Jelly Roll revealed he was hospitalized one week before his divorce from estranged wife Bunnie Xo came to light.
“I went to the hospital last night in Charlotte, North Carolina … Shout out to that whole hospital,” Jelly Roll, 41, announced via TikTok on Wednesday, June 10. “They literally got me on my feet for the show.”
The “Son of a Sinner” singer (real name Jason Bradley DeFord) is in the middle of the Big Ass Stadium Tour, where he is supporting headliner Post Malone.
Jelly Roll explained to TikTok followers that he barely got through his show at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Tuesday, June 9, due to a sinus infection. The musician sought treatment at a local hospital after performing, causing him to miss out on his usual cameo during Post Malone’s (real name Austin Richard Post) main seat.
“I’m telling you, I was puffy-faced. It was bad, dude. The sinus infection was bad,” he recalled, before joking: “Now, I’m all jacked up because they gave me a bunch of steroids!”
The rapper added, “It was the first night since I’ve been touring with Post that I wasn’t able to come out and sing ‘Losers’ with him because I just barely got through my show.”
The Grammy Award winner revealed that he received a bouquet with a “get well soon” card from Post Malone, 30, the day after his hospital stint.
“I love you, Post,” Jelly Roll beamed. “When I say on stage every night that Post Malone is the nicest human being in the world, I’m not making that up. I won’t say he’s not a rock star. He’s the most ‘rock star’ dude I’ve ever known who’s the most normal dude in the world.”
Us Weekly has reached out to Jelly Roll’s spokesperson for comment.
The health scare occurred one week before Us confirmed that Jelly Roll filed for divorce from Bunnie Xo (real name Alisa DeFord) in Tennessee on May 18. The former couple tied the knot in August 2016 and share no children. (Jelly Roll is a father of two — he shares daughter Bailee Ann, 18, with ex-girlfriend Felicia Beckwith and son Noah Buddy, 9, with ex Melisa Ann Cowell.)
Divorce documents filed by Jelly Roll cited “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for the divorce, specifying that the “parties are unable to live together successfully as Husband and Wife” any longer.
Documents reviewed by Us confirmed that Jelly Roll and Bunnie Xo were seeking “an equitable division of the parties’ assets and apportion[ing] responsibility for payment of the parties’ debts.”
Jelly Roll has been very active on social media since filing for divorce, including removing a reference to Bunnie from his Instagram bio. On Monday, June 15, he offered an update on his 275 lb weight loss journey, sharing that he’d recently started using a protein powder that was effective as a “sweet treat.”
Meanwhile, Bunnie Xo posed in lingerie via her Instagram Storm on Monday, along with hinting that she was “getting her sparkle back.” The podcaster also shared a video where she lip-synced to Nickelback’s hit “How You Remind Me,” which is thought to be inspired by a toxic relationship.
