Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo are ending their marriage. According to divorce records obtained by People, the country music singer and the adult-content-creator-turned-podcaster are divorcing after 10 years of marriage. TMZ first reported the news.
According to the court records, Jelly Roll — real name: Jason DeFord — filed for divorce from Bunnie Xo, f.k.a. Alyssa DeFord, in May in Williamson County, Tennessee. Jelly Roll is originally from the Nashville suburb of Antioch, a rough-around-the-edges town that the former rapper has made a key component of his origin story.
A rep for Jelly Roll did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone’s request for comment.
Jelly Roll married Bunnie Xo in Las Vegas in the summer of 2016. In her recent memoir Stripped Down: Unfiltered and Unapologetic, she recounted their love story, including how they supported and accepted each other’s difficult pasts (Bunnie was candid about her past drug use, and Jelly Roll was in and out of jail on charges that included drug possession, dealing, and aggravated robbery).
her life, including tales of drug abuse, a past abortion, and various romantic relationships, before meeting her future husband.
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“When you are with somebody for a long time, you are going to have to love them at their lowest. And I truly believe that true love is not about so much as accepting things that you shouldn’t, but I do think that everybody deserves a second chance,” Bunnie Xo told People earlier this year. “Loving somebody at their lowest is one of the most beautiful things you can do, especially if they bloom and they blossom like my husband has.”

Celebrity Autobiography, the Broadway specialty production in which bold-face names read the read the published memoirs of other bold-facers to more or less comic effect, will play its final performance at the Shubert Theatre on Sunday, June 21, about two months earlier than previously expected.
The show has been struggling to find an audience after opening to poor reviews, or, at many publications, no reviews at all.
Celebrity Autobiography began performances on Saturday, May 16, with an opening night on Monday, May 18. At the time of its closing, the show will have played 3 preview performances and 40 regular performances. When it opened the production was selling tickets through Sunday, August 16.
The producers say they will announce future plans for Celebrity Autobiography soon.
The production’s weekly grosses have been unsustainable through the run, maxing out at $74,437 for the week ending June 7. That figure reflects an attendance of 3,300, just 37% of the Shubert’s capacity. The average paid admission was an anemic $22.56.
On various audience chat sites, many attendees complained that the material was well-worn from previous international and regional stagings of the show going back years and had not been updated for Broadway. One extended segment focused on the musty romantic entanglements of Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, hardly fresh stuff.
The Broadway production has not announced a recoupment of its capitalization, or the amount of that capitalization.
The final list of rotating cast members who will have appeared in Celebrity Autobiography include Caroline Aaron, Brooke Adams, Pamela Adlon, Scott Adsit, Lewis Black, Matthew Broderick, Danny Burstein, Mario Cantone, Bonnie Comley, Katie Couric, Mikey Day, Frank DiLella, Tate Donovan, Alexander Dreymon, Gina Gershon, Mickey Gooch Jr., Kathy Griffin, Jeff Hiller, Jackie Hoffman, Christopher Jackson, Gayle King, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Stewart F. Lane, Robert Sean Leonard, Ralph Macchio, Ben Mankiewicz, Andrea Martin, Eric McCormack, Bobby Moynihan, Eugene Pack, Dayle Reyfel, Phil Rosenthal, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Tony Shalhoub, Molly Shannon, Kenan Thompson, Nia Vardalos, Bruce Vilanch, Kate Walsh, Allison Williams, and Rita Wilson.
Celebrity Autobiography is produced on Broadway by Rita Wilson, Eric Falkenstein and Douglas Denoff and the show’s original producer Angelo Fraboni, along with EP Productions, Peter Martin, Willette Klausner, Ken Schur, Mickey Gooch Jr., Danielle Druz, Ben Frimmer, Bruce Robert Harris, Leah Lane, David Moore-Strictly Business Entertainment, Roni Jacobson/Jeffrey Bank, Mark F. Kaplan, Jordan Scott Gilbert, Playhouse Capital/Beth Rudin DeWoody, Alexander “Sandy” Marshall & Susan Palmer Marshall/The Broadway Investors Club, Catherine Adler, Chris Bolan, Robert Zimmerman, Barry Kohn, Meister Leonard Addiss Hirschhorn/Jamie deRoy, Matt Finkelstein, Michael Cuomo/Vic Cairl, Julianne Hoffenberg, and Tisha Fein.
Scenic design and costume design are by Derek McLane, lighting design by Ed McCarthy, and sound design by Palmer Hefferan.

Justin Baldoni’s lawyer is hoping both Baldoni and Blake Lively can “move on” from their contentious “It Ends With Us” legal battle.
