“It's Completely False”: Debunking the Baseless Rumours About Jelly Roll Not Celebrating Pride Month

People say that you shouldn't believe everything you read on the internet - and lately, we've been seeing a lot of instances that serve a worrying reminders of this sage advice.

There's been an entirely baseless rumour spreading around some indie outlets and Facebook pages, mistakenly claiming that Jelly Roll declared via social media that he wouldn't be celebrating Pride Month because he didn't support the ‘woke’ agenda.

Aside from the fact that this doesn't sound like something Jelly Roll - who has become synonymous with his message of positivity, love and redemption in recent years - would say, when you look into these reports, there is no source, evidence or video-clip of Jelly saying any of this. When you dig a little further, it becomes apparent that this is merely a rumour started by a random page, and there was an almost word-for-word report claiming the same thing about Dolly Parton last week.

It's disturbing that, despite these rumours having no credence, they have been circulated far enough that some fans have responded via TikTok, with Jelly Roll's wife, Bunnie XO, being forced to reply to some of her followers citing the groundless claims.

In the comments section of an insightful new interview Bunnie XO carried out with Brothers Osborne, during which TJ movingly reflects on his experience of coming out as gay in 2021, a fan shared, “There’s a rumor going around that jelly roll isn’t celebrating pride month because he doesn’t want to participate on “woke” culture, if this is true I’m really disappointed”. Bunnie responded, “It’s completely false”.

Elsewhere, a follower speculated that Bunnie XO was trying to downplay the rumours by sharing this clip, with Bunnie again stressing, “I don’t need to do anyone’s publicity but my own. Your problem is you believe what’s on the k ternet w zero proof”.

It's a shame it even got this far, but hopefully, the false reports regarding Jelly Roll have now been nipped in the bud. Pride Month, which takes place throughout June, serves as a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community, its history and its achievements, as well as commemorating the Stonewall Uprising of June 1969 in New York.

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