It’s rich to see corporate media like TMZ and Fox News jump on the recent TikTok antics of Jelly Roll’s daughter, Bailee Ann DeFord. Here we have a young girl venting her frustrations about her father’s divorce, and instead of addressing a family’s domestic turmoil, the media smells blood and pours fuel on the fire with sensationalism. Jelly Roll’s son was also a topic of TikTok chatter recently—these networks thrive on chaos, treating social media as a barometer for trauma rather than a platform for genuine concern.

Then there’s Bunnie XO, who is absolutely unbothered by the whole circus. Instead of engaging in the family drama, she’s taking the higher road. That’s the stark contrast here: the media’s relentless thirst for drama versus Bunnie’s poised demeanor. Fox is framing the narrative as if it’s breaking news, but what they forget is that this is real life—these are people with real emotions, not characters in a soap opera.

American media seems to have lost the plot; it’s all about clicks and sensationalism. The main actors here—a daughter overlooking the impact of her words and an ex-wife maintaining dignity—deserve better than to be pawns in a media game. Instead of seeking understanding and compassion, we get the cliched ‘divorce drama’ headlines. So much for the ‘family values’ they love to preach.