Jelly Roll’s daughter, Bailee Ann, has broken her silence on her parents’ divorce.
Taking to her TikTok account, she slammed people’s obsession with the news, asking them to mind their own business rather than being interested in her family’s private matters. She wrote:
“I am disgusted at how invested everyone is in a very clearly private family matter. It’s fkn crazy. Go on somewhere yall. Worry ’bout your house — not mine”
Bailee is the eldest child of Jelly Roll. He shares her with his ex, Felicia Beckwith. Like her dad, Ann is also a singer and songwriter who occasionally joins Roll during onstage performances.
The 41-year-old singer, whose real name is Jason DeFord, was married to his wife, Bunnie XO, for over a decade. He filed for divorce in Tennessee in May. They married in August 2016 and had reportedly separated around May 9. They cited the reason for their divorce as “irreconcilable differences.”
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Everything you need to know about Jelly Roll’s daughter Bailee Ann
Jelly Roll’s recent divorce from his longtime wife, Bunnie XO, has drawn attention towards his children after his daughter, Bailee Ann, broke her silence on the matter.
After the couple tied the knot in 2016, Bunnie became a stepmother to the singer’s children – Ann and her half-brother Noah Buddy. Born on May 22, 2008, Bailee is currently 18 years old. Her mother is Felicia Beckwith whom Jelly met when he was in his teens. They crossed paths at a mutual friend’s house.
During that period, Jelly Roll was heavily involved in drugs and criminal activity. The couple never married but Felicia became pregnant with Bailee. Jelly was incarcerated when she was born.
After learning of her birth in prison, Jelly described it as a major turning point in his life. He described it in a Billboard interview and said:
“A guard knocks on my cell door midafternoon during lockdown. He goes, ‘You had a kid today. I’ve never had nothing in life that urged me in the moment to know that I had to do something different. I have to figure this out right now.”
Bailee followed the footsteps of her father, who has frequently made appearances with her father in tours and during onstage performances. She wrote Tears Could Talk at 10 and performed it live with her dad in 2023.
In June 2026, Bailee surprised Jelly Roll onstage in Grand Rapids, Michigan, during his tour after a European trip. They performed a cover of Green Day’s Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) and more.
Jelly Roll and Bunnie were reportedly granted primary custody of Bailee when she was 8 years old due to Felicia’s ongoing struggles with substance abuse. Bailee shares a good rapport with her stepmom and often features in her funny skits on TikTok. Bunnie has also referred her stepdaughter as her “best friend” in interviews.
During an appearance on Bunnie’s podcast Dumb Blonde, she opened about her difficult childhood and her biological mother’s struggle with substance abuse. She shared how moving in with Jelly and Bunnie helped her heal and find strength.
Bailee also made appearances in Save Me documentary, where she explained how her dad and Bunnie played a vital part in getting her mom sober and back in her life. She said:
“I had an extra, interesting, traumatic childhood. Bunnie did, my dad did. They’re important reasons for why my mom is in my life now and is sober. As a teenager, I’ve moved on. I’ve worked through my childhood. But that doesn’t make it go away. It made me who I am today.”
Bailee’s biological mother made attempts to reconnect with her daughter in 2020. At that time, she was only 12. However, their meeting was complicated due to Felicia’s relapses.
She was arrested twice in 2025, first in Sullivan County and later in Johnson City. In her second arrest, she faced serious felony drug charges involving methamphetamine, fentanyl, and paraphernalia. She was released on a $4,000 bond at that time. Details of the first arrest are not known in the reports.
Edited by Aastha Dass