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Nas, Kelis Divorce: Rapper Opens Up About Child Support, Calls Divorce 'Crazy'

Posted: 03/29/2012 6:37 pm Updated: 03/29/2012 6:43 pm

Hip hop legend Nas is opening up about his much-publicized 2009 divorce from R&B star Kelis.

In an interview on MTV's "RapFix Live" Wednesday, the rapper told reporter Sway Calloway that it was "hard to deal with people being all in your business... it was ugly. Divorce can be crazy."

In May 2009, Kelis -- then seven months pregnant -- filed to divorce Nas, citing "irreconcilable differences" and requesting child support for their unborn child. A month later, rumors of Nas' cheating picked up steam when Kelis posted a series of tweets about infidelity.

Nas was reportedly ordered to pay $40,000 a month in spousal and child support in July 2009, though MTV reports that the amount was reduced to $25,000 a month last year. The rapper also has a daughter, Destiny, from a previous relationship.

"I [wound] up paying more money to baby mommas than what some of my rap brothers and sistren make," he said.

Kelis, who gave birth to the couple's son, Knight, a day after the initial child and spousal support ruling, has also commented on the split. In May 2011, the "Milkshake" singer told MSN Celebrity UK that she didn't regret her divorce from the rapper because it was a "lesson that needed to be learned."

The former couple married in July 2003, after two years of dating.

Watch the video above to hear what Nas has to say about the split.

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Hip hop legend Nas is opening up about his much-publicized 2009 divorce from R&B star Kelis. In an interview on MTV's "RapFix Live" Wednesday, the rapper told reporter Sway Calloway that it was "ha...
Hip hop legend Nas is opening up about his much-publicized 2009 divorce from R&B star Kelis. In an interview on MTV's "RapFix Live" Wednesday, the rapper told reporter Sway Calloway that it was "ha...
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10:33 AM on 09/29/2012
Umm if he cheated, then he can't cry about the money he has to pay. She obviously wasn't holding back on the sex if she's freaking pregnant.
08:55 PM on 04/01/2012
I wish I was Nas' wife. I still love him after almost a two decades. But anyway, I am glad you are taking care of your son. I guess that is one of the downfalls of being rich, you really don't know if a person is marrying you or your money. Life goes on...Good luck.
11:03 PM on 03/30/2012
Such is life. I assume both were adults when they began their journey and neither was playing house. Sometimes a marital contract crumbles right away. I can imagine the pain on both sides, but it happens. The $$$ involved doesn't change the basic parameter, i.e. a relationship that didn't work like either thought it would.
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rewith85man
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06:56 PM on 03/30/2012
Once you marry and or get a woman pregnant, you are pretty much stuck with her. You have to take care of the child/children. Divorce does not matter.
03:55 PM on 03/30/2012
The feminist and Women's Right's Groups have done a great job creating laws wich give women speacial treatment and favors in divorce. $40,000 a month for an unborn child, does he even know if the child is his?
11:24 AM on 03/30/2012
40,000 $ a month in child suppoirt and she doesn't have to account for a dime. I think the laws need to be changed.
09:25 AM on 03/30/2012
Nas is the man!!!!! Love him! Kelis is horrible and she looks a hot mess.
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EdCorey1971
08:42 AM on 03/30/2012
Child support for an unborn child is ridiculous. How about seeing how he will handle his responsibility first?
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rewith85man
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06:58 PM on 03/30/2012
It would be much worse if he gets her or some other bit** pregnant again.