Jaime King Says She Was ‘Blindsided’ by Husband Austin Sosa’s Divorce Filing, Denies Cheating Rumors

Jaime King is speaking out about the end of her marriage.

On Thursday, January 22, TMZ reported that King’s husband, Austin Sosa, filed for divorce. One day later, the Hart of Dixie alum, 46, told Page Six she “was completely blindsided by the divorce filing, which came out of nowhere.”

The model and the investment banker got engaged in July, but it is unclear when they actually tied the knot.

“I was with Austin the night before it became public, and while like many marriages we had normal challenges, I genuinely believed we were working on our relationship,” King told the outlet.

The White Chicks actress also addressed rumors that her union ending had anything to do with her spending time with hotelier Vikram Chatwal earlier this month, per Page Six.

“Any recent interactions being referenced publicly were strictly professional business meetings and have no connection to this private matter,” she noted.

Additionally, King, who shares kids James, 12, and Leo, 10, with her first ex-husband, Kyle Newman, told the outlet, “My focus right now is my work and, above all, my children.”

“This is deeply personal and should remain private, and I hope people will stop making assumptions — particularly ones that unfairly and disproportionately scrutinize women simply for doing their jobs,” she added.

The Slackers star and Newman married in 2007, split in 2020, and finalized their divorce in 2023, but have been battling over custody of their two sons since.

In March, a judge granted Newman sole physical custody of the kids. King was granted shared legal custody, supervised visits, and ordered to complete a six-month rehab program for drugs and alcohol.