Christina Milian Divorce Settlement

The singer Christina Milian and her ex-husband singer The Dream have reached a divorce settlement that includes that The Dream will not try to annul the marriage, Christina gets a lump sum payment of $4 million, Christina will get $5,000 each month in child support, Christina will get primary custody of their daughter and grant The Dream reasonable visitation, and last but not least Christina will not be allowed to discuss anything publicly that occurred between them in their relationship. The couple married on September 5th of 2009 and The Dream left her before Thanksgiving of that year. The couple have a young daughter together named Violet and The Dream also has children from a previous relationship with singer Nivea.

Rapper T.I. Being Sued for Child Support

The mother of two of the rapper T.I.'s children is suing him for child support. She says that she is having a hard time financially supporting the boys and wants a court-ordered arrangement for payment. The woman, named Lashon Dixon, and T.I. have known each other since teenagers and have children that are 7 and 8 years old. Dixon says that he currently gives her about $2,000 each month to take care of the children but she is sure that he is able to pay more with his successful career. Both Dixon and T.I. appeared in Fulton County Superior Court on Thursday.

Oprah Winfrey’s Mother Getting Sued for Unpaid Bill

A high-end clothing store in Brookfield, Wisconsin named Valentina is suing Oprah Winfrey’s mother, Vernita Lee, for not paying a bill. A civil complaint states that she owes the store nearly $156,000 for purchases and interest as of July 1st and has not made the monthly minimum payment of $2,000. A nonbinding mediation session is scheduled for September 16th.

Rapper Wyclef Jean Sued by Jewelry Company

or watches and jewelry that he bought. They say that he bought several items from the company between March 2002 and January 2006 that totaled $765,100. They say that he still owes $319,680 and they have demanded payment many times.

The founder of the jewelery company, known as “Jacob the Jeweler,” was sentenced in June to 2 ½ years in federal prison for lying to investigators about a multistate drug ring.

Jay-Z Close to Huge Business Deal

Jay-Z is close to a $150 million deal with Live Nation Inc. that will give the company a stake in almost every part of his career. The contract covers Jay-Z’s music and music related businesses for the next 10 years. Jay-Z would get a $25 million payment upfront and get advance payments of $10 million per album for at least three albums and he would get $25 million towards concert tours. Live Nation would also pay $20 million in exchange for publishing, licensing, and other rights.

The company is also expected to commit $50 million to finance Jay-Z’s investments and his entertainment venture, called Roc Nation, which is suppose to include Jay-Z’s own record label, music publishing, talent consulting, and managing projects. He plans to leave Def Jam if the deal goes through but he still owes Def Jam one more studio album. He was the president of Def Jam for three years but stepped down this past December because he and the label’s corporate parent, Universal Music Group, could not agree on a new contract.

Woman Starves Her Adopted Children

It is reported that in West Palm Beach, FL a woman named Judith Leekin received nearly $2 million dollars in welfare payments as she starved, tied up, and abused the children she adopted. She treated the children like prisoners and handcuffed them together. Currently, she has a $4.5 million dollar bail and 11 charges, including counts of aggravated child abuse, false identification and witness tampering, as well as four counts of aggravated abuse of a disabled adult.

Leekin used fake aliases to adopt the 11 children and received welfare payments to different addresses and bank accounts. She received nearly $2 million dollars since 1993 until recently. People who adopt special needs children can receive about $55 per day until the child turns 21.

Leekin was found out when an 18 year old woman was found wandering around in a grocery store 200 miles from Leekin’s home and she told the police that Leekin had adopted her 13 years ago and abandoned her at the store that day.