Father of Rosie’s daughter Chelsea’s children rushes to court after her arrest
October 22, 2024, published at 8:30 PM ET
Rosie O’Donnell’s daughter Chelsea Belle’s baby daddy makes it clear he wants the kids in his care following her arrest for child neglect.
RadarOnline.com can reveal that Jacob Bourassa has asked the court to change the current custody arrangement after he was awarded custody of their children in 2019.
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O’Donnell’s daughter Chelsea Belle has shaken her family up after her latest arrest.
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The couple shares three daughters: Skylar Rose, Riley and Avery Lynn. Belle also has a son, Atlas, with her current boyfriend, Jacob Nelund.
In the new motion, Bourassa said, “Since the entry of the final order relating to legal custody and physical placement in this case, there has been a substantial change in the circumstances regarding the parties’ minor children.”
His lawyer added: “A change in the periods of physical placement in favor of [Bourassa] is necessary because the current conditions of detention may be harmful to the interests of the parties’ minor children, both physically and emotionally.
“It is no longer in the best interests of the parties’ minor children [Belle] have unsupervised placement.”
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Chelsea Belle has been arrested twice in as many weeks.
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The filing also noted Belle’s recent arrest, as Bourassa asks the court to review the “periods of physical placement to provide that [Bourassa] will have a primary physical placement…”
A hearing in the case is scheduled for November.
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This all comes after gruesome photos from inside Belle’s home showed her home full of trash, feces and drugs after she responded to a domestic disturbance.
Child Protective Services became involved after Belle’s son, Atlas, was found in his crib, surrounded by meth pipes, needles and a digital scale.
Belle was charged on September 10 with four felonies for “maintaining a drug trafficking operation, child neglect, possession of methamphetamine and THC.”
The 27-year-old was also charged with two felonies, “disorderly conduct/domestic violence” and “possession of illegally obtained prescription drugs.”
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Belle’s home is filled with trash, feces and drugs after responding to a domestic disturbance.
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Bell was released on bail, but just a few weeks later she was arrested for a second time after police found meth during a traffic stop.
After her arrest, O’Donnell responded on Instagram next to a photo of Belle: “Chelsea is in the news today – this is a photo from a better time. Unfortunately, this is not new to our family. Chelsea has struggled with drug addiction for ten years – we are all hopeful that she will find a way out of this deadly disease.”
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O’Donnell responded after her daughter’s arrest.
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O’Donnell, who adopted Belle when she was a baby, has discussed her addiction and mental health issues in the past.
In 2017, the actress admitted: “Chelsea is mentally ill. [She] has been in and out of hospitals most of her life. Born addicted to heroin. She has come a long way. She is very sick. She is incapable of truth or reason.”
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Belle has yet to post bail as a result of her second arrest and is currently still behind bars.
