Bunnie Xo Details 1-Year Divorce Ordeal After July 4 Kiss Sparks Backlash

Q: After a painful divorce, why are Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll still planning to have a baby together through IVF?

They are still planning to have a baby because, despite the divorce, both say they still want the same thing: a child together, and they believe they can co-parent even if they are no longer married. Bunnie Xo has said Jelly Roll remains her “best friend,” and both have described their relationship as unconventional rather than hostile. She has stressed that the split was not about cheating, but about long-running communication problems. Even after the breakup, she said he has been supportive of continuing their family plans and that they still intend to raise the child as “one big happy family.” Their IVF journey also predates the divorce by years and has involved major emotional, physical and financial investment. They began trying in 2019, went through repeated setbacks, and lost four embryos. Bunnie has described the process as one of the darkest experiences of her life. They had already moved deep into planning, including using her eggs and his sperm and working toward surrogacy. That history appears to be a major reason they do not want to abandon the goal now. Bunnie has also spoken openly about how much having a biological child with Jelly Roll means to her personally. After helping raise his daughter, she said she realized she wanted motherhood for herself and wanted “a piece of me and him” in the world. In her telling, the marriage may be ending, but the shared desire for parenthood has not.

3 articles · Updated · thelooker.thedailybeast.com · Jul 10

Bunnie Xo said she had been mourning her marriage for at least a year, pushing back on claims she moved on too quickly after being seen kissing 24-year-old actor Dylan Wolf on July 4.
On her Friday podcast, the 46-year-old said the split from Jelly Roll left her screaming on the floor, unable to eat or drink, and so weak friends called for IV treatment because they feared for her health.
Jelly Roll filed for divorce on May 18 after nearly 10 years of marriage, and Bunnie said she had spent the past 2 1/2 months in a studio house while friends rotated in to keep her company.
Bunnie also said she deleted her June divorce podcast episode—despite earning $100,000 and millions of listens—because its raw emotions no longer reflected where she is now.