Jelly Roll’s daughter breaks silence on shock Bunnie Xo divorce with furious TikTok statement
Topics: Celebrity, Music, Jelly Roll
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Topics: Celebrity, Music, Jelly Roll
Jelly Roll’s 18-year-old daughter, Bailee Ann, has officially broken her silence following the shock news that her father has filed for divorce from Bunnie Xo.
The internet was left in an absolute state of disbelief this week after court documents revealed that country music powerhouse Jelly Roll (real name Jason Bradley DeFord) had quietly submitted a divorce petition in Tennessee.
But while fans have spent the last 24 hours wildly speculating about what caused the split after nearly a decade together, Jelly Roll’s daughter is making it very clear she has zero time for the online noise.
Taking to TikTok, the teenager slammed the intense public obsession surrounding her family's private life.
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"I am disgusted at how invested everyone is in a very clearly private family matter. It's fkn crazy," Bailee wrote over a candid photo of herself in bed.
However, it was her final sentence that has truly set the comment sections alight, with the teenager adding a massive cliffhanger: "I'm not speaking on it — yet.”
Speaking at greater length, she added: "I can say on a more positive note - thank you to everyone who is showing me so much love and kindness through everything.
"At the end of the day, no matter what, we are all humans with feelings and that is worthy of compassion.
"Thank you for the kind messages, the words of support, and those of you who go out of your way to make me feel protected & seen. I love y'all. I will never forget those of you that have shown me empathy when I’m seeing a lot of hate. Thank you. So much.
"And to everyone else, I hope humanity can evolve to a place where kindness comes first. I understand & respect opinions and that a public profile is a public profile, but that doesn’t have to mean we throw away our human decency. I love ALL of you."
While Bailee is fiercely guarding her home life, newly unsealed legal documents obtained by TMZ have shed fresh light on exactly when the marriage began to break down.
According to the official paperwork filed on May 18, the "Son of a Sinner" hitmaker listed the couple's official date of separation as May 9 - roughly a week before the legal wheels were set in motion.
Citing the standard ‘irreconcilable differences’ as the reason for the split, the filing notes that the parties are ‘unable to live together successfully as husband and wife.’
In terms of their multi-million dollar empire, the papers state that Jelly Roll has requested an ‘equitable division’ of their joint assets and debts, suggesting a clean, mutual break with no messy public legal battle over cash.
While Bailee isn't Bunnie’s biological daughter, the pair share a deeply emotional, fiercely loyal bond that has played out in front of millions of fans over the years.
Jelly Roll and Bunnie gained primary custody of Bailee back in 2017, with the country star frequently praising Bunnie for stepping in as a ‘mama bear’ and helping him break generational cycles to raise his daughter.
Just days before the divorce news leaked to the public, an emotional scene unfolded at the Acrisure Amphitheater in Michigan, where Bailee completely blindsided her dad by flying home early from a senior trip to Europe to surprise him live on stage.
A visibly crying Jelly Roll told the crowd through tears how proud he was of his daughter, celebrating her as one of the first people on his side of the family to graduate high school and transition into a college student.
Neither Jelly Roll nor Bunnie Xo have issued an official public statement across their main channels, but with Bailee’s 'yet' hanging heavily over the situation, fans are officially on high alert.
The couple have had multiple bumps in the road in their near-decade-long marriage, tying the knot a month after they started dating.
Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo meet at one of the former’s shows at the Las Vegas Country Saloon. This was before Jelly Roll enjoyed mainstream success. He’s living in a van and only around 20 people are at the gig. They talk backstage. At the time, Bunnie is dating someone else.
Later, Bunnie splits from her ex and asks a friend to give her Jelly Roll’s number. Bunnie says Jelly Roll would call and text her for advice about his daughter Bailee, from a previous relationship.
The pair’s relationship turns romantic when Jelly Roll travels to Vegas to film a music video and Bunnie offers to put him up at her place.
Jelly Roll proposes to Bunnie onstage at a Yelawolf and Deftones concert in Las Vegas. He tells her: “[I wanna know] will your fine a** marry my white trash a** tonight in Las Vegas?” That night, they tie the knot at The Little White Chapel.
Jelly Roll welcomes a son, Noah Buddy, with an ex. In 2016, Jelly Roll and Bunnie are also granted primary custody of Bailee due to her mother’s substance abuse issues.
Jelly Roll cheats on Bunnie, and the pair temporarily separate. Jelly Roll later calls the affair ‘one of the worst moments of his adulthood’.
He says he ‘did a lot of work to repair that relationship’ on the Human School podcast. They rekindle their relationship later that year.
Bunnie launches the Dumb Blonde podcast, which goes on to be a massive success, with Dolly Parton and MGK appearing as guests.
Jelly Roll’s music takes off in a big way. His single ‘Son of a Sinner’ hits No. 1 on Billboard's US Country Airplay chart.
Bunnie deletes her OnlyFans and leaves the sex industry behind.
Bunnie and Jelly Roll return to The Little White Chapel in Vegas to renew their vows.
Bunnie reveals on Instagram that the couple have decided to undergo IVF. She writes: “W/all odds stacked against us, it’s always been hard & we have only just begun.”
Bunnie says that following Jelly Roll’s 275 pound weight loss, his penis has gotten ‘severely bigger’.
Jelly Roll files for divorce.