Bailee Ann denies infidelity claims after Jelly Roll's divorce from Bunnie XO becomes final

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, July 23, 2026

Jelly Roll's 18-year-old daughter took to TikTok to shut down rumors that cheating caused her father's divorce from Bunnie XO, and hinted she knows far more than she's saying.

Days after a Tennessee judge finalized the split between country singer Jelly Roll and his wife of nearly a decade, Bailee Ann went live on TikTok and confronted the speculation head-on. The livestream, which Fox News Digital reported, came on a Sunday, just two days after the judge signed off on the divorce that Jelly Roll, born Jason DeFord, had petitioned for on May 18.

Bailee Ann did not hold back. She denied any infidelity was behind the breakup and warned viewers to stop pressing her about it.

People magazine, cited by Fox News Digital, captured her remarks from the livestream:

"Nobody cheated. Period. [Get] the f--- out of my comments, my DMs, my live with that s---, I don't care, I don't want to talk about it."

She went further, suggesting she possesses information the public has not yet heard, and that the full story would upend the online narrative.

Bailee Ann warns 'the internet is about to crumble'

The 18-year-old did not specify what she knows or when she might share it. But her language left little ambiguity about her frustration with the rumor mill. She told viewers she had "no f---ing idea what happened" between her father and Bunnie XO, then pivoted to a pointed tease, saying "wait 'til y'all find out."

She also claimed "the internet in totality is about to f---ing crumble the day that I open my mouth." Whether that amounts to a genuine revelation or the venting of an 18-year-old caught in a public family crisis remains to be seen.

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Bailee Ann has not been shy about weighing in on her father's divorce. She previously spoke out about the split, expressing her displeasure publicly.

In her Sunday livestream, she made clear she wanted the conversation closed, at least for now:

"It's not a difference in f---ing opinions. Nobody else lived in it. So don't f---ing even. I'm for real so done. Good? Everybody good? We're on the same page? Cool."

A decade-long marriage ends in Tennessee court

Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO, whose legal name is Alisa DeFord, married in Las Vegas in August 2016 after meeting roughly a year earlier. Bunnie became stepmother to Bailee Ann and to Jelly Roll's son Noah, both from previous relationships.

Court documents obtained by Fox News Digital show Jelly Roll listed May 9 as the couple's date of separation and filed his divorce petition nine days later, on May 18. He cited irreconcilable differences.

A judge finalized the divorce on a Friday. The settlement terms remain confidential, but People reported that the couple's assets, including homes, cars, an aircraft, and intellectual property, would be divided. Bunnie XO will receive a one-time lump sum payment in lieu of alimony. Neither party filed alimony claims.

The couple had even discussed having a child together despite the filing, a detail that drew public attention earlier in the process.

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Since the divorce became final, Bunnie XO has given social media followers a tour of her new Nashville-area home. She also recorded a podcast episode focused on the divorce, though that episode has since been scrubbed.

Bunnie XO's scrubbed podcast revealed early financial struggles

Before it was removed, the podcast episode included candid admissions from Bunnie XO about the couple's finances when they first got together. She pushed back on the narrative that she had bankrolled Jelly Roll's early career, though she acknowledged contributing.

As People reported, Bunnie XO said on the episode:

"When Jay and I first got together, we were two kids who literally had nothing. Everybody always likes to say that I had all the money when we first got together, and I did this for him and I did that for him. And, I mean, I had sugar daddies at the time that were paying for all of this."

She continued, describing how she funded their early life together through sex work:

"It wasn't like I was over here just sitting on f---ing a million dollars and was taking care of him. Like, I was turning tricks to pay our bills and to get lawyers and to travel and to, you know, go on tour and stuff like that."

That level of candor from a public figure, even one known for openness, is striking. The decision to scrub the episode suggests someone reconsidered how much the public needed to hear. High-profile divorces routinely produce more heat than light, and this one has followed the pattern. The contrast with other recent celebrity breakups that played out amid scandal and public denial is hard to miss.

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Jelly Roll has stayed quiet while rumors swirl

Jelly Roll himself has not made any direct public statement addressing the cause of the divorce or the infidelity rumors. Fox News Digital noted that the "Son of a Sinner" and "Save Me" singer has avoided engaging with the speculation. In the weeks before the divorce filing became public, both he and Bunnie XO reportedly hinted at trouble through cryptic social media posts and missing wedding rings.

His silence has left a vacuum that his daughter, his ex-wife's podcast, and internet commenters have all rushed to fill. Celebrity marriages under public strain, whether it's Hollywood ultimatums or Nashville heartbreak, tend to generate more gossip than facts. This case is no different.

What remains unanswered is significant. No one involved has offered a clear, on-the-record explanation for what ended the marriage beyond the legal boilerplate of irreconcilable differences. Bailee Ann insists no one cheated. She also insists she knows something the rest of us don't. Those two claims sit side by side, unresolved.

An 18-year-old shouldn't have to be the one managing her family's public narrative. But when the adults in the room go quiet or scrub the record, someone fills the gap, and the internet is rarely kind about it.

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