Jelly Roll makes surprising phone call to soon-to-be-ex-wife Bunnie Xo on camera amid divorce

The country singer filed for divorce in Tennessee on May 18 after nearly ten years of marriage
Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo attend the 56th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 09, 2022, in Nashville, Tennessee (Sara Kauss/FilmMagic)
Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo attend the 56th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 09, 2022, in Nashville, Tennessee (Sara Kauss/FilmMagic)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Jelly Roll surprised his fans and followers as he made a phone call to his soon-to-be-ex-wife, Bunnie Xo, on camera amid their ongoing divorce.

The country singer and the podcaster have been married for almost ten years. But on May 18, Jelly filed for divorce in Williamson County, Tennessee, citing “irreconcilable differences”.

Jelly Roll reveals 'plot twist' in his and Bunnie Xo's divorce

The news of the divorce, however, came out almost a month later, and since then, a lot of speculation has been made about the estranged pair. Amidst this, both of them have shared their side of the story via different media.

Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll perform during the
Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll perform during the 'Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic' book tour at The Palazzo Theatre at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas on February 26, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada (Taylor Hill/Getty Images)

Now, Jelly, born Jason DeFord, has recently published ‘The Divorce Vlog’ on his YouTube page. At the end of the video, he can be seen enjoying a very sweet phone call with Bunnie, with whom he co-parents his two children — daughter Bailee Ann DeFord and son Noah "Buddy" DeFord.

In the call, the media producer, 46, mentioned her ‘Dumb Blonde’ podcast, saying all of people’s answers regarding their divorce will be answered there. Just before ending the call, the Grammy winner then says, looking into the camera, “Yeah, y'all thought we were gonna hate each other, didn't ya? Plot twist, b****es!”

Jelly Roll says Bunnie Xo 'will be my best friend forever'

This came after on Thursday, June 18, night during his concert at Saratoga Springs, New York, Jelly called Bunnie his “best friend”.

Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo attend the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards at The Star in Frisco on May 08, 2025 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for ACM)
Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo attend the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards at The Star in Frisco on May 08, 2025, in Frisco, Texas (John Shearer/Getty Images for ACM)

“Me and my wife are best friends. We will always be best friends. We just got off the phone earlier today,” he told the crowd.

Jelly also asserted that “nobody cheated on nobody,” as he added, “She just did a whole podcast about 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.”

He even expressed his gratitude towards Bunnie while noting, “Thank you for those 10 years. They were incredible. Thank you for the next 10 years of friendship and 20 beyond that.”

Bunnie Xo claims 'nobody cheated nobody' as his marriage with Jelly Roll ends

Bunnie also seemed to be on the same page as on an episode of her ‘Dumb Blonde’ podcast, she shared, “J is my best friend. Nobody cheated on the other person. It's literally just we served our purpose for each other.”

(L-R) Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo attend night three of The 51st CMA Fest at Nissan Stadium on June 08, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for CMA)
Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo attend night three of The 51st CMA Fest at Nissan Stadium on June 08, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee (John Shearer/Getty Images for CMA)

“Our future is so much more important, and being happy and healthy and best friends through this is probably the biggest gift that we could have given each other,” she explained.

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