Last we heard of the custody arrangement between Evan Rachel Wood and Jaime Bell was in May 2023. Then it was reported that according to court documents, Evan Rachel Wood lost primary custody of her son Jack to her ex-husband Jaime Bell, who wanted "the Court to know that Evan's recent behavior with Jack is truly alarming." Among the "truly alarming" things cited by Jaime was that she was "feeding" their son false information about Marilyn Manson, which caused him to have crippling anxiety and fear. Evan, who lived in Tennessee at the time and still does, had been allegedly keeping the boy away from Los Angeles, where Jaime lived, because, she claimed (based on a forged FBI letter written by Evan and Illma Gore), she was a key witness in an investigation into abuse by Manson, who she believed was a threat to her and her son. She had also claimed that in 2014 Manson threatened her that he would "fuck" her infant son. Manson has denied all the...
Last we heard of the custody arrangement between Evan Rachel Wood and Jaime Bell was in May 2023. Then it was reported that according to court documents, Evan Rachel Wood lost primary custody of her son Jack to her ex-husband Jaime Bell, who wanted "the Court to know that Evan's recent behavior with Jack is truly alarming." Among the "truly alarming" things cited by Jaime was that she was "feeding" their son false information about Marilyn Manson, which caused him to have crippling anxiety and fear. Evan, who lived in Tennessee at the time and still does, had been allegedly keeping the boy away from Los Angeles, where Jaime lived, because, she claimed (based on a forged FBI letter written by Evan and Illma Gore), she was a key witness in an investigation into abuse by Manson, who she believed was a threat to her and her son. She had also claimed that in 2014 Manson threatened her that he would "fuck" her infant son. Manson has denied all these claims as fabrications. Evan tried to switch the narrative in May 2023 by saying she voluntarily gave up custody for her son's protection, but this would make no sense since Jack's primary place of residence would be in the same city, Los Angeles, she was supposedly trying to keep him away from while she was supposedly safe in another state. Furthermore, Evan's narrative doesn't make sense because it was decided at the time that Jaime Bell had primary custody of their son and Evan Rachel Wood would have custody one weekend a month and on certain holidays, which would thus allow Jack to be put in danger by being with her during those times. If he was truly in danger, Jack should never have been allowed to be with Evan.
Now, according to an exclusive report by US Weekly published October 17th 2025, Evan and Jaime have worked out a new "unique custody deal." It appears that this unique new arrangement was drawn up privately between Evan and Jaime, and the court docs for it were filed by Evan on September 9th. It specifically covers the 2025/2026 school year of their now 13 year old son. According to Evan, Jaime made the decision to change the custody deal after he decided to move from Los Angeles to New York. Per the new arrangement, Evan and Jaime will have joint custody of their son, and will alternate months; Jack will spend a month in Tennessee, followed by a month in New York. Jaime is now also allowed to see Jack in Tennessee if he chooses. They also worked out who gets Jack on holidays and summer vacation, and agreed to split the cost of Jack’s traveling back and forth. Each parent can decide who will travel with their son on the flights. And they will get to decide what activities their son does when he is with them, per the filing. In addition, they are allowed two calls with Jack per week when he is with the other parent. There will be no child support from either parent, as we read in the deal: “The parties acknowledge and agree that at this time they are entering into this [judgment], each party has sufficient assets and income to support Jack according to his reasonable needs while Jack is in” their custody.
What we can conclude from this information is that Evan was lying in May 2023 when she tried to spin the narrative of her losing primary custody for her alarming behavior. At that time she played the victim and made it look like she was sacrificing her right to primary custody for the safety of her son. But if this was true, why has she all of a sudden changed her mind and why hasn't she appealed to the court to resume her primary custody that she supposedly voluntarily sacrificed for the safety of her son? And why did she need Jaime's permission to make the new arrangement if he didn't in fact win the previous custody case in 2023 rather than her just basically handing over custody, like she tried to make it sound? Is her son, according to Evan, still in danger from Marilyn Manson or not? Have things changed now that Manson has dropped his lawsuit against Evan and the LADA investigation produced no criminal charges against him? Does she believe Manson was only a threat against her and her son for a specific time period? None of this makes sense if her 2023 narrative were true. But we know it wasn't true and we know her supposed fears of Marilyn Manson were an excuse to cover up her lies and forgery and to get what she wanted by playing the victim.
