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Mary. J Blige and Kendu Issacs Finalize Contentious Divorce
Ever since July 2016, Mary J Blige has been fighting with husband Martin 'Kendu' Isaacs about their divorce.
The split has taken a toll on the Grammy winning singer as he has made big financial demands on her.
But on Friday it was revealed the 47-year-old songbird finally settled out of court with her husband of 12 years, avoiding a week long trial that was expected to begin on Monday, according to TMZ.
Done for good: Mary J Blige and Martin 'Kendu' Isaacs settled their divorce on Friday, according to a Monday report from TMZ; seen in 2010
Family life: Here the singer is seen with his two kids in 2010 in Washington DC
On Sunday she went on to stun audiences as she performed the song Mighty River from the film Mudbound at the 90th Academy Awards in Hollywood.
Though Coco won Best Original Song, many feel it should have gone to Mudbound.
The star looked radiant in a white gown on the red carpet. Later she slipped into a gold number for the Vanity Fair Oscar party in Beverly Hills where she posed with model Naomi Campbell.
By settling out of court, the couple avoid a week long trial that was scheduled to begin on Monday.
A year before the split: The couple posed together in 2015; they filed in July 2016
Caught up: Blige claims her ex was stepping out on her with the singer Starshell, pictured here in LA in 2012
But on Friday they came to an agreement.
It is not known how much they settled on. He at one point had asked for as much as $130,000 per month in spousal support.
In January Isaacs said the stress from the divorce has caused him to become hospitalized.
She turned it up: On Sunday she went on to stun audiences as she performed the song Mighty River from the film Mudbound at the 90th Academy Awards in Hollywood
In the statement to the court, shared by The Blast, he said he wanted his monthly spousal support raised from $30,000 to $65,000.
Isaacs said he'd be 'destitute' without the ongoing financial flow from his former wife of more than 12 years. He said it's 'impossible' for him to make his rent payments, and as far as work goes, he's 'unemployable.'
Much of the acrimony in the split between the couple has been linked to Blige's accusations against Isaacs that he had cheated on her with her one-time protege, the singer Starshell (whose real name is LaNeah Menzies).
Two good: Later she slipped into a gold number for the Vanity Fair Oscar party in Beverly Hills where she posed with model Naomi Campbell
The Grammy-winning vocalist vented about the 'humiliating' experience she endured amid Isaacs' alleged infidelity in her 2017 VH1 documentary Strength of a Woman.
'All these years have come to this, like you didn’t even pick me, you picked somebody else,' Blige said. 'It hurt real bad. But … they got beds, we gotta lay in it.'
Months later, she ripped Isaacs as a 'con artist' in an interview with Variety in which she claimed he 'played' and 'suckered' her.
A friend: The hitmaker also posed with Sean Diddy Combs who flashes a peace sign
'I’m not happy about a lot of things. I thought someone loved me, right?' said the Be Without You artist.
'Turns out, he was a con artist and he didn’t, and now he’s coming after me for all my money. When you come out of something like that, you realize you were never the one. There was someone else that was his queen.'
The Runaway Love singer added, 'I have to keep smiling and keep my spirits up because this is designed to kill me.'
Starshell has denied Blige's allegations she was with Isaacs, saying, 'This is absolutely not true,' according to the New York Post.
Ever since July 2016, Mary J Blige has been fighting with husband Martin 'Kendu' Isaacs about their divorce.
The split has taken a toll on the Grammy winning singer as he has made big financial demands on her.
But on Friday it was revealed the 47-year-old songbird finally settled out of court with her husband of 12 years, avoiding a week long trial that was expected to begin on Monday, according to TMZ.
Done for good: Mary J Blige and Martin 'Kendu' Isaacs settled their divorce on Friday, according to a Monday report from TMZ; seen in 2010
Family life: Here the singer is seen with his two kids in 2010 in Washington DC
On Sunday she went on to stun audiences as she performed the song Mighty River from the film Mudbound at the 90th Academy Awards in Hollywood.
Though Coco won Best Original Song, many feel it should have gone to Mudbound.
The star looked radiant in a white gown on the red carpet. Later she slipped into a gold number for the Vanity Fair Oscar party in Beverly Hills where she posed with model Naomi Campbell.
By settling out of court, the couple avoid a week long trial that was scheduled to begin on Monday.
A year before the split: The couple posed together in 2015; they filed in July 2016
Caught up: Blige claims her ex was stepping out on her with the singer Starshell, pictured here in LA in 2012
But on Friday they came to an agreement.
It is not known how much they settled on. He at one point had asked for as much as $130,000 per month in spousal support.
In January Isaacs said the stress from the divorce has caused him to become hospitalized.
She turned it up: On Sunday she went on to stun audiences as she performed the song Mighty River from the film Mudbound at the 90th Academy Awards in Hollywood
In the statement to the court, shared by The Blast, he said he wanted his monthly spousal support raised from $30,000 to $65,000.
Isaacs said he'd be 'destitute' without the ongoing financial flow from his former wife of more than 12 years. He said it's 'impossible' for him to make his rent payments, and as far as work goes, he's 'unemployable.'
Much of the acrimony in the split between the couple has been linked to Blige's accusations against Isaacs that he had cheated on her with her one-time protege, the singer Starshell (whose real name is LaNeah Menzies).
Two good: Later she slipped into a gold number for the Vanity Fair Oscar party in Beverly Hills where she posed with model Naomi Campbell
The Grammy-winning vocalist vented about the 'humiliating' experience she endured amid Isaacs' alleged infidelity in her 2017 VH1 documentary Strength of a Woman.
'All these years have come to this, like you didn’t even pick me, you picked somebody else,' Blige said. 'It hurt real bad. But … they got beds, we gotta lay in it.'
Months later, she ripped Isaacs as a 'con artist' in an interview with Variety in which she claimed he 'played' and 'suckered' her.
A friend: The hitmaker also posed with Sean Diddy Combs who flashes a peace sign
'I’m not happy about a lot of things. I thought someone loved me, right?' said the Be Without You artist.
'Turns out, he was a con artist and he didn’t, and now he’s coming after me for all my money. When you come out of something like that, you realize you were never the one. There was someone else that was his queen.'
The Runaway Love singer added, 'I have to keep smiling and keep my spirits up because this is designed to kill me.'
Starshell has denied Blige's allegations she was with Isaacs, saying, 'This is absolutely not true,' according to the New York Post.
