
"This is hard because I love both of my parents, but I feel like I need to speak up. Their daughter Leni also submitted a declaration to the court. "It could not possibly be in their best interests," she wrote. "I tried to work this out with Henry directly to no avail," Klum wrote, adding that she is "desperate" and that the children have said they do not want to stay in Los Angeles with their dad.


Klum said that Seal agreed to let the children travel with her back in April, but that he changed his mind. "Also, as Henry has a British passport, he would be able to visit the children while they are in Germany if he wishes to do so," she added. Though the children were originally slated to spend this Christmas break with me (as Henry spent Christmas 2019 with them), I am willing to agree that Henry spend the Christmas break with them again this year so that the children can be with their father during this time, if Henry would like this," wrote Klum. "There will be a three-week break for the Christmas holidays. The supermodel said that she was willing to alter their previously planned custody schedule if Seal would allow the children to travel to Germany with her.

Klum also explained that usually Next Top Model is filmed in Los Angeles to accommodate her family, but the German cast and crew members are unable to enter the U.S. "I am well aware of all of the necessary precautions associated with the COVID-19 virus, and would never put our children at risk - I have taken all the precautions for Germany the same way I do in the United States," Klum wrote in her declaration, adding that she is "grateful" to have the ability to work given the current state of the economy.
