Nas To Pay $44,000 Monthly Payments To Kelis

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has ordered Nas to pay Kelis nearly $44,000 in monthly support for the near future, a day after the "Milkshake" singer gave birth to the divorcing couple's baby boy.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Louis Meisinger issued the order at a Thursday hearing. Kelis gave birth to the boy, named Knight, at a New York hospital Wednesday.

The 29-year-old, whose full name is Kelis Rogers, filed for divorce from the rapper in April.

The two have been sparring over support payments for several months, with Kelis contending that Nas hasn't paid many of the costs of her pregnancy and her expenses. Nas' attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, told the judge that the rapper has paid some expenses and the former couple's health insurance has been maintained.

Kaplan proposed paying Kelis a one-time payment of $20,000 until the judge could settle on an appropriate spousal and child support amount at a later hearing.

Meisinger rejected that offer, saying more money per month would be needed to accommodate Kelis' lifestyle and was warranted based on income declarations filed with the court.

Neither Nas, whose full name is Nasir Jones, nor Kelis attended Thursday's hearing.

Comment by JABBAR M on July 24, 2009 at 9:16am: Damn..

Comment by OGSINCE83 on July 25, 2009 at 5:57am: a lifestyle you livin is based on wut u got....people forget bein without is normal....betta wake up MY FOLKS... Dis MS talkn to ya...he shoulda known when she made da song "BOSSY", it was gon be sum shit...hate it for NAS, but we live and learn, dats normal too....da lessons u learn from, are the ones u pay for...

Comment by tyrone mitchell on July 25, 2009 at 10:17am: she act like he not go take care off the baby that shit is lame she gettin money she not even worth 20 stack

Comment by Santo "masquetu" Domingo on July 25, 2009 at 4:48pm: CHILD SUPPORT or LIFESTYLE SUPPORT???? That's SUM REAL FUCKKKK SHITTT

Comment by Stephanie on July 26, 2009 at 10:43am: PUSSY ASS BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!

Comment by ORANGE MOUND VET.AKA MR.22 SHOTS. on July 28, 2009 at 12:56am: THIS IS SOME STR8 UP BULLSHIT THE BABY IS A FEW DAYS OLD THEY ACT LIKE NAS WASN'T PAYING CHILD SUPPORT FOR 3 YEARS OR SOMETHING THE SYSTEM ALL WAYS FOR THEM BROADS I'M ON CHILD SUPPORT PAYING 440.00 A MONTH CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE WITH MY SON'S MAMMIE..I GOT 6 OTHER KIDS AND I'M NOT ON SUPPORT FOR NOT A ONE OF THEM WOMEN USE HAT SHIT TO GET BACK AT A NIGGA CAUSE THEY MAD CAUSE A NIGGA DON'T WANT THEY ASS NO MORE..