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Posted: 2023-09-12T19:10:19Z | Updated: 2023-09-12T19:10:19Z

Last week, Joe Jonas filed for divorce from actor Sophie Turner after four years of marriage and two children. Right away, it seemed like his team went to work weaponizing the press against Turner for being a working mom which didnt sit right with many, especially other working moms.

The PR campaign wasnt exactly subtle: First, a source with direct knowledge told TMZ that Jonas had been caring for their two young daughters, ages 3 and 1, pretty much all of the time , even as the Jonas Brothers were touring.

Were told Joe currently has both kids, as the group plays around the US, TMZ wrote. (Though it wasnt mentioned in the story, Turner, best known for her work on Game of Thrones , has also been working, filming in the U.K. for her starring role in the upcoming ITV series Joan.)

TMZ also ran a story attributing the split to the couples very different lifestyles, with a source with direct knowledge telling the gossip site : She likes to party, he likes to stay at home.

The insinuation was clear to Danielle Melton, a working mom and the founder of MOTHERboard Society , a subscription-based program designed to address the specific needs of working women: As a mom, Turner was derelict in her duties.

The depiction of her away for work or partying is not only deeply disappointing but also dangerously misleading, she said.

Given how pervasive mom-shaming is already a staggering 85% of millennial moms report feeling inadequate , according to one recent survey its not just a smear to her, its also a low blow to working mothers everywhere, Melton added.