Derek Richard Thomas Accuses Rumer Willis of Blocking Access to Their 3-Year-Old Daughter

Rumer Willis’ ex Derek Richard Thomas has accused the actress of deliberately interfering with his relationship with their 3-year-old daughter, Louetta, in a new court filing.

In a declaration filed Aug. 27 in Los Angeles Superior Court, Thomas denied Willis’ previous allegations that he abused drugs or posed a danger to their daughter. Willis had claimed in an earlier filing that Thomas was so high on marijuana that he could not safely watch Louetta.

Thomas called those claims completely false and said he has cooperated with Willis in trying to co-parent their daughter.

Under a June 9 custody order, Willis was granted primary physical custody, while Thomas was given parenting time every other weekend. Thomas said his visits were initially required to be supervised for six weeks, after which he was supposed to receive unsupervised and overnight visitation.

Thomas claims Willis has repeatedly prevented those visits by making excuses and creating disputes over the court-appointed monitors. He also described a July incident in which Willis allegedly arrived at his home with police during his scheduled visitation and took Louetta with her. Thomas said police determined the matter was civil and that he did not resist because he did not want to escalate the situation in front of their daughter.

Thomas’ filing responds to an application from Willis seeking to cancel the June custody order. He is asking the court to leave the order in place.

The former couple have been involved in a custody dispute since July 2025, when Thomas first sought custody and visitation. Willis has separately accused him of emotional abuse and coercive control, and has claimed that his behavior has left Louetta distressed. Thomas has denied those allegations.

The claims in the filings have not been established in court.