Nas Ordered to Pay $51,101 a Month to Ex-Wife Kelis; Are Divorce Courts Encouraging Gold Digging
Nas’ tumultuous divorce from R&B singer Kelis just became more problematic for the Queens, N.Y.-raised emcee.
After being ordered to pay $40,000 a month in child and spousal support, Judge David Cunningham III increased Nas’ monthly payments to $51,101 per month and forced the creator of Illmatic to pay for Kelis’ attorney fees, which have amounted to $46,000.
Nas will eventually fork over $600,000 a year to his ex-wife.
But are divorce court rulings encouraging gold digging? While it’s imperative for Nas to provide for his son and to make sure that his ex-wife has the ability to financially support the child’s well-being, $600,000 a year is an unwarranted amount of money for a woman who has the ability to earn a lucrative living on her own. In fact, Kelis reportedly signed a $175,00 record deal with Interscope in November. At this point, the money that Nas has been forced to pay out has nothing to do with the support of his offspring. He is now financing an excessive lifestyle for a woman who did not contribute to creating his wealth.
Malicious women have created strategies to follow in Kelis’ footsteps. They have used sex, manipulation and the legal system to drain the pockets of men that have worked rigorously to develop wealth. Instead of using education and creative ideas to establish a career for themselves, these women scheme to get paid from sex, matrimony and kids.
Although there are countless numbers of black men that should be severely punished by the courts for walking away from their families without providing time or money for their children, the merciless mentality of gold diggers have allowed judges to emasculate powerful black men as black families continue to suffer because of greed.
–amir shaw
LA’s Skid Row Continues to Expand
When you think of Los Angeles you think of palm trees, beautiful beaches, bright city lights and superstars. The City of Angels is a place where dreams come true. But many of us aren’t familiar with the not so glamorous side of La La Land.
Just miles away from the Staples Center and L.A. Live, the newly opened entertainment center, lies a poverty stricken community known as Skid Row.
Skid Row is a run-down, urban area with a large impoverished population. Americans are making reference more and more often to “skid row” and the likelihood of ending up there, given the tough economic times. But in L.A., Skid Row is more than a condition — it’s a real place.
L.A.’s Skid Row is an area located between S. Main St. and S. Alameda St. in the heart of that metropolis’ downtown. As soon as you arrive on Skid Row, you’re overwhelmed by the heavy stench of rotting trash and the sense of misery that permeates the air.
More than 9,000 people roam the streets of Skid Row each night and the population continues to grow. Homeless people, drug addicts, prostitutes, alcohol abusers, mentally ill and physically disabled people stumble up and down the block — or simply lie in the filth that surrounds them. It is a place of hopelessness, despair and profound sorrow. The residents of Skid Row hail from all walks of life and unfortunately that includes children … who most likely will experience very little joy this holiday season. –iesha daniels
