On Wednesday in New York Sophia Bush ("One Tree Hill") and Ashlyn Harris appeared at the A Sense of Home charity gala not as the usual duo, but as a foursome: with five-year-old daughter Sloane and four-year-old son Ocean, Harris's children from her previous marriage to footballer Ali Krieger.
This was the children's first public appearance on the red carpet, and the moment was captured on video: Bush helped Sloane fix her hair while all four posed for photographers in velvet suits — black on Bush and grey on Harris.
The event took place three months after Harris openly spoke in an interview with Us Weekly about her divorce from Krieger, which was finalized in 2025: "I respect her as a mother and as a player, I have no regrets, but it simply wasn't for me."
The couple, together since 2023, had long faced accusations of destroying a family — Bush even received threats and called them "an outright lie," emphasizing that both marriages had fallen apart long before their romance.
Bringing the children out in public looks like a deliberate step: not just personal happiness, but a demonstration that the new family has already taken shape and is ready for the spotlight, especially against the backdrop of a charity evening where both women were receiving awards.
For Harris, whose career in women's football and public image have always been tied to family, it is a way to show that co-parenting works without scandals, and for Bush — a chance to finally close the "homewrecker" topic.
In the end, the evening in New York became not just a society outing, but a quiet yet clear statement: a new chapter has been written, and the children are now part of this public story.
Sophia Bush and girlfriend Ashlyn Harris give soccer star's kids their red carpet debut after divorce confession trib.al/dWhcl4I
