Jelly Roll secretly filed for divorce in May. It took a month for the news to hit the tabloids. Bunnie Xo has done most of the talking since the split, but the country singer has something to say. He candidly opened up about the moment that changed his entire life amid his divorce. Keep reading for all the details on the shocking split.
Jelly Roll’s Marriage Officially Over
Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo’s marriage ended almost as quickly as it began. They married in a Las Vegas wedding chapel in 2016, just hours after the singer proposed on stage. They had only officially been dating a month, though they’d known each other for a year.
Everyone wants to believe in love at first sight and fate. Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo were “couple goals” for their dedication to each other. But the cracks began to show in the last few years. He candidly admitted on a podcast that he was unfaithful during their marriage. In her memoir, Bunnie Xo detailed the betrayal and vowed never to tolerate it again.
So, when news of their split surfaced, there was a lot of speculation that infidelity played a role. However, Jelly Roll shut down those rumors in one of his only public statements about the split. Most of the details have come from Bunnie Xo and her podcast.
The couple is officially divorced just two months after he filed the paperwork.
Jelly Roll Opens Up About Moment That Changed His Life Amid Divorce
While Bunnie Xo uses her podcast to cope with the split, Jelly Roll turned to music. He released a deeply personal song in June that shared even more of his life story. “Hands Up” is his most religious song yet. But the new video gives it an even deeper meaning.
Jelly Roll has never shied away from his troubled past. He spent years in prison on drug and robbery charges. He has always credited his faith as part of his redemption story. The singer returned to prison to film the “Hands Up” video.
The video begins with a prayer voiceover as he arrives at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in San Francisco, California. Jelly Roll greets the inmates before taking the stage to perform his new song with some of the inmates as his band.
Jelly Roll took to social media to share more insight on what the video meant to him. “Truly one of the most special things I’ve ever had the opportunity to do. The moment my life truly changed is when I threw my hands up. I know a lot of folks will hear this and remember their ‘hands up’ moment as well and that is making this that much cooler for me,” he wrote.
It wasn’t the first time he performed for prison inmates. However, San Quentin is California’s oldest prison and houses the state’s most violent criminals. Johnny Cash performed at the prison several times, even recording a live album there.
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Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger