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 received 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 needs to 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 mentioned when Kramer introduced up her state of affairs on the brand new episode, saying a number of the claims towards her are “not true.”

“My obligation as a mom is to guard my kids and that is all that issues to me. That is scary. Actually talking,” mentioned 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 techniques work like this,” she continued. “To not sound like some form of neophyte, however I believed that if you selected to like somebody and you’re keen on that particular person, you construct a household with them, you belief them and generally it isn’t at all times that means.”

“I by no means needed my kids to assume any a part of them was mistaken,” she mentioned of why she hasn’t spoken out prior to now. “The system is absolutely unfair. I feel it is necessary to assist the construction of household and kindness. Simply be form. Be form and inform the reality.”

Talking extra in regards to the authorized system, King mentioned it is “terrifying” that “to have the ability to be free implies that it’s important to pay a really excessive worth. I do not simply imply financially. It is very upsetting and I’ll do every part 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 mentioned she did not perceive how she might be labeled an “unfit” mom whereas nonetheless being deemed match sufficient to “present for the kids” and go to work each day.

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

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

King has been very open about utilizing medication — together with heroin — in her teen years. Kramer mentioned 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,” mentioned King. “Primarily, what has been mentioned is inaccurate and I have never been capable of say something about it for the safety of my kids.”

“It is horrifying. I merely do not know the way that is potential,” she concluded. “And I do not need to reside 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 per 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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