Nas to Kelis: I Can't Afford You!

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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.

Dwyane Wade: 'Foreplay' Lawsuit Is Total BS

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Dwyane Wade claims he's "saddened" and "shocked" by a new lawsuit filed by his estranged wife -- in which she claims the NBA star is damaging their children by engaging in "sexual foreplay" with his new girlfriend in public.

The woman behind the lawsuit is Siohvaughn Wade -- the mother of Dwyane's two sons. Siohvaughn just filed a new lawsuit, on behalf of the two minor children (an 8-year-old and a 2-year-old) -- claiming Wade has engaged in "extreme and outrageous conduct" with his new GF Gabrielle Union in front of Wade's two children.

But Wade tells TMZ, "I am shocked that Siohvaughn Wade has brought this baseless and meritless lawsuit in the name of our children against Gabrielle Union."

Wade adds, "I am deeply saddened and disappointed that Siohvaughn has used our sons once again as pawns and is now lashing out at Gabrielle, who is an innocent party. It is clear that this is a desperate attempt to retaliate against me for seeking sole custody of our children and requesting that the court have her undergo a psychiatric examination."

Wade concludes, "My primary concern is my children and actions such as this only inflame the situation and are harmful to their well being.”

UPDATE: TMZ just spoke with a rep for Gabrielle Union who also rejects Siohvaughn's claims -- and apologizes to the court system for having to deal "with erroneous claims when there are real victims who should be receiving the legal attention they need."

Charlie Sheen Surrenders Custody of Sam & Lola

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TMZ has learned Charlie Sheen has surrendered legal custody of the two kids he had with Denise Richards.

Sources intimately familiar with the situation tell TMZ ... Charlie and Denise signed a written agreement in which Denise now has full legal custody of 6-year-old Sam and 4-year-old Lola. Up to now Charlie and Denise had joint legal custody.

Sources say Denise wanted full legal custody given Charlie's current marital turmoil, sobriety issues and criminal problems ... and Charlie didn't put up a fight.

We're told the agreement was signed two weeks ago but the parties didn't want to file it with the court just yet.

Now that Denise has full legal custody ... she can make medical, schooling and other important decisions without getting Charlie's sign-off. She can also leave the country with the kids without Charlie's permission.

Under their divorce agreement, Denise has primary physical custody and Charlie has visitation rights.

We've learned Charlie has been paying Denise $50,000 a month in child support since their divorce -- and that amount has remained static. As we first reported yesterday, according to Brooke Mueller's prenup with Charlie, she'll get $55,000 a month in child support plus add-ons -- like medical and schooling expenses -- and that could drive the monthly support upwards of $125,000.

Calls to attorneys for Charlie and Denise were not returned.

Larry King and Wife Push Back Divorce Deadline

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TMZ has learned Larry King and his wife, Shawn Southwick, are unsure if they should stay married and need more time to decide if they'll go forward with the divorce.

TMZ broke the story that Larry and Shawn each filed divorce papers -- within minutes of each other -- back on April 14. On April 19 reps for both sides told TMZ the divorce was on hold for 2 weeks while the couple tried working their problems out -- among other things, they wanted to hash their conflicts out with a marriage counselor.

Two weeks have now passed since the divorce was put on hold, but sources directly connected to the situation tell TMZ Larry and Shawn are still undecided and are giving it one more week before deciding whether to pull the plug or reconcile.

Divorce papers are still on file.

Charlie Sheen's Wife Scores Modestly in Prenup

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Brooke Mueller will not be winning the lottery if she divorces Charlie Sheen ... according to their prenup.

The 60-page document, obtained by Gawker.com, outlines Brooke's take if the marriage ends. Among the payouts ... there's a marriage signing bonus of $500,000. For the first 10 years, Brooke gets $300,000 for every year she's married. The couple was married May 30, 2008.

Brooke would get around $2.35 million for her share in the couple's Bev Hills home if they divorce now. And she'd get $100,000 to cover moving expenses.

In all, according to Gawker, Brooke's take would be $3,566,000.

