New Court Order
Amid an ongoing divorce battle, Dr. Dre has been ordered by a judge to pay his estranged wife Nicole Young an additional $1.5M. That sum is to cover all legal fees accumulated by Young from the time of the divorce filing. (July, 2021) The $1.5M is an addition to the $300k a month that Dr. Dre was already paying her in spousal support which amounted to over $3.5M a year.
Nicole Young filed for divorce from Dr. Dre in June 2020, citing irreconcilable differences. They married in 1996, and were together for 24 years. Dr. Dre claims that the two of them signed a prenup that is still enforceable, however, Young has disputed the validity of it. She claims that she signed a prenup in 1996, after feeling pressured to do so, but Dr. Dre. tore it up years later in front for her as a grand gesture of his love for her. According to Young, the document said that she and Dr. Dre would split all assets, including any cash and real estate. She claims that she is entitled to half of his $800M fortune, and is seeking $400M.
Dr. Dre. and His Messy Divorce Battle
The divorce has become very messy. According to court documents, Dr. Dre was abusive towards Young in the marriage. She claimed that Dr. Dre held a gun to her head on two occasions, once in 2000, and then again in 2001. Young also claimed that he punched her in the face on two occasions, and kicked down their bedroom door as she hid from his rage in 2016. Just days after Young made the appalling accusations against Dr. Dre, he suffered a brain aneurysm that left him fighting for his life in the ICU of Cedars Sinai Medical Center. He was released from the hospital two weeks later, and returned home where he received 24/7 care as he recovered.
Earlier this month, Dr. Dre accused Young of embezzlement. He filed a lawsuit against her claiming that she stole approximately $353, 571.85 from a bank account that was set up for his Recording One music studio located in the Sherman Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The lawsuit states that Young “decimated” the bank account using the funds for her own personal obligations.
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