The conflict escalated when Newman filed new legal papers in September 2020, alleging that King had “emptied and closed” their shared bank accounts. Consequently, he requested the court to require his estranged wife to cover all his legal expenses.
Seeking financial compensation, Newman also revealed he was primarily responsible for their children, asserting that King was “rarely alone with the children” due to her alleged substance abuse issues.
“I do not recall her ever taking them anywhere by herself – there has always been a nanny, godparent, or someone to supervise and help her,” he stated in the legal documents. “By 2015, it became evident to me that Jaime was not capable of taking care of the children – she simply did not have the faculties or ability to take care of them given her substance abuse issues.”
In a separate filing in November 2020, Newman sought sole physical custody of their children.
King responded with a motion, stating, “In February of 2020, [Newman] attempted to wreak havoc with my professional life. [He] called at least one of the executives on Black Summer after midnight, demanding information about me. [He] had a third party call various people who worked on the show, demanding that some action be taken before I ‘killed myself’ with drugs or alcohol.”
“No one on set believed that I had an issue, because I did not (and do not). In fact, I was on set on time every day, and always professional,” King added.
