Taylor Swift hosts Sophie Turner over for a ‘girls’ night at her NYC apartment’ amid the Game of Thrones actress’ bitter divorce and custody battle

Taylor Swift has given Sophie Turner the perfect shoulder to lean on during her bitter divorce from estranged husband Joe Jonas.

As the Game of Thrones star, 27, battles the international custody battle over her two young children, who she plans to raise in her native England, her superstar boyfriend, 33, did her best to keep her mind off the drama.

While enjoying their second public dinner together last week, a source said Page six that Swift hosted the actress ‘over to her house’ on Friday for a girls’ night out.

Their time together appears to be keeping her in ‘good spirits’ despite the collapse of their four-year marriage.

Swift, who briefly dated Jonas in 2008 when they were both teenagers, and Turner had dinner with some other friends at the luxurious Hotel Barriere Fouquet.

Although the 12-time Grammy winner hasn’t shared any photos from their night out, she has a reputation for putting on amazing performances over the years, from epic Fourth of July parties to a New Year’s Eve costume party.

Two nights earlier, Taylor and Sophie partied until 2am as they enjoyed a quiet dinner at Via Carota restaurant.

The blonde duo also enjoyed ‘martinis and caviar bumps’ at the trendy celeb temple Bar.

A source said People that it “cheered (Sophie) up” and that she enjoyed the normality of it.

‘They were normal. Completely normal. Everyone was excited, but they were normal,” an insider recalled, adding, “Sophie seemed to enjoy the evening.”

Another continued: ‘Taylor is a great friend – Sophie can talk to her about anything. It cheered Sophie up to spend time with Taylor.”

While it’s unclear how long they’ve been close, the two have been friends since meeting on the Graham Norton show in 2019.

Supportive: As the Game of Thrones star, 27, navigates the international battle for custody of her two young children, who she plans to raise in her native England, her superstar boyfriend, 33, did her best to keep her mind off the drama hold; in the photo in 2022

Friends: While it’s unclear how long they’ve been close, the pair have been friends since meeting on the Graham Norton show in 2019

A few months after she first connected, she said Additional that they were “friends” and that Swift said “She’s a very sweet girl.”

Last week, Jonas accused his estranged wife of “lying” in her complaint and clarified that their “children had not been kidnapped” after she requested that they be returned to Britain.

Sophie filed papers in the U.S. District Court of New York, petitioning for “the return of children to England.”

Jonas had previously filed for divorce from the actress earlier this month.

The couple, who married in 2019, share daughters Willa and DJ, one.

Hostess with the Most: Although the 12-time Grammy winner hasn’t shared any photos from their night out, she has a reputation for throwing fantastic parties over the years, from epic Fourth of July parties to a New Year’s Eve costume party (seen in 2015 with supermodels Gigi Hadid, Karlie Kloss and Martha Hunt)

Her location: Swift seen with friends in 2015 at her Tribeca mansion

In documents seen by DailyMail.com, Turner claims Jonas had refused to return the children’s passports, effectively banning them from traveling to Britain.

In the filing, she says the exes met on September 17 to discuss a previously planned trip to Britain with her children on September 20, but that Jonas reportedly would not hand over the passports or take the children to Great Britain would send.

‘Based on the express statements of the father that he will not return the children to England and will not return the children’s passports to the mother, the mother submitted her request for return under the Hague Convention to the Central Authority for England and England. Wales is seeking the return of the children to England,” the filing said.

She added that the move to Britain was not unexpected as the couple were reportedly planning to spend extended periods of time there in the near future.

According to Turner, she and the children expected to join Jonas on his American tour with the Jonas Brothers, and when it concluded, the entire family planned to travel to Britain and live in a rented property near her home parents to live.

She claimed the move was a prelude to full-time life in Britain, and that the couple had agreed to move their children there while their eldest Willa prepared to go to school.

Contradictory: In documents seen by DailyMail.com, Turner claimed that Jonas had refused to return the children’s passports, effectively banning them from traveling to Britain (seen in March 2023)

In the filing, she says the exes met on September 17 to discuss a previously planned trip to Britain with her children, which was supposed to take place on September 20, but that Jonas reportedly would not hand over the passports or take the children would send to Britain alone; seen in 2022

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They reportedly signed a contract for the property in July and planned to complete the sale in December this year.

Last year, Turner and Jonas put their Miami mansion on the market after previously purchasing it for $11 million.

They sold the property in August for a profit for $15 million, only after lowering the asking price by $2 million, suggesting they may have been trying to clear it quickly.

In her filing, Turner also disputed Jonas’s claim in his divorce filing that their children had lived in Florida for six months, which would make it easier for a court in that state to decide custody cases.

She appears to claim that a fight on August 15 was a key event that triggered their divorce, and after that the couple had ‘with some hesitation’ agreed to let the children travel to the US to accompany their father on tour , because Jonas could have done that. took care of them during the day on the dates he was scheduled to perform.

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While Jonas was on tour with his brothers, Sophie was filming the new series of Joan in Britain, which would have significantly affected her ability to care for the children during the limited time she was on set was standing.

Unlike Jonas’ tour, which would presumably have given him some time off when he wasn’t on stage or rehearsing, Turner likely would have had little time off from work, as film and television productions require actors to often work long hours each day. tight schedules.

According to TMZ, the musician reportedly realized his marriage had ended after catching Turner on security camera “saying and/or doing something” that irritated him.

Initial reports focused on Jonas’s alleged devotion to their children after raising them alone for a short time, but critics subsequently defended Turner, pointing out that her husband’s work required her to share some of the burden for a limited period of time, and that Jonas should not have been praised for fulfilling his parental obligations.