Celebrity Parents Who Have To Pay An Insane Amount Of Money For Child Support
I'm sure someone can analyze why the world is so invested in celebrity relationships. A majority of us are up to date on who's dating who in Hollywood and we spend hours on social media speculating which couples will make it or break it.
For some reason, celebrity relationships are always headline-material. It doesn't matter if the reports are about spotting them unexpectedly while they're out on a date or rumors that their relationship is about to implode.
Our society has a morbid fascination with what happens in their lives and we do our best to be as updated as possible. It's borderline creepy at times but it doesn't look like this "culture" is changing anytime soon.
Sometimes, the news is more serious when celebrity marriages end. Dozens of reports come out chronicling their relationship from its secretive beginning to its untimely end.
Who can forget Kim Kardashian's and Kris Humpries' 10 million dollar wedding that was aired on TV? Only for it to end 72 days later while the whole world is watching.
It was a messy situation but the effects were not as long-lasting. Unlike some celebrity marriages that end in divorce, neither Kim nor Kris had to sue anybody for child support.
It's not surprising that celebrity parents pay an insane amount of money to support their children. Given their income, it's understandable why the sum is so hefty but boy, it's a lot of money.
We don't have an account for every celebrity parent who pays a staggering amount of child support. However, here are 15 famous people we managed to find some reports on:
1. Halle Berry
Halle Berry was initially ordered to pay $16,000 monthly to her ex Gabriel Aubry for the child support of their daughter, Nahla. According to recent reports, the actress contested this the previous year and managed to cut the payment in half.
2. Madonna
When Madonna's son was a minor, the superstar was rumored to make child support payments to the tune of $15,000 a month. Her son is now an adult and the singer is not likely to make any more payments to support him.
3. Sean Combs
P. Diddy and his ex, Kim Porter finalized their separation in 2001. The agreement was for the rapper to pay $20,000 a month in child support until their son turns 21.
4. Owen Wilson
After his paternity was confirmed, Owen Wilson was ordered to pay for his ex-girlfriend's childbirth bills and her court fees. He was also obligated to pay $25,000 a month in child support.
5. Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy pays $25,000 a month to support his daughter with the former Spice Girl, Mel B. The comedian has 10 children in total.
6. Marc Anthony
The singer was originally paying $13,400 for his kids with Dayanara Torres. That amount was bumped to $26,800 in 2014.
7. Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise pays $400,000 a year to support his daughter with Katie Holmes. The actor is also footing the bill for his daughter's medical and dental needs as well as her education.
8. Britney Spears
Kevin Federline used to have primary custody of his kids with Britney Spears. Britney was reported to be paying $20,000 a month in child support on top of the kids' other expenses.
9. Kelly Clarkson
The singer got recently got divorced from her husband. Although she has primary custody of their kids, they will spend one weekend per month with their dad and Kelly has to pay $45,601 to support them.
According to The Blast, she also had to make a one-time, tax-free payment of $1,326,161 to her ex-husband as part of their divorce settlement.
10. Charlie Sheen
Charlie Sheen has two kids with his ex, Brooke Mueller. The actor pays $55,000 a month in child support.
11. Nas
According to reports, the rapper pays a pretty large amount of combined spousal and child support to his ex, Kelis. Nas pays around $55,000 amount to support his kid.
12. Brendan Fraser
The actor was allegedly ordered to pay $900,000 a year as alimony to his ex, Afton Smith, and child support for their 3 kids. In 2013, she wanted more money but the actor said he wouldn't be able to meet her demands due to the status of his career at that time.
"In the end, Fraser could only reduce his alimony if he began earning less than $3 million annually. As of 2022, he’s worth $20 million."
13. Nick Cannon
Reports say that Nick Cannon forks over $1.2 million a year in child support alone. He has had 7 kids and an eighth is on the way in 2022.
Sadly, his son with Alyssa Scott passed away from a brain tumor in December of 2021.
14. Alex Rodriguez
The star athlete reportedly pays $115,000 a month in child support and spousal support to his ex. He tried to get the amount lowered in 2018 but there are no confirmed reports if he won the case or not.
15. 50 Cent
The rapper candidly spoke about his complex relationship with his son in an interview. During that interview, he revealed that he had paid over $1.36 million over the years to support him.
The gas prices may be bad but they are not celebrity-child-support bad. That amount of money is enough to make us regular people declare bankruptcy.
Raising kids truly is an expensive endeavor. Celebrities are not exempted from their responsibilities to their children and the amount they spend shows that.
