Rumer Willis vs Derek Thomas Custody Battle | Durham News

Durham News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 29, 2026 · 1m

Rumer Willis and her ex, Derek Richard Thomas, are locked in a bitter legal battle over custody of their daughter Louetta, with both sides accusing the other of violating court orders and sabotaging parenting time. Thomas fiercely defends his role as a loving, responsible father, rejecting Willis’s claims of drug use and lack of cooperation — even citing a prior judge’s finding that there was no basis for those allegations. He accuses her of manipulating supervised visits, refusing to consult him on major life decisions like schools or nannies, and moving Louetta to Nashville without his…