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Jaime King and Kyle Newman's Messy Divorce and Custody Battle Explained


Jaime King and Kyle Newman were married for 13 before the actress filed for divorce in 2020

News broke in March 2025 that Newman was granted sole physical custody of James and Leo after King allegedly failed to complete a six-month drug and alcohol rehabilitation program and a 26-week parenting course. “Kyle was deeply saddened by Jaime’s attempt to obtain court orders based solely on false claims without providing him any opportunity to respond,” a spokesperson for Newman told Us. “It was an emotional day at the courthouse yesterday, as Jaime and Kyle sat down in a room and hammered out the details of their settlement, putting their two children first,” Newman’s lawyer, Garry M. Gekht, said in a statement to Us.

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