Bunnie Xo responds to Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger dating rumors

Bunnie Xo shuts down one of the stranger rumors to emerge following her divorce from Jelly roll.

After speculation spread online that she had started dating Nickel back frontman Chad KroegerBunnie Xo used a recent episode of hers Stupid blonde podcast to set the record straight.

And she didn’t mince her words.

“I’m not with daddy Chaddy,” she said.

How the Chad Kroeger Rumor Started

According to Bunnie Xo, the rumor was the result of unfortunate timing.

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She explained that she had not been actively posting new content during what she described as a healing period following her divorce from Jelly Roll. Instead, she shared an older video of herself singing along to Nickelback’s hit “How You Remind Me.”

“The news dropsI have Nickelback on my page,” she said.

Bunnie Xo noted that she had no idea when news of the divorce would become public and insisted that the timing was purely coincidental.

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The footage, she explained, was shot at one of Jelly Roll’s shows in Las Vegas earlier this year.

Clearing up the dating rumors

Bunnie Xo too another detail discussed that seems to have fueled the speculation.

She revealed that her nickname for Kroeger – “Daddy Chaddy” – was never meant to be taken seriously. “It was a joke,” she explained.

As the rumor continued to spread, some online commenters even suggested that she had left Jelly Roll for the Nickelback singer.

Bunnie Xo firmly rejected that story. “There’s no way that could be anything,” she said. “And no, I did not cheat on my husband and leave him for Chad.”

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She later apologized directly to Kroeger and Nickelback for getting swept up in the Internet frenzy.

This is so wrong. I’m not dating Chad Kroeger. I’m so sorry to Chad and Nickelback that this happened. It’s embarrassing.

She added, “So there’s no Chad and Bunnie Xo.”

Jelly Roll supported her

Hours after Bunnie Xo addressed the rumors, Jelly Roll spoke publicly about the divorce for the first time during a concert stop in Saratoga Springs, NY

The singer also hit back at speculation that infidelity played a role in the split.

“Nobody cheated on nobody,” Jelly Roll told the crowd. “She just did a whole podcast about it. You can go check it out. Every word of it is the truth.”

Jelly Roll has filed for divorce in Williamson County, Tenn., on May 18, after nearly a decade of marriage. Court records list May 9 as the couple’s separation date and cite irreconcilable differences as the reason for the divorce.