Sophie Turner SUING Joe Jonas Amid Escalating Divorce
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00:00 Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas' divorce has taken a dramatic turn.
00:05 The Game of Thrones star is suing her estranged husband to return their children to England amid the couple's escalating split, Access Hollywood confirms.
00:14 According to legal documents obtained by Access on Thursday, Sophie has filed a petition alleging the wrongful retention of her and Joe's two daughters in New York City from their habitual residence of her home country of England, where her immediate family resides.
00:29 The papers claim that the alleged wrongful retention began on or about September 20th, one day before the actress filed her petition.
00:37 The docs note that both girls, three-year-old Willa and a one-year-old whose full name has not been made public, are both dual citizens of the UK and the US.
00:47 According to the petition, Sophie and Joe had been living in multiple locations during their relationship and had allegedly agreed to settle permanently in England with their girls.
00:57 They began searching for their forever home overseas in late 2022 and were very excited for the move, the papers claim.
01:04 Joe filed for divorce in Florida in early September after four years of marriage, a move which Sophie claimed in her petition came as a total surprise.
01:13 According to the docs, the pair had an argument in mid-August and Sophie found out about the divorce through the media.
01:20 The actress had been working in England on her upcoming TV series, Joan, in recent weeks, while Joe remained in the States with the girls during his tour with brothers Nick Jonas and Kevin Jonas.
01:30 Sophie's petition claims she had hesitation about the arrangement.
01:34 In her lawsuit, Sophie's legal team accuses Joe of refusing to return their daughters' passports.
01:40 The petition claims that the pair met after their split to discuss custody when Joe allegedly revealed he had changed his mind about having the kids live in England full-time.
01:49 In a statement to NBC News on Thursday, Joe denied the claims made in Sophie's petition, alleging that she was indeed aware that he intended to file for divorce
01:59 and claiming that the Florida court order prevents either of them from relocating the children at this time.
02:05 According to Joe's rep, the singer felt that he and Sophie had reached an understanding about their co-parenting approach during their post-split meeting,
02:12 claiming in the statement that less than 24 hours later, Sophie expressed her desire for the children to be taken to England permanently,
02:19 which Joe's team claims is a violation of the Florida court order if Joe complies,
02:24 adding that the kids have spent the majority of their lives in the States and Joe is okay with them being raised in both the U.S. and the U.K.
02:31 Sophie and Joe have only issued one public statement on their breakup, saying in respective Instagram posts on September 6th
02:38 that they had mutually decided to amicably end their marriage.
02:42 They also referenced the speculative narrative surrounding the news and insisted the choice was a united one.
02:48 In his divorce filing, Joe called the marriage irretrievably broken and indicated plans for joint custody of the girls.
02:55 After a two-year engagement, he and Sophie tied the knot in 2019 in double ceremonies,
03:01 one in Las Vegas after that year's Billboard Music Awards and then in a more formal ceremony in France.
03:06 Earlier this week, Sophie was spotted out in New York City with Taylor Swift, a former girlfriend of Joe's, as the pals enjoyed dinner together.
03:14 Weeks earlier, Joe took the stage in Los Angeles and told fans not to believe anything they read about his personal life unless they hear it directly from him.
03:24 (Joe speaking)
03:44 (upbeat music)