Days after U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman ordered that Baldoni and his production company Wayfarer Studios must pay Lively’s attorneys’ fees, Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman said he decided to release the full settlement agreement with Lively to provide clarity.
According to the settlement agreement, it ends the parties’ litigation, bars future claims related to the dispute and includes a joint public statement, while leaving Lively’s request for attorneys’ fees and damages under section 47.1 for the court to decide.
Freedman, who spoke with Megyn Kelly on “The Megyn Kelly Show” on Monday, said that he’s publishing the settlement agreement “to allow people finality,” he said.
He went on, “To allow them to have peace. To allow Justin to have time with his family, unmitigated time where his mind is elsewhere. To allow him to continue moving on with his career.”
“And frankly and honestly, the same for Ms. Lively,” Freedman continued. “To allow her the dignity to move on with her life and put this all behind everyone, and frankly you know, I don’t know if people are getting tired of it — I imagine that they are and it’s time to move on and it’s time to learn from it all and I’m sure people would have made other choices had they considered this in hindsight.
Freedman added, “But the truth is, when you settle, you should settle. Wish the other party the best and move on.”
ABC News has reached out to representatives for Lively.
Lively and Baldoni’s legal battle kicked off in December 2024, when Lively filed a complaint with the California Civil Rights Department alleging “severe emotional distress” after she said Baldoni and key stakeholders in the film — which Baldoni also directed — sexually harassed her and attempted, along with Baldoni’s production company, to orchestrate a smear campaign against her.
Baldoni followed up the action by filing a lawsuit against the New York Times for libel and false light invasion of privacy on Dec. 31 after it published the article about Lively’s California complaint.
Lively subsequently formalized her complaint into a lawsuit against Baldoni in New York, also on Dec. 31.
Baldoni responded by filing a civil lawsuit against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, and others, for, among other things, extortion and defamation.
The suits were consolidated into one lawsuit in January 2025.
In June last year, Baldoni’s $400 million lawsuit against Lively, Reynolds, and the couple’s publicist Leslie Sloane, as well as Baldoni’s defamation suit against the Times, was dismissed by Liman.
A federal judge in New York gutted much of Lively’s case against Baldoni in April of this year, including claims she was subjected to sexual harassment on set.
The judge determined in a ruling at the time that Lively would be allowed to pursue certain claims of retaliation against Baldoni’s public relations team over alleged harm to her reputation.
In May, after reaching a settlement in their protracted legal dispute, the two actors issued a joint statement via their respective legal teams, saying, “We remain firmly committed to workplaces free of improprieties and unproductive environments. It is our sincere hope that this brings closure and allows all involved to move forward constructively and in peace, including a respectful environment online.”

Justin Baldoni’s lawyer is hoping both Baldoni and Blake Lively can “move on” from their contentious “It Ends With Us” legal battle.
Days after U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman ordered that Baldoni and his production company Wayfarer Studios must pay Lively’s attorneys’ fees, Baldoni’s lawyer Bryan Freedman said he decided to release the full settlement agreement with Lively to provide clarity.
According to the settlement agreement, it ends the parties’ litigation, bars future claims related to the dispute and includes a joint public statement, while leaving Lively’s request for attorneys’ fees and damages under section 47.1 for the court to decide.
Judge orders Justin Baldoni to cover Blake Lively’s legal fees
Freedman, who spoke with Megyn Kelly on “The Megyn Kelly Show” on Monday, said that he’s publishing the settlement agreement “to allow people finality,” he said.
He went on, “To allow them to have peace. To allow Justin to have time with his family, unmitigated time where his mind is elsewhere. To allow him to continue moving on with his career.”
“And frankly and honestly, the same for Ms. Lively,” Freedman continued. “To allow her the dignity to move on with her life and put this all behind everyone, and frankly you know, I don’t know if people are getting tired of it — I imagine that they are and it’s time to move on and it’s time to learn from it all and I’m sure people would have made other choices had they considered this in hindsight.
Freedman added, “But the truth is, when you settle, you should settle. Wish the other party the best and move on.”
ABC News has reached out to representatives for Lively.
Lively and Baldoni’s legal battle kicked off in December 2024, when Lively filed a complaint with the California Civil Rights Department alleging “severe emotional distress” after she said Baldoni and key stakeholders in the film — which Baldoni also directed — sexually harassed her and attempted, along with Baldoni’s production company, to orchestrate a smear campaign against her.
Baldoni followed up the action by filing a lawsuit against the New York Times for libel and false light invasion of privacy on Dec. 31 after it published the article about Lively’s California complaint.
Lively subsequently formalized her complaint into a lawsuit against Baldoni in New York, also on Dec. 31.
