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Nas, Kelis Reach New Custody Agreement

Published: 01/09/2018
Nas and Kelis have found common ground in their custody dispute over their 8-year-old son. According to court docs, the exes hammered out specific dates where Nas will have custody of Knight for weekends. Dad gets four full weekends over January, February and March. Nas' weekend visits will begin…
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Nas Asks Judge for Help in Custody Battle with Kelis

Published: 12/29/2017
Nas claims Kelis has been anything but accommodating when it comes to giving him time with their 8-year-old son ... and he's asking a judge to help him out. Nas calls Kelis "hostile" in court docs, obtained by TMZ, claiming he's tried for months to work out an amicable agreement for sharing their…
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Scripps National Spelling Bee Judge Blurts Out 'Milkshake' Lyrics ... For No Good Reason

Published: 05/30/2014
One of the judges at the Scripps National Spelling Bee loves Kelis -- or milkshakes -- and proved it by randomly quoting her classic song ... instead of using an unrelated word in a sentence. Warm it up!!! The judge was Dr. Jacques Bailly, who won the title himself back in 1980. He was supposed to…
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Kelis Blows $400,000 Hole in Epic Tax Bill

Published: 09/23/2013
Kelis is $400,000 closer to tax freedom ... she just paid off a huge chunk of her enormous debt, TMZ has learned. As we reported, Kelis owed a grand total of $741,027.59 in back taxes to the State of New York, the State of California, and Uncle Sam as of May. Now that debt has been cut down by…
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Kelis -- Bi-Coastal Tax Scofflaw Racks Up Additional $134,000 Bill

Published: 06/02/2013
Answer: Kelis paying taxes in 2004.Question: What is something that did NOT happen? According to documents filed in May by Uncle Sam, Kelis did not pay federal income taxes 9 years ago ... to the tune of $134,931.59. As TMZ first reported, the singer also skipped out on her NY state taxes in 2004…
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Nas & Kelis -- Romantic Getaway, Minus the Romance

Published: 09/16/2012
Nas and Kelis insist they aren't getting back together, but they were out this weekend at the very romantic and luxurious Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara, CA with son Knight. As TMZ first reported, Nas says he and his ex are becoming friends -- following a nuclear divorce -- for the sake of…
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Nas & Kelis -- We're Trying Not to Hate Each Other's Guts

Published: 09/12/2012
Nas & Kelis are desperately trying to bury the hatchet after their famously bitter divorce war -- in fact, they're even trying to forge a FRIENDSHIP -- and Nas tells TMZ, it's all for their son. You'll recall, Kelis filed for divorce from Nas in April 2009 and the split was nuclear. The two warred…
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Kelis -- Coast-to-Coast Tax Liens

Published: 07/08/2012
Kelis' tax problems aren't just restricted to New York -- TMZ has learned, the singer allegedly owes back taxes to the State of California AND the federal government. As we first reported, Kelis owes $330,426.71 in unpaid taxes in NY, stemming from the years 2004 and 2010. But according to court…
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Kelis -- Her Milkshake Brings All the TAX LIENS

Published: 07/01/2012
Kelis apparently took away one very important life lesson from her ex-hubby Nas ... mainly how NOT to pay her taxes ... to the tune of $300,000. According to a tax lien filed in NYC, the government wants Kelis to fork up over $330,426.71 in unpaid taxes for the years 2004 and 2010. Both 2004 &…
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Illegal Alien to Kelis: You Stiffed Me!

Published: 01/17/2011
Kelis' housekeeper claims the R&B singer owes her $900 in unpaid wages -- and according to sources, there's one major problem preventing her from seeking justice ... she's an illegal alien. We're told Kelis' maid earned $150 a day for her work ... and since she only worked one day a week, that…
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Nas -- Half the Man He Used to Be

Published: 01/07/2011
Nas just had his child and spousal support obligations sliced in half, but he still has to pay ex-wife Kelis a pretty penny ... TMZ has learned. According to legal docs filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Nas must now pay a tad over $5,000 a month in child support and $20,000 a month in spousal…
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Nas Feels the Pain of Home Ownership

Published: 06/24/2010
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…
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