But TMZ has learned there is more for Brooke. Sources familiar with the prenup tell us she also would get $55,000 a month in child support, plus a number of add-ons -- like medical expenses and schooling -- which could take monthly support north of $125,000.

Fun fact -- Charlie's net assets are $16 million, which includes a $5.6 million watch collection.

David Boreanaz -- The Marriage is Stable

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Sources intimately familiar with the David Boreanaz situation tell us his marriage to actress Jaime Bergman (pictured right) is "stable" -- despite the ongoing legal drama involving one of David's mistresses.

We're told the "Bones" actor and his wife have no plans for divorce -- and today they even ran several errands together in L.A.

As for David's wife, we're told she's the one who pushed David to publicly confess his liaison with the mistress .. the mistress who was demanding 6 figures, via Gloria Allred.

We're also told Jaime is handling the drama with the mystery woman pretty well -- but she had a much tougher time when David told her about his relationship with Rachel Uchitel. David told his wife about Rachel just a month before the Tiger Woods scandal broke ... a day before Star Magazine broke the story.

Charlie and Brooke There is No Divorce

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Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller have their problems, but, contrary to reports, they have not decided to pull the plug on their marriage -- this according to both sides.

Charlie's rep released a statement to TMZ from the Sheen/Mueller camp, saying, "Please let us clarify this: They are not seeking a divorce nor has one been contemplated. There has been no financial agreements between the parties of any sort. Stories to the contrary are false."

End of story. At least for now.

Sandra Bullock's Biggest Adoption Hint

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Sandra Bullock dropped a big adoption hint when she bought her New Orleans home in June 2009 -- but no one noticed.

Sandra formed a corporation on June 5, 2009 that purchased the $2.25 million Victorian home a few days later. The name of the corp -- Big Easy Bebe LLC. It's an educated guess, but we're thinkin' "Bebe" is slang for baby. We doubt she named the corporation after a clothing store.

Sandra says the process of adopting bebe Louis took four years ... so when she bought the house she was nearing the finish line.

Sandra Bullock Files for Divorce in Austin, Texas

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TMZ has learned Sandra Bullock filed for divorce in Travis County Court in Austin, Texas ... and the reason it didn't surface until now is because Sandra turned it into a puzzle.

The case was filed under Sandra's initials -- backwards ... B.A.S.

Jesse James was also identified by his initials -- J.J.G. Jesse's middle name is Gregory.

The document was filed April 23.

As for grounds of divorce, the petition says, "The marriage between Petitioner and Respondent has become insupportable because of discord or conflict of personalities that destroys the legitimate ends of the marriage relationship and prevents any reasonable expectations of reconciliation."

According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, "There is no child under eighteen years of age or otherwise entitled to support who was born or adopted of this marriage and none is expected."

According to the docs, Sandra is a resident of Texas. Jesse "is of legal age and agrees to proceed in Austin, Travis County, Texas."

According to the petition, the parties were married in 2005 "and have ceased to live together as husband and wife."

As for the firm Sandra hired -- Chaffe McCall -- she's used the firm in the past to litigate a tax issue. A lawyer in the firm claimed a man who set up fraudulent tax shelters had given Bullock advice, after her dad saw an ad for tax shelters in an in-flight airline magazine.

Jesse James, Sandra Bullock Don't Get Support

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Jesse James and Sandra Bullock will truly be on their own after their divorce becomes final, because neither will be entitled to spousal support -- i.e., alimony.

Several prominent Texas family lawyers tell TMZ ... in order to get "spousal maintenance" the couple must have been married for a minimum of 10 years. Sandra and Jesse missed that mark by 5 years.

But there's this -- we're told if there is any community property to divide, the judge can consider "fault" and award less than half of the property to the guilty party. But Sandra did not file her petition by claiming fault -- i.e., adultery. Her petition is no-fault, claiming the marriage is irretrievably broken. As such, community assets will be divided 50/50. We do not know if the couple has a prenup.

As for how long the divorce will take ... much faster than California. The minimum time is 60 days from the date of filing.

Jesse James Checks the News

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Jesse James emerged from his home in Huntington Beach this morning to check his morning paper.

Wonder what he read about.

