Bunnie Xo Says She'll Never Remarry After 10-Year Marriage to Jelly Roll Ended

Q: What secret legal terms in Bunnie Xo's recent divorce settlement complicate her unusual post-split IVF plans with Jelly Roll?

The complicating terms are the divorce agreement’s confidential reproductive-law warnings and waivers, plus a confidentiality/non-disparagement clause. Court reporting on the July settlement says Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll were expressly warned by their lawyers that having a child together after divorce could carry legal consequences because reproductive technology, case law and the legal status of genetic material are still evolving. The filing reportedly says both attorneys were not specialists in genetic and reproductive rights, advised the former couple to seek independent expert counsel, and that Bunnie and Jelly Roll chose not to do so. That matters because their plan to continue IVF or surrogacy as ex-spouses can raise unresolved questions about control of embryos or other genetic material, consent, parental rights, financial obligations and what happens if either person changes course later. The public documents do not spell out how those issues were resolved, only that the pair acknowledged the risks. Separate settlement terms may make the situation harder to publicly understand. Their confidential property settlement keeps key details sealed, and the agreement includes a confidentiality and non-disparagement provision limiting what they can say publicly about private matters. Reports also say they revoked prior access to each other’s personal accounts and records, another sign of tightened legal separation even as they say they intend to pursue IVF together.

Q: Why did Denise Richards' daughter spot the terrifying red flags in her marriage to Aaron Phypers long before she did?

Denise Richards said her daughter Sami spotted the warning signs earlier because she was looking at Aaron Phypers from the outside, while Richards was living inside the marriage as his behavior gradually changed. On Bunnie Xo’s *Dumb Blonde* podcast, Richards said the relationship “didn’t start out that way” and that Phypers became “a completely different person” after they married in 2018. She said she felt “conned,” was frightened to leave, and that abusive behavior can become normalized over time. That helps explain why Richards says she did not fully recognize the danger as quickly as her daughter did. The additional reporting says Richards specifically acknowledged support from Sami and said Sami recognized problems with Phypers before she did. The likely reason, based on Richards’ own account, is that Sami was not caught in the same emotional dynamic. She could see troubling patterns more clearly, while Richards was experiencing the slower, inside-the-relationship process in which fear, manipulation and normalization can cloud judgment. Richards has since alleged that Phypers was physically, emotionally and financially abusive, claims he has denied in court. Her comments suggest that the “red flags” were visible to her daughter sooner because outsiders close to a relationship can sometimes detect unhealthy behavior before the person directly involved is ready or able to see it.

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Bunnie Xo said on her Aug. 3 podcast that she will “never” marry again, tying the decision to the emotional fallout from her divorce from Jelly Roll.
The 2026 episode revisited Jelly Roll’s past affair, which Bunnie described as “betrayal trauma” that rewires trust because “it’s the lies” and being “the last to know” that causes lasting damage.
Jelly Roll filed for divorce in May after nearly 10 years of marriage, and Bunnie later said the split was not mutual and followed a Mother’s Day fight in which she dared him to file.
Both have said infidelity did not cause the divorce itself, though Jelly Roll had previously admitted cheating early in the marriage; Bunnie’s 2026 memoir said the affair lasted 10 months and took years to move past.