Baldoni responded by filing a civil lawsuit against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, and others, for, among other things, extortion and defamation.
The suits were consolidated into one lawsuit in January 2025.
In June last year, Baldoni’s $400 million lawsuit against Lively, Reynolds, and the couple’s publicist Leslie Sloane, as well as Baldoni’s defamation suit against the Times, was dismissed by Liman.
Lawyers for Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni speak out as settlement details revealed
A federal judge in New York gutted much of Lively’s case against Baldoni in April of this year, including claims she was subjected to sexual harassment on set.
The judge determined in a ruling at the time that Lively would be allowed to pursue certain claims of retaliation against Baldoni’s public relations team over alleged harm to her reputation.
In May, after reaching a settlement in their protracted legal dispute, the two actors issued a joint statement via their respective legal teams, saying, “We remain firmly committed to workplaces free of improprieties and unproductive environments. It is our sincere hope that this brings closure and allows all involved to move forward constructively and in peace, including a respectful environment online.”

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A beloved anchor of New York’s ABC7 made a major life announcement during Friday’s broadcast of “Eyewitness News.”
“My life has taken a turn,” veteran anchor Bill Ritter said, before beginning his very moving on-air statement. “After a series of tests, my doctors have told me I have Alzheimer’s.”
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Ritter emphasized he is in the “early stage” of the condition, and the treatments he’s been getting, which he did not specify, are “keeping it at bay, at least for now.”
“But there is no guarantee here, because there’s no cure yet for Alzheimer’s,” Ritter said. “So, unless someone finds an amazing cure and really soon, tonight will be the last newscast I anchor. It’s not easy for me to say all that to you, our viewers, and the people I work with.”
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After several heartfelt shoutouts to his colleagues at the station, Ritter discussed how his diagnosis is impacting his family.
“My kids say, ‘Dad, you’re being so brave with all this,’” he shared. “But no, it’s not me who’s brave — it’s they who are brave, as is my wife, Kathleen.”
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The newscaster said that although he won’t be anchoring the local news any longer, he would still be very much involved in the station.
“I’m going to continue working right here at ABC7,” he said. “I will continue helping the younger journalists here at ‘Eyewitness News.’ Hey, I’m now 76 years old, so for me, everyone in the newsroom is a lot younger than I am.”
He added that he won’t disappear from viewers’ screens altogether.
“I’m also going to remain a journalist here at ‘Eyewitness News,’ and so you will still see me on air and online.”
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Ritter also revealed that his future work at the station will be personal.
“This station wants to dig deeper into the rising tide of Alzheimer’s and other similar diseases,” Ritter said. “How it’s affecting patients and their families. How the price of treatment and the price of caring for patients is simply unaffordable. And how this country might begin to change all that.”
Ritter made it a point to add he’s “not a stranger to this disease.”
“My dad died with it in June 1998,” he said. “I have since been active in the fight to stop Alzheimer’s, and I will continue doing that, along with my friend Mike Marza, who took my place, you recall, last year on ‘Eyewitness News’ at 5 and 11.”
In his emotional conclusion, Ritter said:
“I am going to so miss reporting the news to all of you, with the truth and with facts, no matter where they fall. It has been my honor to do just that. But for now, I wish you health and peace. And let’s take care of each other.”
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Ritter began working at “Eyewitness News” in 1998, according to his bio on the ABC7 website. He began by anchoring weekends, and eventually became the weekday 11 p.m. anchor in 1999. In 2001, he began anchoring the 6 p.m. time slot as well. He has also worked as a correspondent for ABC News and “20/20.”
On Monday, Ritter explained to his colleagues on “Good Morning America,” that as a journalist, he felt it was only right to be transparent and honest with his viewers.
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“My job as a journalist is to speak honestly to the public,” he said. “Truth and facts is what we deal with.”
He also shared with “GMA” that two years before his Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis, he began to notice he was experiencing memory loss.
“I realize I was forgetting people, names and places,” Ritter recalled. “Didn’t know why this was happening. My wife also noticed it.”
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Ritter said initially he thought his demanding schedule might be to blame, so he began scaling back his hours at the station, and although he said he was “finally getting a decent night sleep,” he “wasn’t getting better.”
So he decided to seek professional help.
“And so, it was at that moment, just like that, we said, ‘I gotta get tested,’” Ritter recalled. “And that really was an important thing. A lot of people say, ‘I’m fine, don’t worry about it, I’m going to be fine.’ No. You gotta go do this.”
He also revealed his initial response after being diagnosed.
“My first reaction was, I thought about my dad,” Ritter said. “That was immediate. He just popped into my head. And then a couple of seconds later, I was scared. I don’t mind saying that. It was scary.”