Court Orders Mary J Blige to Pay Ex-Husband $30K Per Month

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 28: Singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige and Kendu Isaacs arrive at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 28, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)

R&B singer, Mary J. Blige, has been ordered by a divorce court judge to pay her estranged husband $30,000 monthly in spousal support.

The nine-time Grammy-winning artist filed for divorce from her husband and manager, Kendu Isaacs, in 2016. Following 12 years of marriage, Blige cited irreconcilable differences as a reason for the split. They have been separated since 2015.

In an interview with Good Morning America, she spoke about what led to her decision. “The breaking point was when I kept asking over and over and over again for respect and to be respected,” she said. “And it just seemed like I was beating a dead horse. It seemed like I was talking to a wall.”

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Following the split, Isaacs demanded to be paid $129,319 monthly in spousal support. However, a judge refused to grant his wishes and instead directed Blige to pay $30,000 a month.

Though the couple had no children together, Blige served as step-mother to Isaacs’ three children from previous relationships.

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