Joe Jonas was on dad obligation as he took his two daughters to take pleasure in New York Metropolis’s Sesame Avenue: The Musical amid his ongoing custody battle with estranged spouse Sophie Turner.
The “Cake by the Ocean” artist, 34, was photographed carrying his youngest little one, Delphine, to a automotive whereas a nanny held his different daughter, Willa, as they exited a theater on Friday, September 29, in keeping with photographs printed by Web page Six. Regardless of the torrential storm that hit the Huge Apple that day, the group reportedly loved the efficiency.
Matching the wet vibes in New York, Joe wore a black leather-based jacket, an identical baseball cap and darkish denims for the afternoon. The daddy of two had simply carried out along with his brothers Nick and Kevin Jonas in Raleigh, North Carolina, on the Jonas Brothers’ tour. Nevertheless, he’s nonetheless making time for his kids whereas working and managing his messy divorce from Sophie, 27.
That day, the outlet reported that the previous Recreation of Thrones actress unveiled data proving that she and Joe had positioned a deposit on a brand new dwelling in Oxford in her dwelling nation. The transaction allegedly occurred in July — two months earlier than the musician filed for divorce from the England native following 4 years of marriage.
Within the courtroom paperwork, Sophie included a letter written by Joe to the vendor of the multi-million greenback property.
“I actually assume Sophie and I can take care of [redacted names], and for a few years, pay homage to the magic you’ve created right here,” the DNCE frontman allegedly wrote. “When my spouse and I made a decision we had been going to spend extra time within the UK and seek for a everlasting dwelling, our daughter expressed three unwavering necessities: having chickens, a pony and a Wendy home. Whereas lots of the homes we seen met this standards, the second we turned the nook and caught sight of the charming blue shutters adorning [redacted], we skilled a way of magic not like something we had felt earlier than.”
One week prior, Sophie filed a lawsuit towards Joe for “the instant return of youngsters wrongfully eliminated or wrongfully retained.” She additionally identified within the lawsuit that she and Joe had beforehand mentioned transferring to England over the 2022 winter holidays. Nevertheless, a rep for Joe responded to Sophie’s lawsuit in an announcement to HollywoodLife.
“Joe is searching for shared parenting with the youngsters in order that they’re raised by each their mom and father, and is in fact additionally OK with the youngsters being raised each within the U.S. and the UK,” the rep said. “The youngsters had been born within the U.S. and have spent the overwhelming majority of their lives within the U.S. They’re Americans.”
The Disney Channel alum’s rep added that Joe and Sophie’s divorce is “an unlucky authorized disagreement” and famous that their kids “weren’t kidnapped” by Joe.
“Sophie is making this declare solely to maneuver the divorce proceedings to the UK and to take away the youngsters from the U.S. completely,” the rep claimed.