Jaime King speaks out after being forced out of LA pad for owing more than $42K in back rent: ‘It’s disappointing’
Taylor Swift’s longtime friend, Jaime King, has broken her silence after being forced out of her Los Angeles pad for owing more than $42,000 in back rent.
After her landlord locked her out of her property just days after she lost custody of her two sons, she told Us Weekly over the weekend, “The situation with my landlord was resolved privately.
“It’s disappointing — but not surprising — to see someone try to exploit this moment for attention. I am currently focused on what matters most: my children.
Just a week ago, the US Sun reported that the “Hart of Dixie” star was forced out of her Los Angeles pad after accumulating $42,580 in back rent.
Per documents obtained by Us Weekly, King had been living at the $10,145-a-month Hollywood Hills pad since April 2023, but had stopped paying rent in January.
Her landlord said she was forced to lock King out of the rental property pending payment, claiming that the actress had been “maliciously” remaining at the residence.
However, King’s attorney has since denied the allegations, saying King had been taking acting jobs to pay off the back rent.
Earlier this month, King was also hit with the loss of custody of the two sons she shares with ex Kyle Newman.
A judge ruled that King and Newman, 49, will share legal custody of their two children, but the filmmaker will have sole physical custody.
The “White Chicks” actress was given visitation rights, but she will have to be supervised and can only see the boys three times a week. In addition to supervised visits, King had been ordered to finish six months of rehab for drugs and alcohol.
King’s custody agreement was dramatically changed after she failed to complete a six-month drug and alcohol program that consisted of weekly testing, a 26-week parenting program and both individual and conjoint counseling with her children.
In October 2024, Newman filed for sole custody of the kids after claiming he found his ex-wife “strung out” and “drunk” while watching their sons.
The exes were locked in a lengthy legal battle over finances and custody when King filed for divorce in 2020 after 13 years of marriage. They finally settled their divorce in 2023.
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