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Jesse Williams—who was granted full custody of his and Aryne Drake-Lee’s kids healthcare—requested to obtain “treatment” without notifying his ex-wife after accusing her of violating a court order.
Grey's Anatomy's Jesse Williams Accuses Ex of "Gatekeeping" Their Kids in Custody Case
Jesse Williams is continuing his legal battle with his ex-wife Aryn Drake-Lee.
Nearly two months after the Grey’s Anatomy alum was awarded sole custody of their 11-year-old daughter Sadie and 9-year-old son Maceo’s healthcare, he accused his ex of violating the court’s order during an April 3 orthodontist appointment, according to documents obtained by E! News.
“During our meeting with the children’s orthodontist, when we were to discuss among other things, the doctor’s game plan for treating Sadie’s impacted upper right canine tooth and the growing cyst around her tooth,” the May 6 Ex Parte Request for a Temporary Emergency Orders read, “Aryn aggressively told the doctor she does not consent to treatment and that she will SUE the doctor if he touches the children. The orthodontist promptly asked us to leave.”
Williams—who was married to Drake-Lee from 2012 to 2017 before finalizing the divorce in 2020—said that he apologized to the doctor for her outburst and left the office. He also said in the filing that after the incident, Sadie and Maceo asked him, “What is wrong with Mom? Did we get kicked out? Why does she keep doing this? Why won’t she let me get braces? Can we just go back without her?”
E! News has reached out to Drake-Lee and reps for Williams for comment and has not yet heard back.
The 43-year-old accused Drake-Lee—with whom he shares joint legal and physical custody—of compromising their children’s “health and specific treatment,” along with destroying “relationships with healthcare providers who are now terrified to treat our children for fear of her erratic and aggressive antics.”
Williams noted that Maceo needs braces and added that Sadie “has an impacted upper right canine, and a cyst around the root,” to which the orthodontist recommended her tooth “be extracted and orthodontic treatment be started.”
“Aryn has demonstrated that if she is notified about treatment, she will physically appear and sabotage the treatment, scarring and scaring the children in the process,” the documents shared. “Given Aryn’s conduct, I will be unable to obtain any healthcare treatment for the children.”
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He argued that Sadie “should not have to wait any longer for treatment” since her oral issues could be “complicated with more risks” if not treated.
Williams is requesting that he “be permitted to obtain healthcare treatment for the children without any notice to Aryn, and that Aryn be prohibited from interfering with or communicating with the healthcare providers.”
According to the filing, the Cabin in the Woods star, per a March 20 hearing, emphasized that he has “sole legal custody to make all decisions related to the children’s medical, dental, and orthodontic care and treatment.”
Per the court order, Williams was to keep Drake-Lee “fully informed of all medical, dental, and orthodontic appointments and treatment,” and she also has “the right to attend all such appointments.”
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