The Westworld actress, 35, has been in a custody dispute along with her ex-husband, 37-year-old actor Jamie Bell, over their 9-year-old son, Jack. It stemmed from Wooden feeling unsafe persevering with to dwell in Los Angeles amid her abuse allegations in opposition to ex-boyfriend Marilyn Manson.
On Thursday, The Blast reported that Wooden and the Billy Elliot actor, who’ve been in a custody dispute for a number of years, agreed that their son will reside in L.A. with the British actor. Wooden stays in Nashville, Tenn. the place she relocated from L.A. after allegedly receiving threats associated to her accusations in opposition to Manson. (Manson denied Wooden’s abuse allegations.) She had been preventing to maintain the boy out of L.A. for worry of his security.
In keeping with court docket docs obtained by the outlet, the previous couple’s son will “primarily dwell with [Bell] in Los Angeles,” the place he resides together with his second spouse and Improbable 4 co-star Kate Mara and their two younger kids (born in 2019 and 2022). “[Wood] shall have custody of Jack one (1) prolonged weekend monthly from Friday, after faculty or 10:00 a.m.” Wooden may even have custody on some holidays and faculty breaks.
Wooden and Bell began relationship in 2005 for a couple of 12 months. They rekindled their romance in 2011, married in October 2012 and welcomed their son in 2013. By 2014, that they had break up. In 2016, Wooden talked about co-parenting, saying it concerned her and her ex placing apart their “points.”
That very same 12 months, Wooden revealed that she was the survivor of sexual assault, however didn’t reveal the id of her abusers. Whereas it was 5 extra years earlier than she publicly accused Manson, she began getting threats, which she claimed had been from the singer’s followers, and feared he would possibly retaliate, in line with an interview she gave the The Minimize in 2022. Wooden claimed she spent a whole lot of hundreds of {dollars} on safety at her L.A. house, together with putting in bulletproof-glass home windows, a metal door and a safety fence, to maintain her and her son secure. She additionally moved to Tennessee part-time, considering it will hold her youngster safer.
Wooden’s transfer to Tennessee turned everlasting in late 2020, however she apparently did not have Bell’s OK and he alleged she was withholding their son. Wooden admitted in one other submitting that, “At one time I did conceal from Jamie our whereabouts.” She stated it was because of her accusations in opposition to Manson and settlement to testify in opposition to him. She claimed she was “very involved about our youngster’s security when in Los Angeles” after being knowledgeable by investigators that her household’s security was in danger. She additionally claimed Manson threatened to abuse the boy.
Bell accused his ex of inflicting “short- and long-term psychological hurt” to the kid by the “extended separation,” in his personal filings.
In Wooden’s The Minimize interview she stated Bell had been one in all “the least supportive” individuals in her life after she got here ahead in opposition to Manson. She additionally stated “household court docket is among the worst locations to place a domestic-violence survivor.”
Wooden’s battle with Manson (actual identify: Brian Warner) continues. She accused him of grooming her as a teen and abusing her for years. (They began relationship in 2007 when she was 19 and he was 39.) Manson has not been charged with any crime related to her allegations. He is suing her for defamation, however the decide struck down his greatest claims in a ruling this month.
Greater than a dozen different girls in whole additionally got here ahead with abuse allegations in opposition to Manson. He denied all allegations of abuse. He was dropped by his file label and expertise company, however lately teased new music.
