in 2026, I feel like more people should embrace it because honestly, Nickelback rocks and I’m not ashamed to say it. The post “Not Going To Ever Be In Another Relationship” – Bunnie Xo Shuts Down Rumors That She’s Dating Nickelback Lead Singer Chad Kroeger first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Didn’t take long. Earlier this week TMZ broke the news that Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, filed for divorce from his wife Bunnie Xo, whose real name is Alisa DeFord, back on May 18 in Williamson County Chancery Court, just outside of Nashville. Whiskey Riff obtained a copy of the divorce complaint that was filed by the “Save Me” singer, which reveals that the couple separated on May 9, a week and a half before the request for a divorce was filed. He cites “irreconcilable differences” as the grounds for the divorce, which in Tennessee is a no-fault grounds for divorce that means that the parties agree on the terms of the separation. According to the complaint: “The Husband would respectfully show unto the Court that these parties are unable to live together successfully as Husband and Wife. Plaintiff charges that the parties have suffered irreconcilable differences as would entitle either of them to a divorce.” Now, that language is largely statutory, meaning it’s just what they have to say in order to meet the legal requirements for an irreconcilable differences divorce, and may make the situation sound worse than it really is. Until now, neither of them have spoken publicly about the divorce. But tonight, Bunnie dropped an episode of her Dumb Blonde Podcast in which she opened up about the situation – and revealed that Jelly Roll has already started dating. Bunnie started by addressing internet rumors that Jelly is dating fellow singer Jessie Murph, with whom he’s teamed up in the past including on their duet “Wild Ones.” “That is absolutely f—ing kind of disgusting, guys. … That’s a 20 year age gap, and that’s just disrespectful.” But then she revealed that while he’s not dating Murph, he has already moved on to other relationships: “Has my husband started dating? Yes, he has, and we’re happy for him.” And later in the podcast, she addressed the fact that he was back on the market: “Daddy Roll is probably in his finest season, right? Like, I mean, the man looks great. He’s feeling himself. He looks so good. He is healthier than he’s ever been. … Jay is a little lover. He likes to snuggle and he likes to cuddle. … My husband is ready to date. He is rearing and ready to go. He’s all hopped up on testosterone, let me tell you. And he’s ready to go. He’s even started dating, which is great. I love that. His DMs are open. Go to freaking his Instagram … and go send that motherf—er a DM. Like, you guys don’t be scared. Shoot your shot. I will be the ex-wife and we’ll have a great time.” Bunnie says that she’s ready to welcome anyone who “comes correct” – but also issued a warning: “If you come correct and you are not being sneaky, if you come with respect and you’re not being sneaky and you’re not lying to him about anything, I will welcome you with open arms. But if you are a b—h who is lying straight up the first time you meet my husband…” She stopped herself as she realized she was still calling him “her husband,” but reiterated that she only wants the best for Jelly Roll: “He needs a really sweet girl who is normal and isn’t f—ing trying to be a social media f—ing influencer.” There you go ladies. Shoot your shot. The post Bunnie Xo Says That Jelly Roll Has Already Started Dating After Filing For Divorce: “His DMs Are Open” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Doesn’t get much more amicable than that. Earlier this week TMZ broke the news that Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, filed for divorce from his wife Bunnie Xo, whose real name is Alisa DeFord, back on May 18 in Williamson County Chancery Court, just outside of Nashville. Whiskey Riff obtained a copy of the divorce complaint that was filed by the “Save Me” singer, which reveals that the couple separated on May 9, a week and a half before the request for a divorce was filed. He cites “irreconcilable differences” as the grounds for the divorce, which in Tennessee is a no-fault grounds for divorce that means that the parties agree on the terms of the separation. According to the complaint: “The Husband would respectfully show unto the Court that these parties are unable to live together successfully as Husband and Wife. Plaintiff charges that the parties have suffered irreconcilable differences as would entitle either of them to a divorce.” Now, that language is largely statutory, meaning it’s just what they have to say in order to meet the legal requirements for an irreconcilable differences divorce, and makes the situation sound worse than it is. In fact, things are so amicable that the two are still planning on having a baby together. Recently, the couple had been open about their struggles trying to conceive a child through IVF, with hopes of conceiving twins through a surrogate: “Now that we’re finally stable financially and somewhat emotionally after all the healing we’ve done over this decade together, we’re talking about the future—­including growing our family. J and I have a surrogate, the sweetest woman ever, and soon I’ll be starting my IVF stims.” And last fall, she even clapped back at trolls who questioned why she hadn’t been seen publicly with her husband: “Somebody said the other day, they’re like, ‘They used to always be together. Now you never see them together. I’m like, do you guys not know for the past six months I’ve been trying to make a baby? Like, my husband has to work to f***ing bring home the bacon. Luckily, I have the luxury of being able to work from home. So he doesn’t. He has to make appearances. But I literally have been on IVF meds for f***ing six months and going through heartbreak and f***ing so much s***.” Well during an episode of her Dumb Blonde Podcast that dropped this evening, Bunnie clarified that nothing had changed with their plans to have a child together. She admitted the news would probably come as a shock, but that they still planned to have a baby and co-parent together: “That’s my f—ing best friend, dude. I love him. And you guys are going to be shocked to hear this, but we’re still having a baby. We’re still having a baby together. … We’re going to co-parent together. J is my best friend. This isn’t what you guys think it is.” Definitely doesn’t sound like there’s any bad blood there… The post Bunnie Xo Says Her And Jelly Roll Are Still Having A Baby Together Despite Divorce first appeared on Whiskey Riff.