Jaime King Speaks Out After Ex-Husband Is Granted Full Custody of Youngsters

In an look on Jana Kramer’s Whine Down podcast this week, the Hart of Dixie actress obtained emotional as she spoke out for the primary time about Newman being granted sole bodily custody of the pair’s sons — James, 11, and Leo, 9 — in March. On the time, she was reportedly given visitation — which must be supervised as a result of she hasn’t accomplished a 6-month drug and alcohol program.

“I’ve by no means talked about it,” King stated when Kramer introduced up her scenario on the brand new episode, saying a few of the claims towards her are “not true.”

“My obligation as a mom is to guard my youngsters and that is all that issues to me. That is scary. Actually talking,” stated King, who introduced up how she married at a younger age. She was 28 when she married Newman in 2007.

“I did not know that the world works like this. I did not know authorized programs work like this,” she continued. “To not sound like some sort of neophyte, however I assumed that whenever you selected to like somebody and you’re keen on that individual, you construct a household with them, you belief them and generally it is not all the time that method.”

“I by no means wished my youngsters to assume any a part of them was unsuitable,” she stated of why she hasn’t spoken out prior to now. “The system is de facto unfair. I feel it is necessary to help the construction of household and kindness. Simply be form. Be form and inform the reality.”

Talking extra concerning the authorized system, King stated it is “terrifying” that “to have the ability to be free signifies that you need to pay a really excessive worth. I do not simply imply financially. It is very upsetting and I’ll do every little thing in my energy to alter the system.”

“I am scared. I am nonetheless scared,” she added.

Calling the continued battle “disgusting,” “disturbing” and “not logical or sensible in any respect,” King stated she did not perceive how she could possibly be labeled an “unfit” mom whereas nonetheless being deemed match sufficient to “present for the youngsters” and go to work daily.

“How are you match when your whole marriage … I paid for every little thing,” she claimed. “I used to be proud, I am all the time proud to be the person who, or an individual that has earned every little thing that I’ve. That issues to me.”

When requested about her sobriety by Kramer, King additionally stated she’s “by no means had to think about myself as sober or not sober” as a result of she “stopped utilizing medicine after I was 17 or one thing.”

King has been very open about utilizing medicine — together with heroin — in her teen years. Kramer stated it appeared, to her, like Newman was utilizing tales from King’s youth towards her now.

“That is precisely what occurred. That is exactly what occurred. Sure, completely it was,” stated King. “Basically, what has been stated is inaccurate and I have not been in a position to say something about it for the safety of my youngsters.”

“It is horrifying. I merely do not know the way that is attainable,” she concluded. “And I do not need to dwell my life in shock, I need to discover a resolution. However it hurts my coronary heart, to say the least.”

As half of the present association, per courtroom docs, King reportedly is ready to see her sons thrice every week, supervised. That supervision is because of the truth that she allegedly failed to finish a 6-month drug/alcohol program with weekly testing, 26-week parenting program and extra counseling.

King filed for divorce from Newman in 2013; it wasn’t settled till 2023.

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