Jelly Roll Divorced Wife Bunnie Xo Due To Rise In His Christian Faith While She Wants To Pose Naked

Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo’s story is no less than a fairytale from rags to riches. The couple seemed to challenge the societal norms as Jelly married Bunnie, who kept working as an escort for seven years. Later, Bunnie Xo forgave Jelly Roll when he got into an extramarital affair, but something changed in their marriage of ten years, as they filed for divorce. 

Jelly Roll ended his marriage to Bunnie Xo for their different opinions on faith

For the unversed, Jelly Roll divorced his wife, Bunnie Xo, due to a difference of opinion on religion. As per a recent report, a source revealed that there has been a lot of conflict between the two as Jelly is preaching the Christian way of living while his wife, Bunny, wants to pose naked and talk about porn and penises in her podcast. The source revealed that at every time Bunny is embarrassing Jelly and wreking their PR angles which he is trying to create. A source was quoted as saying:

“There is just such a conflict in what’s going on. He’s preaching this Christian way of life. She’s posing mostly naked and talking about porn and penises on her podcast. At every turn she’s just kind of embarrassing him and wrecking every PR narrative that they’re trying to create. This is the talk of the town [in Nashville].”

It is worth mentioning that Jelly has been vocal about his faith, he opened up on his Grammy acceptance speech in January, as he gave a shout out to Jesus before giving credit to his life, and then his wife. The source revealed that he saw a lot of money in this market in Christian music. However, Bunnie do not want to follow the path and is destroying his brand. The source revealed:

“He saw a lot of money in this market and told Bunnie to get it together. But she wouldn’t stay in line and it is destroying his brand.”

The source further revealed that Bunnie wants to be what she is. She is an escort and in porn. That’s how she lived all her life but after her husband wants to be a preacher, she doesn’t want to be part of it. The source stated: 

“She just wants to be what she is. She’s been an escort and in porn and gets her validation and audience from being in a G-string. That’s been her life but now, suddenly, he’s a preacher and she’s a preacher’s wife.”

Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo’s relationship

Jelly Roll filed for divorce on May 18, 2026, after ten years of marriage. Jelly Roll and Bunnie secretly got married at a Las Vegas courthouse in August 2016. Jelly and Bunnie tied the knot in 2016. Bunnie Xo’s real name is Alisa DeFord, and she is a podcast host named Dumb Blonde.

It is worth mentioning that she was a sex worker and quit it in the year 2023, years after she was married to Jelly Roll. Talking about the couple’s marriage, they had faced a lot of ups and downs. In October 2025, Jelly accepted that the worst phase of his life after growing up was when he cheated on his wife. The couple had also briefly parted ways in 2018, but found their way back to each other. It is worth adding that Bunnie is a stepmother to Bailee Ann DeFord and her son, Noah Buddy DeFord.

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