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Judged: A Review
Alex Jones and his first wife, Kelly Jones, divorced in 2015. Two years later, Kelly took Alex to court, accusing him of parental alienation — in other words, isolating their children from her and attempting to turn them against her. She also accused him of being a bad influence on their children in general, perhaps best illustrated when Alex had their then-12-year-old son on InfoWars, where the child repeated his father’s conspiracy theory talking points. Kelly’s lawyer told the jurors (via The Austin-American Statesman), “Mr. Jones is like a cult leader. The children appear to be cult followers, doing what daddy wants them to do.”
Kelly won her case, but in 2022, she released a copy of an email she sent to Alex, accusing him of being behind on child support payments and refusing to assist with paying part of their daughter’s orthodontic bills.
The divorce also involved allegations of several kinds of abuse. In 2023, Kelly released a recording she took in 2009 of Alex screaming at her. And in 2022, text messages showed he had hired a former Blackwater mercenary to spy on both Kelly and his current wife, Erika Wulff Jones. “Alex is obsessed with me, has had me followed for years, has done everything to infringe on my liberties and personal freedom to impose himself into my life,” Kelly told Rolling Stone. “My life is a gauntlet of waiting for his next nefarious or disingenuous or overtly threatening move.”
If you or someone you know is dealing with domestic abuse, you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−7233. You can also find more information, resources, and support at their website.
