Linda Evangelista Child Custody Settlement: 5 Other Outrageous Settlements

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK -- Supermodel Linda Evangelista and billionaire French businessman Francois-Henri Pinault have reached a settlement in their child support fight over the care of their 5-year-old son. Details aren't available, but Evangelista had said in court papers that she was spending $46,000 a month on his expenses, including bodyguards and a 24-hour nanny.

A list of some celebrities who have had hefty child and/or spousal support amounts to pay:

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• Charlie Sheen

  As part of his 2011 divorce settlement from Brooke Mueller, Sheen was to pay $55,000 per month for the support of their twin sons. In June 2011, a Los Angeles judge ordered Sheen's former bosses at Warner Bros. Television to garnish the money from any payments made to the former "Two and a Half Men" star. <em>(Caption by AP)</em>

• Nas

  In December 2009, the rapper was ordered to pay more than $51,000 per month to his ex-wife, singer Kelis, and their son. <em>(Caption by AP) </em>

• Martin Brodeur

  In March 2009, the New Jersey Devils goalie was ordered to pay his ex-wife $500,000 a year in alimony until 2020, as well as $132,000 in annual child support. <em>(Caption by AP) </em>

• Russell Simmons

  In February 2009, the hip-hop mogul agreed to pay $40,000 per month in child support for his daughters Ming and Aoki with ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons. The payments were to continue until both girls reach 19 1/2. <em>(Caption by AP) </em>

• Britney Spears

  In July 2008, months after erratic behavior landed her in the hospital and saw her father appointed conservator of her estate, the pop singer reached a settlement with ex-husband Kevin Federline that had her paying him $20,000 per month in child support. <em>(Caption by AP) </em>

Comments

[SonOfMcBush]

03:31 AM on 05/10/2012

I like it when they call someone like Terrell Owens a dead beat, he was paying as much as 45k/month in child support and now that he is broke the women are suing him,they'll take the marrow from his bones! Cue up Kanye West's Gold digger!..

[lagik]

08:07 PM on 05/09/2012

these kids will probably end up screwed up anyway!

[loren632000]

02:38 PM on 05/09/2012

It always amazes me how women can leech off of men the way they do and still think of themselves as equals.

[Jewels99]

12:27 AM on 05/10/2012

Did you miss the $20k/ month that Kevin F is being paid?

[BDADDYB]

01:58 PM on 05/09/2012

I feel that all of this could be settled if courts would insist that each parent sit down with a mediator and hash out what they both feel is best for the child (ren). Child support is a 20 plus year venture that requires input from both parents. There will be a few that would pay a little more but there has to be a cap. Set the limits based on the area in which the child lives based on an average cost to raise a child. If the mom or dad gets a nanny to care for the child her or she can work. The sad thing is a lot of these people get a taste of a certain lifestyle connected with a former lover or spouse and want it to continue.

[Marcelaz]

12:48 PM on 05/09/2012

disgusting gold diggers

[Brenda Gorham]

11:18 AM on 05/09/2012

my dad had to pay $500 a month for 2 kids.

[Denise Tyrrell Murray]

06:26 AM on 05/09/2012

Really!! if this fella owns those companies and so rich that the courts agree to this amount? Come on people!! He CAN afford it. There are people that make much less, cannot afford it and pay it or go to JAIL....WAH WAH WAH don't feel sorry for these rich jerks feel sorry for the POOR people that make nothing and their POOR KIDS that have NOTHING.......Let his WIFE Thelma, who he loves, support him she is a millionaire also he will not be living on the streets.....when he and Thelma divorce he will pay the same or more and guess what……… he will be able to afford that too!!!!

[danheisner]

09:48 AM on 05/10/2012

He can afford it, but she is still a leach.

[Rob Chapman]

04:12 AM on 05/09/2012

What child needs $50,000 a month? That's more than many people's annual salaries. That money isn't going to the kids, it's going to the gold diggers.

[rixback]

11:42 AM on 05/09/2012

True, but child support is rarely "for the children". If it were there would be requirements to prove it was used for support of the child/children. The recipient can spend it however she/he likes. The kids could receive just the minimum of subsistence and care as far as the courts are concerned. It's less about the kids and more about appearing to "be fair".

