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“No Longer On The Same Page About Certain Things” — Jelly Roll & Bunnie Xo Have Reportedly Been Struggling For A While
They definitely came a very long way together.
As first reported by TMZ, and confirmed by court records in Williamson County, Tennessee, Jelly Roll has filed for divorce from his wife Bunnie Xo after a decade of marriage. The petition for divorce was filed by Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, against his wife, whose real name is Alisa DeFord, back on May 18. It’s being reported that it was a “mutual decision” and a “private family matter.”
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.
The couple were married back in 2016 before renewing their vows in 2023, and have been incredibly transparent about their relationship, including their struggles along the way. As Bunnie has discussed in the past, the two separated not long after getting married when she discovered that Jelly Roll was having an affair with an ex of his:
“We got married in 2016. The affair was started with an ex in 2017, and then I think I found out about it early on in 2018.”
A source spoke with People, who says they’ve “always had a complicated dynamic,” which started when they first met in Las Vegas when Bunnie was a high-end escort, and Jelly was living in a van back in 2015. They had a platonic friendship before they took their relationship to the next level in 2016.
More recently, Jelly roll has gone through some intense physical changes, dropping nearly 300 pounds over the last couple of years, and the source confirms that he has “changed a lot.” They also confirmed that there was a moment “where everything fell apart,” as they were on different pages about their future together, and of course, there was “a lot more going on privately”:
“He’s very focused on his future, his health and being around for a long time. There wasn’t a moment where everything fell apart. They still love each other but were no longer on the same page about certain things, including what they wanted their future to look like. People saw the public side of things, but there was a lot more going on privately.”
You obviously never know what’s going on in people’s personal lives, and even though they always presented publicly as a united front with a very strong relationship, clearly, things were far from perfect and they’re now going their separate ways.
During Jelly’s Grammy Award acceptance speech in February, Jelly thanked Bunnie for changing his wife, saying he would have ended up “dead or in jail” without her:
“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’t for you and Jesus. I thank you for that.”
Bunnie in particular has been very open about their relationship, mostly on her Dumb Blonde podcast, where she has spoken at-length about the ups and downs of their relationship and they have certainly been through a lot together.
Neither one of them have spoken publicly about the split yet, though Jelly has changed his Instagram bio to reflect the change in their relationship. The bio used to say “Music Man,” followed by a lock and key emoji with link to Bunnie Xo’s account, though now the country singer’s bio now just reads “Music Man” by itself.
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