Joe Jonas sends a heartfelt message to his parents ahead of Jonas Brothers concert amidst custody dispute with ex Sophie Turner

Joe Jonas gave a shout-out to fellow parents during a Jonas Brothers gig on Thursday – amid his explosive custody row with estranged wife Sophie Turner.

The singer, 34, took to the stage to perform Little Bird – a song paying tribute to the brothers’ children – at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and reflected on parenthood – one day after his ex accused him of ‘abducting’ their children.’

In a video obtained by People, the father of two said before performing: ‘This next one is all about being a parent. To all the parents in the house… if you’re trying to have kids, best of luck, I’m rooting for you.’

Watch Live Sports Streaming!

His message was met with cheers from the crowd.

This comes after Sophie sued her estranged husband. She filed documents in US District Court for New York to petition for ‘the return of children to England,’ her home country.

Tough time: Joe Jonas gave a shout-out to fellow parents during a Jonas Brothers gig on Thursday – amid his explosive custody row with estranged wife Sophie Turner (pictured September 8)

Bitter divorce: The singer, 34, took to the stage to perform Little Bird – a song paying tribute to the brothers’ children – at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , and reflected on parenthood – one day after his ex accused him of ‘abducting’ their children; seen in September 2022

The Jonas Brothers singer accused her of ‘lying’ in her filing and clarified that their ‘children were not abducted,’ after she petitioned to have them return to the UK.

Jonas had previously filed for divorce from the actress earlier this month. 

The couple, who married in 2019, share daughters Willa, three, and D.J., one.

In documents seen by DailyMail.com, Turner made the claim that Jonas had refused to return the children’s passports, effectively preventing them from traveling back to the UK.

In the filing, she says the exes met on September 17 to discuss a previously planned trip to the UK with her children set for September 20, but Jonas allegedly would not turn over the passports or send the children to the UK on his own.

‘Based on the Father’s express statements that he will not return the children to England and will not return the children’s passports to the Mother, on September 20, 2023, the Mother has submitted her Hague Convention Application for Return to the Central Authority for England & Wales seeking the return of the children to England,’ the filing read. 

She added that the move to the UK was not unexpected, as the couple had allegedly planned to spend an extended amount of time there in the near future.

According to Turner, she and the children expected to accompany Jonas on his US tour with the Jonas Brothers, and then when it wrapped up the entire family had planned to travel to the UK and to live at a rented property near her parents’ home.

Back then: In a video obtained by People , the father of two said before performing: ‘This next one is all about being a parent. To all the parents in the house… if you’re trying to have kids, best of luck, I’m rooting for you’ 

She claimed that the move was a prelude to a full-time life in the UK, and that the couple had agreed to move their children there as their oldest Willa prepared to begin attending school. 

The X-Men actress alleged that she and Jonas toured properties from December 2022 until July of this year, when they discovered a ‘beautiful country property’ in Oxfordshire and they ‘both agreed they would purchase the property for the family’s permanent home.’

They allegedly signed a contract for the property in July and planned to finalize the sale in December of this year. 

Last year, Turner and Jonas put their Miami mansion on the market after previously buying it for $11 million.

They sold the property in August at a profit for $15 million, only after they slashed the asking price by $2 million, suggesting they may have been trying to unload it quickly.

In her filing, Turner also disputed Jonas’ claim in his divorce filing that their children had resided in Florida for six months, which would make it easier for a court in that state to decide custody matters.

She appears to allege that a fight on August 15 was a major precipitating event for their separation, and afterward the couple had agreed ‘with some hesitation’ to have the children travel to the US to accompany their father on tour, as Jonas was able to care for them during the day on dates when he was scheduled to perform.

While Jonas was on tour with his brothers, Sophie was engaged filming the new series Joan in the UK, which would have significantly impacted her ability to care for the children during the limited period that she was on set.

Documents filed to the US District Court in New York revealed that the 27-year-old Game Of Thrones alum is now suing her ex as she petitions ‘for the return of [their] children to England’

Unlike Jonas’ tour, which would presumably allow him some free time when he wasn’t on stage or in rehearsals, Turner would likely have had little free time while working, as film and television productions often keep actors working for long hours each day on tight schedules.

According to TMZ, the musician allegedly realized his marriage was finished after catching Turner ‘saying and/or doing something’ that irked him on their security camera. 

Early reports focused on Jonas’ alleged devotion to their children after parenting them on his own for a short period of time, but critics subsequently defended Turner, pointing out that her work required her husband to share some of the burden for a limited period, and that Jonas should not have been praised for fulfilling his parental obligations.