[Annie Logan]

05:49 PM on 05/09/2012

The child is supposed to have the same standard of living as the child the father had with Salma. This guy has Billions of dollars- $50K a month is chump change to him and he should gladly give it to his kid. I feel sorry for a lower middle class guy who has to really struggle to make his child support payment, but not a Billionaire. Giving $50K a month for his son isn't going to change Pinault's lifestyle one bit, and he will still have plenty of money in the bank for a rainy day-about 11 Billion dollars!

[Coro Fasho]

03:22 AM on 05/09/2012

Why would he need to pay her that much to have a 24 hour nanny, clearly she's not a mother and he should be seeking custody.

[zakonz]

02:49 PM on 05/08/2012

I hope Linda was worth it.
A beautiful call girl is cheaper and no agro either.
Legalize prostitution like europe and there will be more happy people.
She was an expensive lay.

[rixback]

11:50 AM on 05/09/2012

Most men these days either grew up in a broken home, or have an uncle, brother, or friend with a failed marriage. They no longer see an incentive to marry. All they see is the downside.

And men are waking up. Marriage rates are down, birthrates are down. A search for the phrases "no good men left" and "no good women left" had a result ratio of about 20:1. Women are still looking, men, not so much. Besides, the milk is free now.

[Annie Logan]

05:51 PM on 05/09/2012

Hey if the guy used a condom, chances are he wouldn't be in this situation.

[Mochilero]

11:06 AM on 05/08/2012

Outrageous? Delete. Obcene is the appropriate word. 1%? Delete. Obscenely wealthy is the appropriate word. Good night and good luck.

[kemikal kemikal]

09:09 AM on 05/08/2012

Any amount of CS that exceeds the child's actual needs are simply ridiculous! We've got to stand up and fight against this excessive child support. It's supposed to be support for the child; each parent contributes 50/50. There is no way any child support should be over $1500 mo, with that amount decreasing as the child get's older.These judges should start getting sued over the amount of money they are awarding these women!!!!! And in K Feds case....awarding men. Sorry dude, no way should a judge have given you $20k a month in CS.

[Spike5]

10:54 AM on 05/08/2012

Any idea how much private school tuition can run? What about the kind of house the child lives in? What about the kinds of lessons that children of the wealthy usually take, everything from golf to horseback riding?

Is it fair for the child of a multimillionaire to go from family vacations in Paris and London to a few days at Atlantic City because his father got tired of his mother?

The goal is generally for the child to continue to have the same type of life and opportunities that he would have had if the marriage stayed intact. Anything else is punishing the child for the parents' weaknesses. The children of each marriage should be treated equally. It's about the children, not the mothers and fathers.

[Monte Mcmillian]

04:06 PM on 05/08/2012

So a child NEEDS vacations in Paris? A child NEEDS horseback rides and Golf? A child needs a huge house to survive? What nonsense, even worse is these women usually gets millions in assets and property PLUS child support then the father is likely STILL COMING OUT OF POCKET ANYWAY!!! You really think that 43,000 a month is going just to the kids? HAHAHA!!!!

[David Olend]

08:52 AM on 05/09/2012

oh please.

[akrazyrunner]

09:04 AM on 05/08/2012

...and somehow Illinois Representative Joe Walsh can't manage $1,500.00 per month

[Roommate]

08:49 AM on 05/08/2012

Very sad k fed getting $20k a month from his wife. Never marry because over half end in divorce so you lose half ur bank account. Marriage leads to kids which cost like $100,000 from 0 to 20 years plus college.

[barbwiregrrl]

03:37 AM on 05/09/2012

Hey, child support has nothing to do with marriage. Even if the parents never married the kid deserves to be supported based on the parent's income...male or female.

[battlinbob]

08:36 AM on 05/08/2012

In the realms of divorce, apparently there is a war on men...

[Annie Logan]

06:09 PM on 05/09/2012

It really depends on who makes more money, which is often times the men, but not always.

[Jewels99]

12:43 AM on 05/10/2012

Right - did the men miss K-Fed is getting paid $20k / month by Britney?