Jaime King has broken her silence after losing custody of her kids to her ex-husband, Kyle Newman.
King, 45, was granted only supervised visits with her sons — James, 11, and Leo, 9 — the latter of whom is singer Taylor Swift’s godson.
The “Heart of Dixie” was also forced out of her Los Angeles pad after accumulating $42,580 in back rent — prompting her landlord to sue her and lock her out of the property, Us Weekly reports.
“The situation with my landlord was resolved privately,” King told the outlet. “It’s disappointing — but not surprising — to see someone try to exploit this moment for attention.”
“I am currently focused on what matters most: my children,” she added.
In addition to supervised visits, King had been ordered to finish six months of rehab for drugs and alcohol.
King had been living at the $10,145-a-month Hollywood Hills pad since April 2023, but had stopped paying rent in January, documents obtained by Us Weekly show.
Her landlord said she was forced to lock King out of the rental property pending payment, claiming that the actress had been “maliciously” remaining at the residence.
However, King’s attorney has since denied the allegations, saying King had been taking acting jobs to pay off the back rent.
Earlier this week, a judge ruled that King, 45, and Newman, 49, will share legal custody of their two children, but the filmmaker will have sole physical custody.
The “White Chicks” actress was given visitation rights, but she will have to be supervised and can only see the boys three times a week.
King’s custody agreement was dramatically changed after she failed to complete a six-month drug and alcohol program that consisted of weekly testing, a 26-week parenting program and both individual and conjoint counseling with her children.
In October 2024, Newman filed for sole custody of the kids after claiming he found his ex-wife “strung out” and “drunk” while watching their sons.
The exes were locked in a lengthy legal battle over finances and custody after King filed for divorce in 2020 after 13 years of marriage. They finally settled their divorce in 2023.
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