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In a sudden development that has stunned the country music community, Grammy-nominated artist Jelly Roll has officially filed for divorce from his wife, popular podcast host Bunnie XO. According to unsealed court records obtained from Williamson County, Tennessee, on June 15, 2026, the “Save Me” singer quietly submitted the dissolution paperwork on May 18, 2026, marking the conclusion of their highly visible nine-year marriage.
Sources close to the couple reported that the choice to separate was entirely mutual and amicable, with both parties choosing to treat the split as a private family matter. The sudden legal filing comes as a shock to fans, as the pair had long been celebrated as one of Nashville’s most tightly knit power couples, frequently sharing their deep affection and unconditional support for one another across their respective media platforms.
Jelly Roll, born Jason Bradley DeFord, originally crossed paths with Bunnie XO, whose legal name is Alisa DeFord, in 2015 during one of his early, undiscovered concerts at The Country Saloon on Fremont Street in Las Vegas. The couple quickly fell in love and officially tied the knot on August 31, 2016, at the city’s historic Little White Wedding Chapel. Throughout his astronomical rise from an underground rapper to a mainstream country music titan, DeFord continuously credited Bunnie as the anchor who saved his life, famously thanking her during his acceptance speech at the Grammy Awards earlier this year for helping him overcome a turbulent past marked by incarceration and addiction.
While neither star has released a formal joint statement regarding the split, Bunnie, 46, dropped several highly public, cryptic hints on social media just hours before the court documents went viral. Taking to her Instagram Story, the host of The Dumb Blonde Podcast uploaded a video of herself lip-syncing to Nickelback’s iconic 2001 breakup track, “How You Remind Me,” specifically emphasizing the lyrics regarding a love that “must have damn near killed you.” She followed up the video with a portrait of herself captioned with the brief phrase, “She’s getting her sparkle back.”
The divorce filing concludes a complex, deeply transparent relationship that the couple frequently discussed in the public eye, including navigating previous brief separations and an intensive, heavily documented IVF journey to conceive a child together. Despite the end of their marital union, representatives note that the two intend to maintain a respectful foundation as they navigate their respective professional endeavors moving forward.
