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Jelly Roll Announces Divorce, IVF Plans onstage

6/19/2026

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Jelly Roll Divorce

Jelly Roll addressed his divorce onstage in Saratoga Springs, New York, on June 18, 2026.
He filed for divorce in Williamson County, Tennessee, on May 18, 2026, citing May 9, 2026 as the separation date.
He told the audience they remain best friends, no one cheated, and her podcast statements are true.
Bunnie Xo announced on her Dumb Blonde podcast they will continue IVF and co-parent their future child.

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Jelly Roll Split

Court filings cite “irreconcilable differences” as the divorce reason because the couple cannot live together.
Jelly Roll fathered daughter Bailee with Felicia Beckwith and nine-year-old son Noah Buddy with Melisa Ann Cowell, sharing primary custody of Bailee with Bunnie Xo during their marriage.
Bunnie Xo denied romance rumors with Chad Kroeger on her “Dumb Blonde” podcast, detailing the cheating scandal and emotional fallout in her memoir *Stripped Down*.

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Bunnie Xo Divorce

Bunnie Xo said a heated Mother’s Day argument triggered her longtime communication problems and prompted her to tell Jelly Roll to file divorce papers.
Jelly Roll filed the divorce paperwork shortly after Bunnie Xo’s angry comment.
Bunnie Xo said the split, which she stressed was not a mutual decision, served as a wake-up call that forced honest conversations and left both partners emotionally drained after weeks apart.

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Jelly Roll Divorce

Jelly Roll addressed his divorce onstage in Saratoga Springs, New York, on June 18, 2026.
He filed for divorce in Williamson County, Tennessee, on May 18, 2026, citing May 9, 2026 as the separation date.
He told the audience they remain best friends, no one cheated, and her podcast statements are true.
Bunnie Xo announced on her Dumb Blonde podcast they will continue IVF and co-parent their future child.

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