Nas Feels the Pain of Home Ownership

It’s tough being a rapper trying to eke out a living with an ex-wife, a kid and an out-of-control mortgage … but Nas may have figured out a way to stay afloat.

TMZ obtained legal docs in which Nas concedes he owes Kelis a skosh less than $300,000 in spousal support. But it seems the most pressing problem is the mortgage for the home Kelis is living in — Nas is behind $52,989.22.

So Nas’ lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, filed a payment plan with the court, in which the rapper agrees to pay $17,500 up front, and then pretty much double the $7,800 mortgage payment each month to catch up.

It’s pretty amazing — Kelis’ lawyer, disso queen Laura Wasser, has claimed Nas raked in $244,826 a month.

According to the docs, the plan is to sell the home stat.

We got this photo of Kelis and her son, Knight, out in Hollywood yesterday.

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand … bucks.

Source: TMZ

Nas & Kelis — Officially Divorced!

After an eternity of legal war, the marriage between rapper Nas and singer Kelis is officially kaput.

TMZ obtained legal docs, filed last Friday in L.A. County Superior Court, which show that the marriage has been terminated — but there are still a few more nasty battles to fight … like child custody and spousal support.

Currently, Nas is ordered to fork over roughly 10k a month for child and spousal support — which he claims he can’t afford.

So, the next round should be all sorts of fun.

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Nas to Kelis: I Can’t Afford You!

Nas claims he can’t afford to pay Kelis the child and spousal support ordered by the court.

As we first reported, a court ordered Nas last month to pay more than $87,000 in back spousal and child support.  The judge also ordered Nas to pay Kelis $10,000 a month in spousal support to stay current.  It’s unclear how much Nas is required to pay in monthly child support.

Nas says in the new legal docs obtained by TMZ … the judge predicated the order on Nas making $152,031 a month, but the rapper says he makes “substantially less than that amount.”

Nas’ lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, is asking the judge to take another look at the damage to Nas’ wallet.

Source: TMZ

Kelis to Judge — I Want a Divorce NOW!!!

Kelis wants to be legally divorced from Nas so bad — and so quick — she has filed papers with the court asking them to make the split official ASAP.

According to documents filed last week, Kelis said in a declaration, “… it would be in the best interest of both of us if our marital status is terminated as soon as possible.”

Because she fears that the legal proceedings could take years to figure out, Kelis has requested that the judge immediately terminate their marriage — and wait until a later time to resolve “all other issues.”

As for the odds that the two will rekindle their romance — Kelis stated, “I believe their is no possibility of reconciliation with [Nas].”

Source: TMZ

The ‘Milkshake’ singer is now a certified saucier after taking a course at renowned London culinary school Le Cordon Bleu and she wants to share her taste bud-tickling skills with the world.

She said: “I want to have my own sauce line. I became a saucier in school.

“I love the lifestyle of a great meal. I think food, fashion and music all go together when it’s done right.

“I also want to get my sommelier certification, which I’m going to do eventually. I love the whole thing. I want to go back to school, too.”

Kelis – who has a five-month-old son, Knight, with ex-husband Nas – sought comfort in the food course after becoming disillusioned with the music business after she was dropped by her record label in 2007.

The 30-year-old star – who is now signed to will.i.am Music Group/Interscope – added in an interview with the Idolater website: “I took some time off. I really just shut down, even to the point where I was like, I don’t want to sing anymore. I went to culinary school and just regrouped and got my heart back for music.”

Source: BANG Showbiz