Something strangely nice about a divorce story without any real bad guys is that it works. In June 2026, it was announced that country singer Jelly Roll had filed for divorce from his wife Bunnie Xo after almost ten years of marriage. Most people were expecting a messy celebrity split, like the kind that ends with mean comments on Instagram and vague jabs on podcasts. Instead, something much more human and, to be honest, a little surprising happened.
The real name of Bunnie Xo is Alisa DeFord. On her Dumb Blonde podcast, she said something that many people in her shoes probably wish they could say but don’t. She told them that Jelly Roll had started dating again. And she didn’t sound angry about it at all; she almost sounded like she liked it. She said, “Daddy Roll is probably in his best season.” She also said that he looks healthier than he ever has. She even told women to send him a direct message. She told me not to be scared. Take a shot.
That level of openness is strange right after a breakup. It could be performance. It could be real. But seeing it all play out in public gives the impression that whatever these two had—and most people say it was real, complicated, and loud—hasn’t turned into dislike. That should happen more often.
The divorce papers were quietly filed on May 18. Jelly Roll said they couldn’t get along anymore and listed May 9 as the date they split up. People learned about it weeks later through TMZ, as they always do. Jason DeFord, better known as Jelly Roll, is one of the more unlikely success stories in country music. He spent years in prison, started from scratch in his career, and used his hard past to write honest songs that have gone to the top of the charts. Part of that story was how he got married to Bunnie. She wasn’t just his wife; she said she helped pay for his early career when times were tough. There is a lot of weight at the end of that chapter.
There has been a lot of talk online about Jelly Roll’s new girlfriend, but Bunnie didn’t do nothing for long. Dylan Wolf, a 24-year-old reality star from Netflix’s Calabasas Confidential, was seen kissing her at JR’s Goodnight Nashville Bar on July 4th. This is Jelly Roll’s own venue. On one night, they were seen watching fireworks from a rooftop. The next night, they were seen together and relaxed at another place in Nashville. Soon after those rumors spread, Bunnie deleted the podcast episode where she talked about the divorce in a quiet way. Fans who were interested were told she’d talk about it in a later episode. A small but telling move—people can be closed off even when they’re very open.
It’s still not clear what Jelly Roll’s real dating life is like. It sounded like Bunnie thought he was looking for someone who was “completely opposite” of her. She said he liked to snuggle and cuddle and called himself a “little lover.” No one outside of his close friends and family seems to know yet if there is a real relationship developing or if he’s just enjoying his newfound freedom after being married for ten years.
It’s clear that both of them are handling this with more grace than most people would. There’s no public battle going on, and people aren’t acting mean on social media. The only thing Bunnie says she worries about with any future partner Jelly Roll brings her is that they won’t lie, be honest, and be cool. This kind of boundary sounds simple, but it’s not always that way.
Nashville’s streets and stages have been the site of many celebrity splits. This one seems different, mostly because neither person is acting sad for the cameras. There’s one thing that seems clear: these two have decided to move on without destroying what they’ve built. This story may become public at some point, but for now, it’s staying out of the public eye. That’s not nothing.
