Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner divorce finalised – as judge declares marriage ‘irretrievably broken’ | Ents & Arts News
The divorce between Jonas Brothers singer Joe Jonas and his estranged wife Sophie Turner has been approved, five years after the pair got married.
Florida judge Gina Beovides also signed off a confidential settlement over splitting assets, spousal support and custody of their two daughters, four-year-old Willa and two-year-old Delphine.
She declared the marriage “irretrievably broken” between Jonas, 35, and British-born actress Turner, 28, who is best known for her roles in Game Of Thrones and X-Men.
Finalising the terms of the divorce, the judge said the couple’s agreement, especially their parenting plan, was in the best interest of the family.
The split brings a relatively quick end to a divorce, filed a year ago, which briefly became acrimonious and looked headed for a long and ugly custody fight.
The couple met through Instagram, began dating in 2016, and married in a secretive ceremony in a Las Vegas wedding chapel in May 2019.
In September 2023, Jonas filed for divorce, a day later the pair posted messages on Instagram reading: “After four wonderful years of marriage we have mutually decided to amicably end our marriage.”
The joint statement added: “There are many speculative narratives as to why, but truly this is a united decision.”
In the same month, court documents revealed Turner claimed the breakdown of their marriage happened “very suddenly” after an argument.
She said she learned about their split “through the media”, although Jonas said they had several conversations about it.
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The couple had initially been caught up in a custody dispute over their daughters, who were born in the US but have dual citizenship.
Turner sued Jonas over access to the girls’ passports so they could join her in her England, but the custody battle was dropped in January, a sign the pair were on a path to a settlement.
Court documents reveal the pair also had a pre-nuptial agreement.
Turner, who is from Northampton, played Sansa Stark for eight seasons on HBO‘s Game Of Thrones and then Jean Grey in 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse and 2019’s Dark Phoenix.
Jonas, who was born in Arizona, found fame with brothers Nick and Kevin with their band, Jonas Brothers, and also had a reality TV series.
The group saw chart success in the UK with their single Sucker in 2019, and also from their albums Happiness Begins and 2023 release, The Album.
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