Music Mogul Dr. Dre Fighting Ex-Wife Nicole Young's Demand For $3 Million To Pay Her Divorce Lawyers
July 1 2021, Published 2:31 p.m. ET
Music mogul Dr. Dre is fighting his ex-wife’s demand for millions to keep fighting him in court as part of their $1 billion divorce battle.
According to court documents obtained by Breaking Celebrity News, Nicole’s divorce attorneys Samantha Spector and Lisa Meyer requested the massive amount as part of the former couple’s divorce.
Nicole believed Dre should pay her $2 million a month plus an additional $5 million for her legal bill. In January, the rapper agreed to pay his ex a $2 million payment but said she would have to pay her own attorney.
Dre had been paying Nicole $293,306 a month in temporary spousal support. The $2 million payment didn’t settle the issue but Nicole agreed to wait on pressing the matter for a couple of months.
In new documents, Dre says he hired an expert to look at the $3 million legal bill submitted by Nicole’s lawyers. The expert raised several issues with the number.
He says Nicole’s team submitted invoices totaling $3,091,814.08. Nicole is asking for additional money to keep paying the future bills. She says it’s necessary for Dre to pay the bills to “create a level playing field.”
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