As for the custody itself, it honestly sounds like a horrible arrangement for Jack, though it seems it is only a one year arrangement for now. The poor kid has to not only alternate parents each month, but he has to alternate between New York and Tennessee every month. We have no information on his schooling, but I assume he will have to be home schooled in some way. To me it all wreaks of Evan's selfishness, but if both parents agreed to it, then so be it. And though we don't know for sure what Evan is up to as far as her career, Jaime Bell and Kate Mara are very popular actors who work a lot. Jaime just signed on to film "The Uprising", and Kate had three of her movies released in 2025, two of which she filmed in New York and one in Ireland. According to Kate, when filming she had her two kids with her while Jaime was back in Los Angeles with Jack. The assumption from this is that it appears Kate has more future work in her native New York, which is why she and Jaime decided to move there instead of being separated for long periods. But while everyone else will from now on be more settled and together, it is Jack who will have no real stability.
Now, according to an exclusive report by US Weekly published October 17th 2025, Evan and Jaime have worked out a new "unique custody deal." It appears that this unique new arrangement was drawn up privately between Evan and Jaime, and the court docs for it were filed by Evan on September 9th. It specifically covers the 2025/2026 school year of their now 13 year old son. According to Evan, Jaime made the decision to change the custody deal after he decided to move from Los Angeles to New York. Per the new arrangement, Evan and Jaime will have joint custody of their son, and will alternate months; Jack will spend a month in Tennessee, followed by a month in New York. Jaime is now also allowed to see Jack in Tennessee if he chooses. They also worked out who gets Jack on holidays and summer vacation, and agreed to split the cost of Jack’s traveling back and forth. Each parent can decide who will travel with their son on the flights. And they will get to decide what activities their son does when he is with them, per the filing. In addition, they are allowed two calls with Jack per week when he is with the other parent. There will be no child support from either parent, as we read in the deal: “The parties acknowledge and agree that at this time they are entering into this [judgment], each party has sufficient assets and income to support Jack according to his reasonable needs while Jack is in” their custody.
What we can conclude from this information is that Evan was lying in May 2023 when she tried to spin the narrative of her losing primary custody for her alarming behavior. At that time she played the victim and made it look like she was sacrificing her right to primary custody for the safety of her son. But if this was true, why has she all of a sudden changed her mind and why hasn't she appealed to the court to resume her primary custody that she supposedly voluntarily sacrificed for the safety of her son? And why did she need Jaime's permission to make the new arrangement if he didn't in fact win the previous custody case in 2023 rather than her just basically handing over custody, like she tried to make it sound? Is her son, according to Evan, still in danger from Marilyn Manson or not? Have things changed now that Manson has dropped his lawsuit against Evan and the LADA investigation produced no criminal charges against him? Does she believe Manson was only a threat against her and her son for a specific time period? None of this makes sense if her 2023 narrative were true. But we know it wasn't true and we know her supposed fears of Marilyn Manson were an excuse to cover up her lies and forgery and to get what she wanted by playing the victim.
As for the custody itself, it honestly sounds like a horrible arrangement for Jack, though it seems it is only a one year arrangement for now. The poor kid has to not only alternate parents each month, but he has to alternate between New York and Tennessee every month. We have no information on his schooling, but I assume he will have to be home schooled in some way. To me it all wreaks of Evan's selfishness, but if both parents agreed to it, then so be it. And though we don't know for sure what Evan is up to as far as her career, Jaime Bell and Kate Mara are very popular actors who work a lot. Jaime just signed on to film "The Uprising", and Kate had three of her movies released in 2025, two of which she filmed in New York and one in Ireland. According to Kate, when filming she had her two kids with her while Jaime was back in Los Angeles with Jack. The assumption from this is that it appears Kate has more future work in her native New York, which is why she and Jaime decided to move there instead of being separated for long periods. But while everyone else will from now on be more settled and together, it is Jack who will have no real stability.