Jaime King’s estranged husband Kyle Newman is asking a judge for sole physical custody of their two sons amid their increasingly ugly divorce.
The director claims the Ocean’s 8 actress is battling an opioid and alcohol addiction which is ‘out of control’, TMZ reported Friday.
An emergency hearing was requested by Newman on Friday where he asked the judge to grant him custody of their sons; James, six and Leo, four.
King filed for divorce on Monday and requested a temporary restraining order against Newman after 12 years of marriage.
Divorce: Jaime King’s estranged husband Kyle Newman has asked for sole custody of their two sons and is claiming the actress has addiction issues, TMZ reports
In court documents obtained by TMZ Newman claims King ‘spent the last decade high’ and will not get help for her opioid addictions.
The documents detail the events of January 12 when he claims he and 14 of Jaime’s friends staged an intervention, asking her to get help for her issues.
Newman claims he gave her an ultimatum, get treatment ‘or the kids and I need to leave for their own safety.’
According to Newman, the actress entered a facility in Utah but didn’t stay long because she tried to check-in while carrying some Adderall and Clonazepam pills.
Furthermore, Newman says King has only seen the boys for three days over the last two months. He has been quarantining in Pennsylvania with their sons while King has stayed back in Los Angeles.
He says he was blindsided by the divorce filing and claims that earlier this month they were talking through plans to divorce when King accused him of ‘stealing’ their kids, despite her being the one asking him to take the kids to Pennsylvania.
On Friday Newman asked the judge for sole physical custody, shared legal custody and according to TMZ wants his estranged wife out of their LA home so he can live their with the children.
The judge rejected Newman’s emergency request for custody and reportedly instructed the duo to work it out at a later court date.
This comes after it was revealed Jaime is hoping they can reach a ‘private resolution’ as they deal with their messy divorce.
The actress, 41, filed a divorce petition on Monday, also requesting a temporary domestic violence restraining order and making an emergency motion related to child custody and visitation at the same time.
King now wants to avoid any more legal proceedings to make sure personal lives stay out of the spotlight, according to an insider who spoke to People.
Personal business: Earlier this week it was reported Jaime wants a ‘private resolution’ with Kylie, hoping to avoid any more legal action for the sake of their children. She’s seen in January above
‘Jaime was granted her request for a temporary domestic violence restraining order against Kyle from being near her or contacting her and is hopeful for a private and peaceful resolution without further court proceedings, which would be best for their children,’ the source explained.
‘Jaime strongly believes that their children’s lives should not be discussed in the press.’
The star was granted the temporary restraining order until a hearing June 8th, but her filing for an emergency motion related to child custody and visitation was ‘denied without prejudice,’ according to People.
Newman said he was ‘pleased’ with the outcome in a statement issued via his representatives Tuesday.
The director’s spokesperson told TMZ: ‘Kyle was deeply saddened by Jaime’s attempt to obtain court orders based solely on false claims without providing him any opportunity to respond.
‘As a result, he was extremely pleased that the judge nevertheless permitted their children to remain in his care.’
At odds: The actress, 41, filed a divorce petition two days ago, also requesting a temporary domestic violence restraining order and making an emergency motion related to child custody and visitation at the same time. Newman is seen in 2015 above
The way they were: Newman has made a statement after she filed for divorce and obtained a temporary restraining order against him, saying he was ‘deeply saddened’ by what has transpired. The pair are pictured in 2018 above
A King insider corrected his characterization, telling People he ‘was not granted any type of custody of the children by the court’ and ‘the judge simply took “no action” in regards to custody until such time as a hearing with notice to Kyle takes place.’
Newman’s statement went on to say: ‘As Kyle continues to solo parent, as he has done throughout this pandemic, he remains entirely focused on putting the children’s stability and welfare first.
‘Kyle wants nothing but the best for his whole family and hopes that Jaime can find the peace and help she needs.’
King, 41, is reportedly ‘distraught’ over the entire situation.
Upset: King, 41, is reportedly ‘distraught’ over the entire situation. She’s seen in December 2019 above
News of King’s filing came hours early on Monday, according to TMZ.
King has been married to Newman, 44, since 2007 after meeting on his film Fanboys, and together they share sons James, six, and Leo, four.
The couple’s marriage had come under scrutiny lately after Jaime was seen out without her wedding band.
The duo were reportedly quarantining apart in recent days, with Jaime in California and Kyle in Pennsylvania with their children, according to Life & Style.
Split: The couple has been married for 12 years before the split
Jaime and Kyle are ‘taking some time apart to focus on themselves,’ a source told the site.
‘He’s [Kyle] been staying with his family for months and is leaning on them for support,’ the source added.
The couple had an instant connection that blew Jaime away.
‘I don’t know why, but some part of me was instantly connected to him, and I loved him so much,’ Jaime told InStyle Weddings. ‘It was intense. I never thought that would happen to me.’
As they were: Jaime has been married to Kyle since 2007 after meeting on his film Fanboys, and together they share sons James, six, and Leo, four (pictured 2019)
Family life: The couple with their two sons at the farmers’ market in West Hollywood in 2019
They moved in together three months after first meeting, and married in November 2007 at the place they had their first date, the Greystone Park and Manor in Los Angeles.
The couple endured several trials over the course of their nearly 13 year long marriage.
Jaime was in Beverly Hills in 2018 when a man jumped onto her car with her son James inside, wrecking the windshield and leaving the pair shaken.
‘I’ve had five miscarriages’: Jaime has also been open about her struggles to have a family (pictured 2018)
The man, Paul Francis Floyd, was jailed for one year as a result of the attack, and was again sentenced to over four years in prison in 2019 after allegedly sending Jaime threats and explicit images following his initial release.
Jaime has also been open about her own fertility struggles.
The actress revealed she had suffered five miscarriages and was even diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis before finally having her first child.
‘Dad life’: Newman has reportedly been quarantining in Pennsylvania with their sons, and has been documenting his time with them in self-isolation on Instagram
‘I’ve had five miscarriages, gone through five rounds of IVF and 26 rounds of IUD,’ she told People in 2015. ‘I was in severe pain all the time, emotionally and physically.’
Jaime went through five years of fertility treatments but eventually wound up getting pregnant naturally.
The couple welcomed their son Leo in 2015, but Jaime learned he had a heart defect when she was still pregnant.
The child was diagnosed with Transposition of the Great Arteries when he was 20 weeks old, and subsequently underwent major heart surgery.
No ring: King pictured without her wedding ring on in September 2019
Describing the ordeal, she told People, ‘I was wheel-chaired to him every three hours, so I could breastfeed him and take care of him before he went into this huge surgery. It was a terrifying experience.’
Adding: ‘But thank God for the medicine that we have now … I knew how traumatic the experience was, how much post-traumatic stress disorder I had afterwards, and the trauma that I was experiencing before it. It’s because I didn’t know anybody that had gone through it and I didn’t have people to talk to.
‘I have a voice and I want to use that voice on behalf of my son – and I know that my son would want that. I’ve gotten thousands of letters from people and now I have a real community of people to talk to.’
Missing accessory: King wasn’t wearing her ring in January 2020
Health battle: The couple welcomed their son Leo in 2015, but the child suffered health problems early on and subsequently underwent heart surgery just a few months after he was born (pictured 2018)