LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 15: (LR) Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner attend the 2nd Annual Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Fraser Harrison/Getty Images)
Sophie Turner says in a new interview with British Vogue that the vicious media “mom-shaming” she endured in the aftermath of her shocking split from Joe Jonas last year was the “worst few days” of her life. Told.
Still, the British actor is determined to have a “functional co-parenting relationship” with Jonas for the sake of their daughters, aged four and two – while she lives with him. This is despite couples continuing to work on sharing child-rearing responsibilities. Living in the UK, he is based in the US.
Turner told British Vogue: “I’m unhappy with everything that’s unfolding, especially when it comes to my children.” “They’re the victims in all of this. But I think we’re doing the best we can.”
It sounds like Turner is trying to be pretty generous about the “worst few days” of September 2023, but it was made worse by Jonas himself, or his PR team and others allied with the pop idol. It is possible that it did.
Shortly after news broke that Jonas had filed for divorce from Turner after four years of marriage, gossip sites and tabloids portrayed the Game of Thrones star as an immature, struggling 27-year-old. The article I drew went viral. A party, an absentee mother.
“It hurt a lot because I’m really torturing myself about everything I do as a mother,” she said. She said, “Mom guilt is real! “None of this is true,” she kept telling herself. You are a good mother, but you have never been to parties. ”
The story also said that Turner was avoiding his responsibilities as a parent by spending his teenage years working on Game of Thrones and other projects, missing out on a carefree adolescence. .
As for whether the mom-shaming hurt Turner more, because it’s widely believed that some of the negative stories about her came from people allied with her estranged husband. Not mentioned.
For example, in a September 3, 2023 article about the couple’s shock divorce, TMZ described the pop idol as a doting father, with people saying he had been left in charge of caring for his young daughters “almost forever.” quoted. The past few months. At the time, Turner was in England working on the streaming series Joan, and Jonas was touring in the United States with his brothers.
People believe that Jonas and those around him are rooting for arguments that Jonas should be the primary caregiver for the girls, in hopes that the divorce could lead to a high-stakes custody battle across the Atlantic. I wondered if he was trying to do something.
Indeed, an intense legal battle initially broke out. Ms Turner filed a lawsuit against Ms Jonas in federal court in New York, demanding that her daughters be returned to Britain. Her lawyer also claimed that he refused to hand over the children’s passports.
Although there are aspects of the breakdown of her marriage that Turner cannot discuss for legal reasons, she said: I called my lawyer and said, “I can’t do this.” I can’t do that. ”
“And then finally, two weeks into my rut,[my lawyer]reminded me that I was fighting for the kids,” Turner continued. “If someone says to me, ‘Do it for the kids,’ I’ll do it. I don’t want to do it for myself, but I’ll do it for them.”
Jonas’ team quickly responded to Turner’s lawsuit, issuing a statement emphasizing his desire to co-parent and saying, “This is an unfortunate legal opinion regarding a marriage that is sadly coming to an end.” It’s the difference,” he added.
While Turner was dealing with her custody case, she was developing a new friendship with Taylor Swift, who briefly dated Jonas when she was 18. The world’s biggest pop star handled the custody case in York, which provided Turner with a place to stay when he needed to be in New York.
“Taylor has been an absolute hero to me this year,” Turner said. “I have never been more grateful to her because she took me and her children and provided us with her home and a safe place. She truly has a heart of gold. ”
By January, Turner’s case was dismissed and the former spouses reached a custody agreement.
Since then, Turner said she and Jonas have been trying to be cordial about how to care for their daughter as divorced parents. “We’re confident we can solve it,” Turner said. “Joe has been a great father to our children and that’s all I can ask for.”
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