00:00We've got an update on the Megan King story with our senior reporter, Bernie Zilio.
00:05Bernie, Phyllison, what's happening in the land of the O.C.?
00:08Hi. Yeah, this is actually a really sad one.
00:11So earlier this week, news broke that Megan King had lost temporary custody of her three children to her ex-husband, Jim Edmonds.
00:20And Page Six can exclusively report that the reason she lost custody is that she was allegedly giving unprescribed medication to one of their twin boys, Hayes.
00:34My source tells me that Megan had repeatedly given Hayes Ritalin, which is used to treat ADHD.
00:41And to my knowledge and my source's knowledge, she has not been diagnosed with ADHD.
00:45What prompted a CPS investigation is that Megan allegedly asked the school nurse to administer the medication to Hayes.
00:52So that's what it is.
00:53Got it. So then Child Protective Services got involved.
00:56But now one of her former co-stars from The Real Housewives of the O.C. is defending her.
01:03So what's going on there?
01:05She is. I thought that was really interesting.
01:07So Kelly Dodd, who's also an Orange County alum, she has had her issues with Megan in the past.
01:12So I'm pretty surprised that she came out publicly and was defending her.
01:17But Kelly also told everyone on TikTok and Instagram that she had gotten off the phone with Megan.
01:24Megan made some similar claims to her about the Ritalin.
01:27But according to Kelly, Megan is an excellent parent and she just wants her to get her babies back.
01:32And at present, they are in Jim's custody full time.
01:38He and his wife, Courtney.
01:39Megan, what we're told is that Megan has visitation rights at the moment.
01:44She gets to see the kids.
01:45There's three of them.
01:46There's Hayes, his twin brother Hart, and their daughter Aspen.
01:49She gets to visit with them twice a week, supervised.
01:52Right.
01:53And there was also another story about Megan showing up at the house kind of unannounced and calling to one of the kids.
01:59But they weren't home at the time.
02:01And it sounds like things are just getting messy over there.
02:03And we're finding out about it little by little.
02:05Yeah.
02:06So with regard to their current situation, there is a hearing on December 9 to figure out what the next steps are.
02:12But at the moment, she does have, there's an order of protection against Megan.
02:18We will figure out what happens then.
02:19But she and Jim have had issues in the past.
02:22As recently as May of this year, Courtney, his wife, called the cops claiming that Megan was trespassing on their property.
02:31Megan's story is that she was there to drop a dress off for her daughter.
02:34Things got heated.
02:36A door might have been slammed.
02:38Ultimately, charges were not filed with that incident.
02:43But, yeah, it's a really, really sad scenario, especially because young kids are involved.
02:47They're being displaced.
02:47There's a lot of drama with their parents.
02:50It's just really sad.
02:52And, you know, for anyone out there, you know, in a blended family, you know, there's stepmoms.
02:57And those kind of family problems happen off camera or out of the public eye.
03:02But when you're a Bravo Liberty or, you know, a reality star, these stories get out there.
03:08And then everyone gets your dirty laundry aired.
03:11For sure.
03:11And even though Megan is not on TV anymore, you know, once a housewife, always a housewife.
03:16And Jim is also famous.
03:19He is a retired MLB player.
03:21So together, they were very prominent when they were married.
03:24They were married five years, divorced.
03:26Their divorce was finalized in 2021.
03:28And it has not been smooth sailing since then.
03:30So I really hope that things can get on a better path for them.
03:34Great.
03:34Well, this is, of course, a developing story.
03:36We'll keep in touch with you, Bernie, on this.
03:38And for more of your, you know, housewives news, of course, go to page6.com.
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