She kicked off her King and Queen of Hearts Tour with Maxwell in Zurich, Switzerland last Thursday (13Oct16), before heading to Frankfurt, Germany on Saturday (15Oct16). Meanwhile, Mary has been focusing on her music since the split. The estranged couple had been married for 12 years before the July (16) divorce announcement. Kendu responded to Mary's divorce petition recently and called for his estranged wife to cover his lawyer's fees. He's not exactly penniless, revealing in documents obtained by TMZ that his soon-to-be ex-wife has already cut him cheques amounting to £70,000. Isaacs, who also managed Mary's career, claims he has zero income since she fired him shortly after she filed for divorce earlier this year (16).

Kendu Isaacs is asking a judge to award him almost £107,000 a month from the R&B star so he can live life as he did when he was married to the Family Affair singer. Blige's estranged husband has filed for temporary spousal support as the couple thrashes out its divorce. And I was like, rent money due - period!” she said.īlige’s album “Good Morning, Gorgeous” is currently out on all streaming platforms.Mary J. “I was very angry then when I made that song. The chart-topping singer said in the new interview that she was upset about the whole situation and expressed that in her music. Blige Says Music ‘Saved’ Her in Trailer for ‘My Life’ Documentary In court papers obtained by Page Six, Blige alleged Isaacs spent more than $420,000 on his girlfriend during the marriage.Īt one point in the messy divorce, TMZ reported Blige alleged Issacs was refusing to return one of her Grammy awards and some cars. There were also reports that Isaacs cheated with an up-and-coming singer Blige signed to her Matriarch Entertainment record label. So it was time for somebody to pay sometimes you just feel like somebody gotta pay,” she continued.īlige was paying up to $30,000 a month in temporary spousal support, the Grio reported back in 2018. But it’s also a metaphor like, I didn’t have my soul. “I didn’t have money to pay my rent and all this other stuff. “So, I had to go, you know, I had to go on tour, and make all the money back to pay the alimony.” “I had to give up all this alimony, and I didn’t have money to give because he had spent it all,” she explained. Related Story: Super Bowl Halftime Show Electrifies With Old School Hip-Hop Hits The queen of hip-hop soul spoke about the inspiration behind the song “Rent Money” while on an iHeart Radio special this week, Atlanta Black Star reports.

Blige dropped a new album the same week as her epic Super Bowl LVI halftime performance, and the lyrics to one of the songs offers insight into her divorce from ex-husband Kendu Isaacs.

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