Jelly Roll gets Flavor Flav’s support amid body-shaming

Jelly Roll has a good network of support around him as he deals with bodyshaming and bullying.

The 39-year-old country star’s longtime friend and fellow rapper Flavor Flav slammed the hate comments on his Instagram Stories on Wednesday.

“How dare you all try to judge my man on his weight and his character? Let me tell you something, this guy is winning awards for his music, okay?” He said.

He continued, “This man’s music is bringing relief to a lot of people that are stuck on the streets, in jail, people that are on drugs, you know what I’m saying? ”

Flavor Flav, born William Jonathan Drayton Jr., dubbed Jelly Roll the “coolest” person he knows.

He advised the haters, “So for all of you that are trying to judge my boy Jelly Roll, I think you all need to take a step back and judge yourselves.”

Earlier this week, Jelly Roll’s wife-turned-XO revealed about her dumb blonde Podcast that Jelly Roll left social media due to constant body-shaming.

“My husband has turned off the internet because he is so tired of being harassed about his increasing weight,” she said. She added, “It makes me cry, because he’s the cutest angel baby.”

Meanwhile, Jelly Roll, born Jason Bradley Deford, is really excited about his fitness journey.

As he prepares to run in the 2 Bears 5K on May 7, Jelly Roll reveals people magazine Earlier this month he was said to have “probably lost 70-pounds.”

“I’m literally kicking an a** man. I am traveling two to three miles a day, four to six days a week,” he expressed proudly.