Jelly Roll has addressed rumours that he cheated on Bunny Xo after news of their divorce emerged.
The country star paused his concert in Saratoga Springs, New York, on Thursday night (June 28), to put an end to speculation about the reason their marriage ended after ten years.
He told fans that this would be the only city and time he would address the online gossip. “The internet is a liar,” he said. “Me and my wife are best friends. We will always be best friends.
“We just got off the phone earlier today. Nobody cheated on nobody.” He then directed fans to her latest Dumb Blonde podcast episode, which also aired on Thursday and said “every word of it is the truth”.
Before continuing with the show, he reiterated, “That will be my best friend forever. This is the only time I will ever speak about it. Bunnie, I love you, baby. Thank you for those 10 years. Thank you for the next 10 years of friendship between and beyond.”
Earlier on Thursday, Bunnie discussed their IVF journey on her podcast. Bunnie said that although they are divorcing, she and Jelly Roll still plan to have a baby together.
“It was so hard on me that for the past year and a half, I became a shell of the person I was because I’m doing these IVF journeys,” Bunnie said. “I’m fighting hard just to be able to produce enough eggs to make a baby with my husband, especially at my age.”
She also said that because the singer had a “low sperm count,” he “had to get on a bunch of hormones and a whole bunch of medication, which turned him into a freaking nightmare to be around.”
She went on to say that they remain close despite the separation. “That’s my fucking best friend, dude. Like, I love him,” she said. “You guys are going to be shocked to hear this, but we’re still having a baby… We have been the most unconventional couple that you guys have ever encountered.”
In other news, last month Jelly Roll’s upcoming tour with Post Malone, dubbed the ‘Big Ass Stadium Tour 2’, was postponed, with several upcoming dates cancelled outright.
Malone told fans that he wanted to get his forthcoming album finished before beginning the trek. He had teased a new 40-track album last year, and revealed he had “made probably 35 songs”. As yet, no release date has been announced, nor have any other details beyond the title, ‘The Eternal Buzz’.
It follows widespread reports that ticket sales had slowed for the second iteration of the tour, in contrast to last summer’s initial ‘Big Ass Stadium Tour’ by Malone and Jelly Roll, which sold out every date, making it one of the highest-grossing of last year, pulling in $198million (£147million).