Jelly Roll Breaks Down Over Family Tragedy

Jelly Roll broke down while discussing a family tragedy relating to his daughter Bailey Ann, 16.

The moment occurred on The Pivot podcast, and Jelly Roll got very emotional.

"I’m passionate about broken people in all forms. But you know my child’s mother has struggled with drug addiction since my daughter was born pretty much," he said on the podcast.

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"I’ve seen the effect it had on her. I've got a 16-year-old, an almost 17-year-old upstairs; it's truly affected her life. It's really hurt her," Jelly Roll said. "The addict is not the victim in that situation. The family is. You know what I mean, the addict is too obviously. They're a victim of the disease."

He described getting a message about a news article reporting that Bailey Ann's mom was arrested. Felicia Beckwith was arrested in Tennessee, where she is accused of methamphetamine dealing and other charges, according to WCYB.

"Her mother had went back to jail," he said. "That's when I told my wife, 'I've invited the world into our living room so we've just got to accept what comes with that.' It's my fault more than anybody."

Jelly Roll performs at Scotiabank Arena on March 22, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario.

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"Thank you for this. I needed to talk about this at some point," he told the podcaster.

"It broke my daughter’s heart, you know," Jelly Roll continued. "It broke her heart. This is a 16 or 17-year-old who knows her mother’s a drug addict. Her having to see the mugshot with her ate up with meth on her face. Her just having, all that..."

At that point, he became emotional and tears welled up in his eyes as he broke down.

"Watching her go through it all over again. I watched her go through it all over again. It was like, ah man, I forgot because I'm 40, and I've done a lot of therapy, and I've done a lot of work, and I have a relationship with God, and it hurt me, but I just have to pray about it and move on. She's 16. She doesn’t have any of those tools. She’s still gaining those tools."