People liken the end of a marriage to death. There is sadness for the life you thought you had. And, in some cases, grief for the person who may have changed during the heartbreaking divorce. If you are wealthy, in addition to hurt feelings, unmet expectations, and property division, you can also lose a lot of money. In our patriarchal society, men are often the moneymakers in heterosexual relationships. But increasingly, women are out-earning their male partners. And when the union ends, they'll be left with bills. Here are seven celebrity women who had to pay alimony and child support after divorce.
Mary J. Blige
Singer Mary J. Blige has been very open and honest about the financial burden her divorce settlement from ex-husband Martin “Kendu” Isaacs has placed on her. Her judge ordered her to pay her $30,000 a month in alimony, which Isaac had requested along with child support for her children during her previous relationship. It was a far cry from $130,000. Mary openly said that she thought it was “ridiculous” to pay him her alimony after he lied, cheated and spent so much money.
Details of Toni Braxton and husband Keri Lewis' 2013 divorce were unknown at the time. But years later, during a conversation with her friend Jada Pinkett-Smith on “Red Table Talk,” she revealed that Braxton had to pay alimony to her ex-husband. And she wasn't happy about it. At the time, she said, she thought “men were the new bitches.” Afterwards, she said she regrets that she ended up speaking up.
halle berry
Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez's two-year marriage ended after eight years. However, the two were unable to reach a financial agreement until August 2023. Berry will pay Martinez $8,000 in child support, but will have joint custody of their 9-year-old son, Maceo. In addition, Ms. Berry will pay Ms. Martinez 4.3% of her income above $2 million.
After eight years of marriage, Candice Parker's ex-husband, former NBA player Shelden Williams, has filed for divorce from the WNBA player. During her divorce, Ms. Parker chose to pay Ms. Williams a lump sum of $400,000 so that she would not have to pay monthly child support. The couple agreed to share custody of her daughter.
sherry shepherd
During her three-year marriage to Lamar Salley, host and comedian Sherri Shepherd decided to have her second child through a surrogate mother. Three months later, the couple decided to divorce. However, the pregnancy was in progress and the child was due to come into the world. Despite Ms Shepherd claiming she was tricked into signing her surrogacy papers and pointing out that her child had no genetic connection, the judge ruled that she was the legal mother. I decided that. She was ordered to pay $4,100 a month in child support. This number will increase even more if the child becomes a boy. This isn't the first time she's taken this path. She was also ordered to pay her child support to her first husband, Jeff Tarpley.
Mel B.
Spice Girl Melanie Brown was married to husband Stephen Belafonte for 10 years. They had one daughter. Brown filed for divorce in 2020 following her domestic violence allegations. Ms. Brown said she was actually afraid that Mr. Belafonte would take her life. Ultimately, the judge ordered Brown to pay her $40,000 a month in alimony, in addition to her $140,000 attorney's fees.
janet jackson
Janet is the one who stole hundreds of millions of dollars from her third husband, Wissam Al Mana, but this was not the case with her second marriage to Rene Elizondo. The two were secretly married for nine years until Elizondo filed for divorce in 2000. The couple had a prenuptial agreement, but Rene was coerced into signing it, she claimed. As a result, he received 10 million dollars and legal fees from the singer.
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