Joe Jonas spent quality time with daughter Willa in New York City on Wednesday amid his ongoing divorce and custody battle with estranged wife Sophie Turner.
The 34-year-old singer looked sombre as he carried his three-year-old along the streets of Brooklyn. His youngest child Delphine, 14 months, was not seen on the outing.
Earlier in the day, the children had spent quality time with their mum Turner across town in Tribeca, where she has been hanging out at Taylor Swift’s home.
Jonas’ outing came as a source revealed exactly what the Jonas Brothers star heard Sophie say on their Ring camera, giving him the final push needed to file for divorce.
It was previously reported that what he saw on the camera was the ‘final straw’ for Jonas, but no details were available about what he saw or heard.
The latest: Joe Jonas, 34, was pictured in New York City on Wednesday with his daughter Willa, three, amid his ongoing divorce and custody battle with estranged wife Sophie Turner, 27
Father–daughter time: Jonas was seen holding Willa as he took her from a black SUV into a building on the weekday
Spotted: Earlier in the day Sophie Turner, 27, was seen in exclusive DailyMail.com photos emerging from Taylor Swift’s home in Tribeca with Willa
Now, a source says the singer heard Turner disparaging him to a friend, though the details about what exactly she said to insult him are still unknown.
‘It wasn’t anything more than that,’ the source clarified to Us Weekly, indicating that it wasn’t a scandalous moment, ‘but that was the final straw.’
During his outing Jonas donned a long-sleeved blue collared shirt with vertical patterns, with blue jeans and dark brown loafers on the weekday outing, which included a visit to kids’ entertainment center Twinkle Playspace.
The Jonas Brothers singer-songwriter has agreed to a court order to temporarily keep the children in the state amid the court battle with Turner, who appears to be staying at her pal Swifts.
Turner was spotted leaving her superstar pal’s Tribeca townhouse with her two daughters on Wednesday, after she had been staying at the St. Regis Hotel with her daughters.
The mom-of-two, who looked fresh-faced and in good spirits, appeared to be sending the girls off elsewhere as she helped tuck them into the back of a black SUV with their belongings.
The driver gave her a hand in loading two packed suitcases plus a portable crib into the vehicle. She then saw her girls off before heading back inside Swift’s home.
Since news of her divorce broke, Turner has been photographed without her wedding ring in New York, but was wearing the band again as she tended to her kids Wednesday morning. She removed it hours later, when she was seen stepping out in the city with a friend that afternoon.
Swift has been providing Turner a shoulder to lean on in the wake of her shock split from Jonas, according to recent reports.
Last week the All Too Well hitmaker was reported to have hosted the actress at her place for a ‘girls’ night’, according to Page Six.
Turner and the pop singer, who briefly dated Jonas briefly in 2008 when they were both just teenagers, were seen last week having dinner at the luxury Hotel Barriere Fouquet with several other friends.
While the 12-time Grammy winner did not share any photos from their night out, she has a reputation for throwing fabulous shindigs over the years, from epic Fourth of July parties to a New Year’s Eve costume party.
Days before that outing, Swift and Turner were reported to have gone partying until 2 a.m. after having a low-key dinner at Via Carota restaurant.
MIA: Joe and Sophie’s one-year-old daughter Delphine wasn’t pictured with her father
Mystery child: The little girl’s name wasn’t previously known until recently, and only the first letter of her name had been revealed
Temporary home: Sophie appears to be crashing at her superstar pal’s Tribeca townhouse with her two daughters, days after she and Joe agreed to a court order to temporarily keep the children in the state
Blue mood: The This Is Me vocalist donned a long-sleeved blue collared shirt with vertical patterns
Casual: He also had on blue jeans and dark brown loafers. He wore a white tank top under his unbuttoned shirt
His turn: He was seen with his daughter after Turner was seen with the girls earlier in the day. The outing included a visit to the Brooklyn kids’ entertainment center Twinkle Playspace
Stone-faced: The recording artist had a serious demeanor amid the outing in the Big Apple
A source told People that it ‘cheered [Sophie] up’ and that she enjoyed the normalcy of it all.
‘They were normal. Completely normal. Everyone was all excited, but they were normal,’ an insider recalled, adding: ‘Sophie seemed to be enjoying the night.’
Earlier on Wednesday DailyMail.com reported that Turner is trying to move her divorce case to her native U.K. weeks after Joe Jonas filed for separation in Florida, his lawyers said.
