Jelly Roll cheating on his wife was 'one of the worst moments' of his life
Jelly Roll is owning up to his mistakes.
The “Son of a Sinner” singer recently opened up about cheating on his wife, Bunnie Xo, something he doesn’t “talk about publicly” often.
“One of the worst moments of my adulthood was when I had an affair on my wife,” he told the “Human School” podcast. “Because it was the first time that I was like, ‘I really can’t get this right at all. I know I’m in love with this woman.’ It just really, really, really blew me back."
Jelly said he’s put in “a lot of work to repair” his relationship with Bunnie and believes they are now “stronger than we could have ever been.”
“I wish our story would’ve went in the way that it never had an affair, and I’m in way glad it happened, but man, I’m proud of who we are today. I truly am,” he said.
According to Jelly, he said he surrounded himself with “horrible humans” who he believed were good friends, despite their wild behavior.
“I was hanging around a bunch of people that were cheating on their wives. When I was doing cocaine, I was hanging around a bunch of people that were doing cocaine,” he said. “I used to be proud of long-standing friendships just because they had a number attached to them. Horrible humans. But I would just be proud to say, ‘That dude’s been with me 12 years.’ S****y human!”
The singer, whose real name is Jason DeFord, now focuses on being “around people I want to be like” and being a better person.
Fans had some mixed reactions to Jelly Roll’s confession, but Bunnie is standing by her man.
She replied to a social media comment criticizing her for staying with a cheater.
“It actually takes a stronger woman to face pain head-on, do the work, and rebuild with the man she loves — instead of running or gossiping,” she wrote. “Growth isn’t weakness, it’s grace. But not everyone’s built for that kind of strength. I pray you never have to feel that pain bc you’re judging another woman’s life.”
The couple recently celebrated their ninth wedding anniversary.
