Jamie Bell and Evan Rachel Wood's Custody Battle

[feilongfan]

I have been writng this post for a few weeks, it is quite long. Anyway I found out that Jamie Bell has been in a bitter custody battle with Evan Rachel Wood. The drama! Poor Jamie. I am Team Jack Bell (his son

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[feilongfan]

Jamie and their son are casualties in her legal trouble with Marilyn Mansion. It took her years to name her abuser was Manson. And in the online world, there are stupid people who speculated that Jamie was also her abuser. Check here.

I just chatted with someone who followed this case since last year. The person said last July ERW posted a few ambiguous Instagram stories about abusing husband and fathers abandoning their children or something like that. I was not aware she was pointing her fingers towards Jamie at that time. No wonder some might think Jamie the bad guy in her custody case.

I suspected at that time Jamie and ERW were fighting about Jack's custody. It is obvious Jamie is the classy one because he didn't share those information on social media. It came to public knowledge only after that Daily Mail article published in December 2021.

In this tweet, there are excerpts from a court proceeding happened on May 6, 2021. It looks like Jamie testified remotely.

Palermo (Bell's lawyer): Mr. Bell, tell us what concerning things has Jack expressed?

Bell: He's expressed a fear of living in Los Angeles. He refers to the man who has hurt and abused his mother. He talks -- unfortunately, one of his teachers shared the same name as Brian Warner. His teacher at school is called Brian [last name redacted]. So whenever I refer to his teacher as "Brian," he usually has some adverse reaction to the name because he associates it with --
(connection disruption)

Palermo: Did you tell your son that the threats were -- at any time when you were on FaceTime, did he express that Mr. Warner was going to hurt him that Ms. Wood was present and jumped in?

Bell: There's been occasion where he has mentioned it while being on the phone at the same, time, yes.

Palermo: And what has she said?

Bell: I believe she, in my experience, tries to reassure him.

Palermo: Tries to reassure him he wasn't in danger?

Bell: I suppose.

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Palermo: Tell the court what you believe is in the best interest of Jack and what you believe Jack's primary residence has always been since his birth.

Bell: Since his birth, Jack has resided in Los Angeles. He's been in school for five years in Los Angeles. He's enrolled currently for his six year at California schools. His occupational therapy is there. His doctor is here, His dentist is here. As you mentioned, he was assessed [redacted texts] who is a UCLA. That happened in May 2020, His friends are there.

I believe what is best for Jack is, as we mentioned, consistency. What he knows is that his life is in Los Angeles where both his parents have an equal share in the child's life.

Fei: We still don't know if this case has been settled. But I do hope Jamie can have his share of the custody time of their son back. Also I think Jack's life has already been ruined by his mother. Some damages are hard to reverse. Also Jamie needs to worry about his children with Kate Mara. Baby #2 is on the way. At least they are moving. I wonder if they will relocate to the UK since they were seen house hunting in London at the beginning of July 2020.

[nimue_8]

Thank you for the details. Very instructive.
That said, I sure hope Jack's life is not already ruined at such a young age. If hw gets tobe in a good environment, there is still a lot that can be done for him.

[feilongfan]

Jack’s 9th birthday was two days ago. Kate posted a video showing a birthday cake. So I wish that meant Jack spent that day with his father, step mother and sister.