Jelly Roll’s Threat To Hit A Teen Resurfaces Amid ‘Fake Christian’ Claims

Jelly Roll is once more facing online scrutiny, and this time, it’s an old clip that has people talking. Because the country star continues to attract criticism following his faith-filled Grammy speech, an almost two-minute video from around 2022 has resurfaced on X, reigniting debate over his public persona and temper. The clip shows the singer venting a few shoe store encounter, and threatening to hit a teen worker with what he called the “open hand of the Lord.” The resurfaced footage comes as critics query whether Jelly Roll’s faith-driven messaging matches his past behavior.

The viral post sharing the clip read, “Jelly Roll crashes out at shoe store and says he’s going to hit a teen with the ‘open hand of the Lord.’ Allegedly, Jelly Roll was just made they didn’t serve him immediately and got here back to assault a young teen for the disrespect of not knowing ‘who he’s.’”

Within the video, Jelly Roll appears visibly upset while recounting the interaction. “I’m so f-cking mad immediately,” the singer says within the clip, which reportedly dates back to around 2022, while sitting in his automobile. “I just went to Fleet Feet, a spot I’ve bought dozens of pairs of shoes at, and I took my 71-year-old mother there.”

He continued, “I watched the shop manager walk as much as a young man working the desk and go, ‘Hey, would you help that sweet old lady over there.’ Young man goes (the singer shook his head no), and he points at a man walking within the door, a younger man. I watched this young f-cking c-ck-sucking, cocky prick just type of shrug her off. Manager has to, I’m losing my voice I’m so mad just screaming at everybody in the shop, the manager is so f-cking, just walks back and grabs one other dude.”

But he wasn’t done. “The entire time I’m sitting there pondering, I need to f-cking hit this young man with the open hand of the Lord,” Jelly Roll added. “And I just undergo it, I smile because I don’t want my mama to see me mad neither, ya know?”

The singer wasn’t finished venting. After ending in the shop, Jelly Roll says he walked his mom outside before walking back into the shop.  “I crawled in that f-cking kid’s a-s,” Jelly Roll continued. “After which the manager has the audacity to f-cking tell me, ‘Sir, could y’all discuss this outside. I don’t want my customers hearing.’ And I said, ‘B-tch, you have to worry concerning the customers on the web. You don’t must worry concerning the three people in here buying a $180 pair of f-cking Hokas hearing it.”

He continued, “And one you wouldn’t should worry about customers knowing what the f-ck is occurring on this store should you taught some f-cking etiquette to your motherf-cking employees,” before adding that “God is with me.”

“I’m blessed. I’m thankful, and I’m grateful, and I’m stuffed with gratitude because if I used to be not, I might march back into that store immediately and it will appear to be a scene out of a motherf-cking movie,” he concluded.

The resurfaced video quickly drew backlash from some social media users. “And one other fake Hollywood Christian takes the mask off … over some shoes …” one user wrote as one other chimed in, “Sorry to tell you. This isn’t Christianity. That is cosplaying as Christianity. I don’t know why God has to enter your story. Pharisees of our time.”

The controversy comes as Jelly Roll continues to face scrutiny following his speech on the 2026 Grammy Awards.

On the ceremony, Jelly Roll won multiple awards, including Best Country Duo/Group Performance for Amen with Shaboozey and Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song for Hard Fought Hallelujah with Brandon Lake.

During his acceptance speech, Jelly Roll held a small Bible and reflected on his past. “I remember there was a moment in my life, and all I had was a Bible this big and a radio the identical size and a 6 by 8 foot cell,” he said. “And I believed that those two things could change my life. I believed that music had the facility to alter my life, and God had the facility to alter my life.”

The artist continued, “And I need to inform y’all immediately, Jesus is for everyone. Jesus isn’t known by one political party; Jesus isn’t owned by any label. Jesus is Jesus, and anybody can have a relationship with him. I really like you, lord.”

Reacting to his Grammy speech on X, one person wrote, “After all, Jelly Roll wouldn’t get on stage and denounce ICE like several of his peers did UNAPOLOGETICALLY. He got on stage and did a fake sermon. And yes, he absolutely is MAGA. F-ck him and that MAGA festival he’s doing.”

Adding fuel to the hearth, when asked on the red carpet about his stance on ICE, Jelly Roll replied, “People shouldn’t care to listen to my opinion. I’m a dumb redneck.”

Jelly Roll has not yet commented on the resurfaced video making the rounds on social media.