Sandra Bullock Divorce No Patience for Nazis

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Sandra Bullock -- who has now filed for divorce -- claims she was absolutely dumbfounded when she first saw the photo of her soon-to-be-ex husband Jesse James giving the Nazi salute ... claiming, "This is not the man I married."

10 pages into her adoption/divorce interview with People Magazine -- after front-loading the story with everything but her relationship with Jesse -- the magazine asked the question, "Were you aware of any interest [Jesse] may have had in white supremacy or Nazism?"

Bullock responded, "The photo shocked me and made me sad. This is not the man I married. This was stupid, this was ignorant. Racism, anti-Semitism, sexism, homophobia, anything Nazi and a boatload of other things have no place in my life."

Bullock added, "And the man I married felt the same."

As for her newly adopted African-American baby, Bullock told the magazine she arranged for the child to have a bris -- the Jewish circumcision ceremony.

Question is ...

Sandra Bullock Files for Divorce, Adopts Baby

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Sandra Bullock says she is divorcing Jesse James -- AND she's adopted a baby boy, according to People.

Sandra told People she has filed for divorce, adding "I'm sad and I am scared" -- though she does not reveal where the petition was filed. She says she had no idea about Jesse's infidelity.

She also reveals that she's adopted a 3 1/2 month old boy named Louis Bardo Bullock -- and though she and Jesse started the adoption process four years ago and brought the boy home together in January, she now plans to raise him as a single parent.

Of the baby, who was born in New Orleans and named after Louis Armstrong, Bullock says "He's just perfect, I can't even describe him any other way ... It's like he's always been a part of our lives."

Despite the messy split, she says of James, "I really don't know how our paths will intersect in the future, but the father I have known Jesse to be ... is one that I hope Louis can experience one day, no matter how Jesse and I go on with our lives."

Jesse tells the magazine "I know in my heart that I can be the best father possible to my four children and the mate Sandy deserves, and realize that this is an incredible mountain to climb. But believe the steps I have taken in the last 30 days are the foundation to making this happen."

Sandra and Jesse have been married for almost five years. He has three children from two previous marriages.

Story developing ...

Jon and Kate Bury Hatchet -- For Now

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TMZ has learned Jon Gosselin will drop his legal case against Kate Gosselin for custody and child support. Even more shocking ... they seem to be getting along.

Sources connected to the situation tell TMZ Jon never really believed Kate was an "absentee mom," as his fired lawyer alleged while she was on "Dancing with the Stars."

We're told Jon and Kate are trying to hash out a custody and child support agreement that is more up to date than the one that is currently in place. Fact is ... Kate is making serious money and Jon isn't. And, he's shown more of an interest in being with the kids than he did during the divorce proceedings.

Will Kate let Jon appear on her spin-off show? Well, memba the old saying, "Burn me once ...."

Lohan Family War, What is it Good For?

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Some things never change ... Michael and Dina Lohan are at war again ... and Michael is now blaming Dina for bleeding their Lindsay Lohan dry.

M.L. is responding to Dina's claim that he's trying to "save" Lindsay because he wants to leech off his daughter's bank account. On this one, Dina is missing the boat ... because Lindsay is broke. Dina isn't acknowledging it, but multiple sources involved in her finances say it's so.

Michael says it's ironic, because Dina is guilty of "bilking Lindsay with her 20% commissions..."

Michael tells TMZ, "If Dina wants to persist with the lies, denials and false accusations, I WILL release every one of the over 100 tapes I have of her stating the exact opposite of what she has been saying about Me and Lindsay."

Michael threatens to report Dina to Child Protective Services. So Child Protective Services will eventually be investigating everyone with the last name of Lohan.

Kelly Rutherford & Ex -- Ceasefire for Baby

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After one of the nastiest splits in the history of Hollywood, "Gossip Girl" star Kelly Rutherford called a temporary truce with her estranged husband Daniel Giersch this weekend -- so baby daddy could spend some time with their 2 kids.

Earlier this month, Kelly dropped the restraining order against Daniel -- but yesterday in L.A., the two agreed to act like civil, peace-loving people so Kelly could drop off the kids.

Baby steps.