The Game of Thrones star is said to have initiated proceedings in a British court as she seeks to return her two children to England.
It’s the latest development in the couple’s bitter divorce saga and could likely further complicate the case that is now being handled by three different courts across two countries.
A hearing took place on Wednesday in Miami courtroom, where Jonas first filed for divorce on September 1, with Turner finding out four days later.
Sources close to Jonas have claimed that in the lead up to the split, the British actress had been out partying while the singer had been looking after their daughters on his own for some time.
Turner fired back a bombshell legal filing at a court in New York — the third court where the couple are battling each other.
Stylishly messy: Joe’s shaggy dark hair was tousled and looked wet
Standing out: The pop star had a yellow phone in his back pocket as he helped secure his daughter in the vehicle
Holding pattern: The Jonas Brothers singer-songwriter has agreed to a court order to temporarily keep the children in the state amid the court battle with Turner
Complicated: The bitter divorce saga between Swift and Jonas is now being handled by three different courts across two countries
There she accused Jonas of refusing to hand over the girls’ passports so they could return to England with her and cited an international child abduction law.
Earlier this week DailyMail.com revealed that both sides had agreed to an interim consent order to keep the girls in New York until the matter is resolved.
During the 15-minute remote hearing in Miami, the first hearing in any jurisdiction, neither Turner nor Jonas was present.
Joe’s lawyer Tom Sasser said that ahead of the next hearing there would need to be depositions.
He also called Turner’s request to stop the Miami proceedings entirely ‘particularly concerning and problematic’.
He claimed that she had ‘elected to initiate a U.K. divorce proceeding’ and wanted to ‘stop these proceedings in their tracks’.
Turner’s attorney Beth Volgelsang told the judge ‘that’s not what we’re saying’ and argued that they only wanted a stay on Judge Young making an order in the divorce until the New York case is resolved.
Judge Young told the court that he would deal with everything else in the divorce apart from the children.
Short-lived: 6iuJonas and Turner wed in 2019 and their marriage rapidly broke down in August after an argument
No fuss: Sophie was makeup-free and casually dressed as she packed belongings into an SUV outside of Swift’s abode
Saying goodbye: The doting mom — who wants to move custody proceedings to the UK — appeared to be sending off her two girls
When Volgelsang requested that her client appear remotely for the next court date, Judge Young replied: ‘Your client will be here and will be in my courtroom.’
He added that he wanted to set a date in mid-December, as most film studios shut down around then.
The judge offered both parties three dates and told them to notify him which one they preferred. Jonas will have to come in person too, the judge said.
Turner and Jonas were married in 2019 but, according to legal filings, their marriage rapidly broke down in August after an argument.
The nature of the argument has not been revealed, although sources close to Jonas have claimed that he saw something on his Ring security camera that convinced him his marriage was over.
Jonas sources have claimed to TMZ that ‘she (Turner) likes to party’ and that he tried to ‘salvage’ the relationship while looking after the kids.
The estranged couple issued a joint statement on September 6 which read: ‘After four years of wonderful marriage we have mutually decided to amicably end our marriage.
‘There are many speculative narratives as to why but, truly this is a united decision and we sincerely hope that everyone can respect our wishes for privacy for us and our children’.
Exes: Jonas in 2008 dated Taylor Swift, who is a good friend of Turner’s, and has spent time with her in the wake of the split. Pictured in 2008 at the VMAs
Recent issues: Turner and Jonas were married in 2019 but, according to legal filings, their marriage rapidly broke down in August after an argument
On stage: Joe filed for divorce shortly after embarking on a nationwide tour with his brothers for the Jonas Brothers
Temporary: Last week, the two agreed to an interim consent order to keep the kids in New York after Sophie demanded Joe return them to the U.K.
Civil: At the time of their split, they issued a joint statement via Instagram September 6 that read, ‘After four wonderful years of marriage, we have mutually decided to amicably end our marriage’
Three weeks later, Turner filed a petition for the return of their children to England at the court in New York.
The filing claimed that the former couple’s daughters have been wrongfully detained in New York City from ‘their habitual residence’ in the U.K.
The children’s friends, family schools, activities, medical and dental care are all in England, according to court papers.
The lawsuit cites the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, also known as the Hague Convention, which was ratified by both the US and the U.K., and grants courts the ability to order the return of a child if they are wrongfully removed.
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