Celebrity Women Whose Husbands Requested Spousal Support

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Should anyone ever get spousal support when a marriage ends? It depends on who you ask.

If you ask these famous women, they would probably tell you “Hell no!” When their marriages ended, their former lovers made a mad grab for their dollars, seeking not just spousal support but even receiving child support in some instances. Some would say that if some women receive spousal support from their former husbands, then it only makes sense for women who make more than their estranged spouses to dole out the same. And even in these famous instances, a prenuptial agreement doesn’t always ensure that a celebrity won’t have to pay anything at all. With that being said, check out 10 women whose husbands wanted them to pay up big time after their marriages came to an end.

Mary J. Blige

It didn’t take long for the divorce of Mary J. Blige and estranged husband Kendu Isaacs to turn ugly. Isaacs is seeking $129,319 per month from Blige in spousal support and wants the singer to pay his lawyer’s fees.

Candace Parker

Despite making more than $12 million while playing in the NBA for six seasons, Candace Parker’s estranged husband, Shelden Williams, is seeking an unknown amount of spousal support from the WNBA star. She makes “in the low 6-figures” with the L.A. Sparks.

Tasha Smith

After originally being ordered to pay former husband Keith Douglas $7,000 in spousal support, Tasha Smith was able to get her marriage annulled on the grounds of fraud due to Douglas’s criminal past, non-payment of taxes and marriages he didn’t inform Smith about.

Sherri Shepherd

It’s not so much spousal support as it is child support. Sherri Shepherd was ordered to pay ex-husband Lamar Sally $4,100 a month in child support, which increases to $4,600 each month when their son via surrogate turns 13. Shepherd tried to fight the responsibility of paying child support by claiming Sally had defrauded her by convincing her to get a surrogate, have a baby and then divorce her to collect child support. A judge disagreed.

Britney Spears

After losing custody of their two sons after a public nervous breakdown, Britney Spears was ordered to pay ex-husband Kevin Federline $15,000 a month in child support and a whopping $20,000 a month in spousal support in November 2007. On top of that, Spears had to cover Federline’s legal fees, which were $120,000.

Christina Aguilera

While Christina Aguilera did have a prenup in place that kept ex-husband Jordan Bratman from sticking her for her paper, after leaving him for another guy named Matt Rutler, she reportedly ended up giving Bratman a settlement that wasn’t made public. She did so after Bratman refused to leave their marital home, which she moved Rutler into.

Janet Jackson

Jackson and Rene Elizondo did have a prenuptial agreement in place, but he still tried to come for her cash. They divorced in 2000, and in 2003, they finally reached a settlement. Black Enterprise reported that she ended up paying Elizondo $7 million.

Halle Berry

Things still haven’t been settled in this high-profile divorce. However, in the filing, Berry asked that spousal support for both parties be denied due to a prenuptial agreement, while Martinez asked for a spousal support agreement to be determined at a later date.