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Nas Ordered To Increase Payments To Kelis December 10, 2009
A judge ordered Nas to increase his payments to his soon-to-be ex-wife, Kelis, and their infant son to $51,101 a month Wednesday. The ruling came after two days of testimony about the musicians, during which both were portrayed as cash-strapped. Nas had been paying Kelis nearly $40,000 a month since July. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David S. Cunningham III issued his ruling after hearing detailed testimony about the musicians' finances, recording deals and significant tax debts. Nas and Kelis both were in court and testified Wednesday. Nas' attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, said after the hearing that the rapper benefits from the changes. Nas, whose real name is Nasir Jones, will no longer have to pay $13,000 a month for the former couple's Los Angeles home. Kelis, who real name is Kelis Rogers, has been living at the Los Angeles home with the couple's son, Knight, in recent months and has installed recording equipment at the house. Her attorney, Laura Wasser, said she was "thrilled" with the ruling. Rogers recently signed a $175,000 contract to make new music with Interscope records, although her attorneys argued most of the money went to Rogers' former managers and she received only about $50,000. Rogers, who gained fame for the song "Milkshake," downplayed her new music, telling Jones' attorney that the only song she'd recently made debuted on Twitter. For his part, Jones said he didn't expect to release a new album in 2010. New albums create an influx of cash for musicians, who receive a spike in royalty payments and touring proceeds, accountants for both musicians testified. Jones, considered one of rap's most popular and talented artists, released his last studio album in 2008. He owes his current manager up to $700,000 and owes millions to the Internal Revenue Service, according to testimony Wednesday. Rogers hasn't filed a tax return in years, which made calculating her income difficult. Link [Edited 12/17/09 8:53am] | |
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December 10, 2009 A judge ordered Nas to increase his payments to his soon-to-be ex-wife, Kelis, and their infant son to $51,101 a month Wednesday. The ruling came after two days of testimony about the musicians, during which both were portrayed as cash-strapped. Nas had been paying Kelis nearly $40,000 a month since July. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David S. Cunningham III issued his ruling after hearing detailed testimony about the musicians' finances, recording deals and significant tax debts. Nas and Kelis both were in court and testified Wednesday. Nas' attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, said after the hearing that the rapper benefits from the changes. Nas, whose real name is Nasir Jones, will no longer have to pay $13,000 a month for the former couple's Los Angeles home. Kelis, who real name is Kelis Rogers, has been living at the Los Angeles home with the couple's son, Knight, in recent months and has installed recording equipment at the house. Her attorney, Laura Wasser, said she was "thrilled" with the ruling. Rogers recently signed a $175,000 contract to make new music with Interscope records, although her attorneys argued most of the money went to Rogers' former managers and she received only about $50,000. Rogers, who gained fame for the song "Milkshake," downplayed her new music, telling Jones' attorney that the only song she'd recently made debuted on Twitter. For his part, Jones said he didn't expect to release a new album in 2010. New albums create an influx of cash for musicians, who receive a spike in royalty payments and touring proceeds, accountants for both musicians testified. Jones, considered one of rap's most popular and talented artists, released his last studio album in 2008. He owes his current manager up to $700,000 and owes millions to the Internal Revenue Service, according to testimony Wednesday. Rogers hasn't filed a tax return in years, which made calculating her income difficult. Link  on all levels.
First of all WHY WEREN'T THEY PAYING TAXES????!!!??? Second of all IF SHE SO BROKE THEN HOW DID SHE INSTALL RECORDING EQUIPMENT IN THE HOUSE????? Third of all NAS DOESN'T PLAN ON RELEASING AN ALBUM IN 2010 sounds like a lie to me. Fourth of all THAT'S ALL SHE GOT FROM INTERSCOPE TO RECORD AN ALBUM??? Oh well, we are talking about Kelis here, my mistake I forgot. I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince. | |
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ya kelis and nas dang i can't believe this.....i always been a big fan
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What is it with musicians and not paying taxes? Don't people learn anything from Capone? Taxes get you EVERY time "Lack of home training crosses all boundaries." | |
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Wait....so she has lost $1899 in monthly income due to this new arrangement?
that don't jive one friggin bit.  | |
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