Jamie King filed for divorce and a domestic violence restraining order against her husband, Kyle Newman. In return, the filmmaker requested an emergency order accusing the actress of long-term drug and alcohol abuse.
The "Black Summer" actress's publicist told People that this is another vicious, failed attempt of Newman to continue abusing King and manipulating the court system. The publicist also said that the judge denied Newman all requests for emergency orders and granted King shared legal custody of their two children.
Adding to that, the publicist also said that to protect King, the temporary domestic violence restraining order remains in place.
Newman requests emergency order
On Friday morning, Newman filed his request saying that King's chronic addiction issues have affected her parenting ability. He shares two sons with King, namely, James Knight, 6, and Leo Thames, 4.
He also said that the actress was also doing drugs when she was pregnant with Leo. They found out during her 20-week prenatal appointment that their son inside her womb was also addicted because of his mom's continued drug use.
The judge denied both of their emergency order requests, and their two children will remain in Pennsylvania with Newman until a non-emergency hearing takes place.
King filed divorce petition
On May 18, King filed a divorce petition where she said that she had suffered verbal, emotional, and physical abuse for years. She also said her ex has been withholding their children in Pennsylvania amid the coronavirus pandemic, but Newman denies this allegation.
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King said that Newman screamed and harassed her after appearing at a friend's house, then he chased her in his car, isolated her from her friends, professional contacts, and employers while at the same time, telling lies about her.
She also said that Newman even staged a fake intervention to force her into confinement. Finally, she added her ex is now refusing to bring their children back to their home in Los Angeles.
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King suffered trauma
In her filing, King also said that she had suffered the most confusing trauma-filled experiences that involve emotional manipulation and gaslighting caused by Respondent. She is afraid of and is feeling anxious and sick to her stomach at every encounter with Respondent.
The two met on the set of the film that was directed by Newman entitled "Fanboys." In 2007, they got married at the Greystone Park and Manor Los Angeles, where they first dated a year before the ceremony happened.
Newman raised the issue about the split in a statement released by his rep after King was granted a temporary restraining order earlier that week. Newman's spokesperson said that the filmmaker was deeply saddened by King's attempt to obtain court order by false claims and not allowing Newman to respond.
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In the statement, Newman was extremely pleased that the judge allowed the children to remain in his care. He also stated that he is still entirely focused on putting their children's welfare and stability as he has done throughout the pandemic of being a solo parent to them.
