Jaime King is reportedly dating hotelier Vikram Chatwal, with the two spotted together on multiple occasions less than six months after King ended her engagement to Austin Sosa. The pair were first seen looking affectionate at the Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood and were later seen together at Bombay Palace in Beverly Hills, a restaurant founded by Chatwal's father, Sant Chatwal. This news comes after a difficult period for King, who lost primary physical custody of her two sons, James and Leo, in March following a contentious two-year divorce battle with ex-husband Kyle Newman.
King's divorce proceedings were acrimonious, with Newman alleging King was a "chronic drug addict and alcoholic." King, in turn, expressed her distress over the legal system, stating, "It's terrifying, when to be able to be free means that you have to pay a very extreme price." She has been granted supervised visitation with her sons three times a week due to her failure to complete mandatory drug/alcohol and parenting programs. Newman, a music video director, has since remarried and had two more children with his current wife, who is 17 years younger than him. King still owes $100,000 in legal fees.
Vikram Chatwal, the founder of Dream Hotel, has his own history, including a past conviction for animal cruelty and a father, Sant Chatwal, who pleaded guilty to federal election law violations. Chatwal has previously been linked to model Esther Cañadas and TV host Padma Lakshmi, and has a daughter from his previous marriage to Priya Sachdev. King, an actress and model, has several upcoming film projects and works as an influencer.