Jelly Roll Details Struggle To See Daughter Post-Prison
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Jelly Roll is detailing the struggle he went through to see his daughter, Bailee Ann when he was released from prison. He has been very candid about the fact that he learned he had a baby when he was locked up. Now, he has full custody of Bailee but what happened in the early years? Keep reading for more details.
Jelly Roll Details Struggle To See Daughter Post-Prison
Fans know that Jelly Roll and his wife, Bunnie Xo saved his daughter, Bailee Ann from a very disturbing living situation. Bunnie stepped up to be the mother that Bailee needed and they are thick as thieves. She has been there for so many of Bailee’s milestones, most recently her first real date. Bunnie gave Bailee money for the night but said if the guy did not pay, she could no longer see him. She was also the one to take her to pick up her first car and more.
It is clear that Bailee is happy with her dad and Bunnie. He also has partial custody of his son, Noah Buddy plus Bunnie is undergoing IVF treatments. She wants to have a baby with Jelly which is a mix of both of them. Being a mother just comes naturally for her as she has so much love to give. As for Jelly, he has come incredibly far since his bad-boy prison days. However, he does not forget the hard times when he was first released and the struggles he went through to be a dad. According to People, Bailee was two when he got out of jail.
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Her biological mom was hesitant to have him come around as he had a bad track record. Jelly shared this on the Smartless podcast from March 3rd:
I got home when she was almost 2. Her mother, at the time, because I was rightfully so a f—— criminal, wouldn’t let me see her. So I had to go to court. I had to get supervised visits through the courtroom.
As he explained, it was a very slow progression, with Jelly playing by all of the rules set forth for him:
I had to step that very slow, build a relationship, then six hours on Friday evening, but she had to be home before 10 p.m. I just had to I had to keep going to the court every six months and going, ‘Look, I’m continuing to prove I’m changing.’ Music, like being famous, wasn’t even a thought then. I just wanted to be a good dad.”
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She’s got one of the highest GPAs at her high school. She’s a dual enrollment kid and is a junior going to college. Me and my wife have had full custody of her for eight years. This is one of our best friends.