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Following the news that Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo were splitting after nearly a decade, the singer wasted little time distancing himself from his soon-to-be ex-wife. On June 15, TMZ reported that the “Somebody Save Me” artist was getting a divorce and that the papers had been filed in May. They had reportedly split earlier that month, indicating that the couple had major relationship issues in the months leading up to the split, so the breakup was nothing new to them, although it was news to fans. When the public learned of their pending divorce, Jelly Roll wasted little time cleaning up her Instagram bio.
The text in Jelly Roll’s profile bio was previously simple: “Music Man,” with his wife tagged underneath along with a lock and key emoji. Now Jelly Roll has decided to remove Bunnie Xo and the accompanying emoji from his bio. He didn’t go so far as to delete her from his page, as there are still plenty of posts with the two together, but it should be noted that the most recent was in early May — right before they reportedly broke up.
Jelly Roll wasn’t the only one using social media to make a subtle statement. The same day the news came that they were to divorce, Bunnie Xo gave her own cryptic answer on Instagram. She uploaded one video of her singing a Nickelback song, “How You Remind Me,” which included the lyrics, “And it must have been so bad, because living with me must have damn near killed you.”
Aside from the Instagram updates, the divorce proceedings seem to be well underway for the couple. On the same day their break-up news was published, the Daily Mail spotted moving trucks outside Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo’s home in Tennessee, but there was no indication of which one was moving out. Even before the divided public there had been glaring red flags in Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo’s marriage.
Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo had reportedly grown apart
Details about Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo’s breakup started pouring in after fans learned they were divorcing. It is well documented Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo had a whirlwind romance when they first joined, but the dynamic had apparently changed. “There was a lot of chaos, ups and downs, and they built a life together through it all,” a source shared. People on June 17. The insider hinted that the “Save Me” singer’s health journey was a contributing factor to the couple’s drift apart. “There wasn’t a moment where everything fell apart. They still love each other but were no longer on the same page about certain things,” they added.
A few months before the couple officially split, Bunnie Xo revealed in her memoir, “Stripped Down: Unfiltered and unapologetic,” that Jelly Roll had an affair back in 2018, which led to the couple splitting for three months. At the time, the couple framed past cheating as a phase of their relationship they’d worked through. “It’s raw, it’s emotional, and it’s a journey,” the “Dumb Blonde Podcast” host told Us Weekly in February. “But I just feel like my husband and I had to go through it because it’s part of our testimony,” she added. Perhaps they had moved past the infidelity, but clearly problems remained.
The year before Bunnie Xo’s memoir hit the shelves, Jelly Roll talked about the difficulties of navigating a marriage over the years. “Anyone who thinks their marriage is a one-size-fits-all glove, it’s definitely going to end in the next decade,” he said on “The Pivot Podcast” in March 2025. “People are going to change … You better evolve with the times,” Jelly Roll added.
