Sophie Turner has sued the father of her children because he refused to let their daughters go back to England with Sophie – despite a custody agreement. Now Turner’s fellow actress Jessica Chastain is getting involved.
Sophie Turner, 27, and Joe Jonas, 34, only became parents for the second time in July 2022. At the time, no one would have believed that they would find themselves in the middle of a separation drama around a year after their younger daughter’s birthday. While the ex-dream couple appeared to be friendly and well-disposed towards each other in their joint statement about the divorce, the situation now seems to have shifted.
Jessica Chastain publicly takes sides with Sophie Turner
In the midst of the impending war of the roses between Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas and their filed lawsuit against the singer, Hollywood star Jessica Chastain, 46, is now getting involved. The actress reposted the post on Twitter English professor and US author Roxane Gay, 48, who posted an angry tweed about Jonas. It says: “The way Joe Jonas misjudges his popularity with his transparent attempts at PR manipulation, especially when the North remembers him, is FASCINATING. And withholding the children’s passports to keep them from their mother stay away? Crap.”
Chastain links Gay, refers to her as “the Oracle” and dedicates a white heart to her. In doing so, she clearly takes Turner’s side and publicly takes sides with her fellow actress, with whom she filmed the film “X-Men: Dark Phoenix”.
Joe Jonas defends himself against allegations of kidnapping
But what had happened? After Sophie Turner filed a lawsuit against her ex-partner, claiming that he wanted to prevent their daughters from going to England with her, Joe Jonas denied the accusation. “I didn’t ‘kidnap’ my children,” explains the “Jonas Brothers” member.
In a statement from his representative, the musician describes the lawsuit as a “harsh legal situation” that contradicts the actual agreement of “consensual shared parenting.” The parents met last Sunday to discuss how they wanted to deal with custody, reports “Page Six”. According to a spokesman, Joe wants to raise the children together. He also agreed that the children would grow up in both the USA and the UK. After all, the two girls were born in the USA and are therefore American citizens.
Joe Jonas: Bad guess
In fact, Joe Jonas suspects that the “Game of Thrones” actress may have filed the lawsuit for completely different reasons. She probably wants to move the divorce proceedings to her home country and “relocate” the children permanently to Great Britain. Although the former couple have reportedly decided to make Sophie’s home country their permanent residence.
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Sophie Turner: She wanted to protect her children
As reported by the Daily Mail and Page Six on September 21st, Sophie Turner has filed a lawsuit against Joe Jonas in New York. The reason: The singer “refuses” the passports [der Töchter] to the mother and to let the children go to England with the mother.” This is what it says in the court documents that are available to “Daily Mail” and “Page Six”.
The background is a move from Miami, the family’s former home, to Great Britain, the home country of the “Game of Thrones” actress. According to “Page Six”, the family of four moved to England in April 2023. In the following months, Sophie Turner began filming a miniseries while Joe Jonas toured with his brothers. At the time, the mother of two “hesitantly” agreed to let her daughters travel with Joe Jonas. Despite his performances, the singer is said to have had more time for the children than Turner was able to.
Joe Jonas is said to be refusing to let his daughters travel to England
In the documents available, this travel arrangement is referred to as a “temporary agreement”. On September 1, 2023, the “Jonas Brothers” singer filed for divorce from Turner – and she wants her daughters to live permanently in England. A thought that Joe Jonas doesn’t seem to like at all. “The children were due to be returned to England on September 20, 2023. The father has prevented the children from returning to England, which is a violation of the mother’s right of custody under English law, as England is the children’s habitual residence,” Daily quotes Mail” from the court documents.
According to consistent media reports, Sophie Turner plans to file a similar lawsuit in Great Britain.
Sources used: pagesix.com, dailymail.co.uk