Some people make $51,000 dollars a year. Others spend that amount on child support alone. Those people are called stinking rich celebrities.
As painful as divorce can be, when it comes to celebrity divorces, it's a star's wallet that can take the hardest hit. For some famous actors, musicians, and businessmen, the costs of child support payments can total into the millions every year. Celebs like Halle Berry have gone to court lower their obligations. Donald Trump probably can't wait until his daughter Tiffany turns 21 so he can stop the checks. And Brendan Fraser claimed he was so broke he can't afford it anymore.
Granted, there's a good chance the celeb child support payments don't always go toward the child. Instead, they might be used to continue the ex's posh lifestyle (we're looking at you, Denise Richards). Still these famous people can afford it, right? Perhaps Heather Mills put it best after getting $70,000 a year from ex Paul McCartney, "Everybody knows he is worth more than $1.6 billion!" But regardless of how much money they have, celebrities still don't like to part with their hard earned cash.
Who has the most expensive child support payments? Check out this list of pricey celebrity child support totals and find out!
The Most Expensive Celebrity Child Support Payments,
Brendan Fraser
In 2013, Brendan Fraser went to court to try and lower the $75k a month he was paying ex-wife Afton Smith, with whom he had three children: Griffin, Holden and Leland. Fraser claimed that his star power wasn't what it used to be, and he couldn't keep paying that amount of money. Smith, however, claimed he was hiding $9 million dollars!
Source: Huffington Post
Charlie Sheen
Sure, Charlie Sheen has a net worth of a reported $150 million, but it still hurts every time he cuts a child support check-- about $110,000 a month. He pays $55k to ex-wife Denise Richards for their daughters Lola and Sam, as well as another $55k to ex Brooke Mueller for their twin sons Bob and Max. Sheen constantly feuds with his exes, threatening to withhold child support, so who knows how much the kids have actually seen.
Source: NY Daily News
Eddie Murphy
After a DNA test proved that Eddie Murphy was indeed the father of Spice Girl Mel B's daughter, Angel, Murphy was ordered to pay $50k a month in child support. Sure, Mel B makes her own millions on America's Got Talent, but it seems she's happy to take Murphy's check each month.
Source: Perez Hilton
Kirk Kerkorian
In 2010, ex-MGM resort owner Kirk Kerkorian was ordered to pay a staggering $100k per month in child support for his daughter with ex-wife Lisa. But that wasn't enough for Lisa, who tried raising the payments another $400k a month for his daughter's horse-riding expenses. Yeah... she lost.
Source: TMZ
Nas
In 2010, rapper Nas and singer Kelis split up, and Nas was told to pay $600k a year in spousal and child support for their son Knight. Though he initially only had to pay $40k a month, a judge eventually upped it to $51k to help care for his baby. Nas wasn't too thrilled with that judgement.
Source: MTV
Russell Simmons
When Russell Simmons and ex-wife Kimora Lee Simmons split up back in 2009, Simmons was ordered to pay $20,000 a month for each of his two children - Ming and Aoki. Simmons has to pay the $40k a month total until the girls turn 19. Hey Russell, at least you don't have to wait until they're 21? Look at the bright side.
Source: People
Sean Combs
Back in 2001, Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs began paying nearly $20,000 a month in child support to Kim Porter for their son Christian, who was three at the time. Combs was ordered to pay until his son turned 21... which is only in a couple years! Congrats Puffy! However, Combs still has to pay another $35,000 a month to Mysa Hylton-Brim in support of their son Justin.
Source: People
Terrell Owens
Football star Terrell Owens has four different children with four different women and has to pay child support that totals near $45k a month for all of them. Sure, he made $80 million dollars in the NFL, but Owens tried claiming that bad investments and the child support payments left him broke. Maybe that's why you've seen him on show's like Wife Swap and The Celebrity Apprentice.
Source: USA Today
Tom Cruise
Even though he's worth a solid $250 million, Tom Cruise only has to pay a little over $33k a month to Katie Holmes in child support for their daughter Suri. On top of that, Cruise only has to pay until 2024, when Suri turns 18, and then his duty is done! However, Cruise is also required to pay for Suri’s expenses, including medical, dental, insurance, education, college, and other extracurricular costs.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
François-Henri Pinault
Francois-Henri Pinault, CEO of the company that owns Gucci, Yves St. Laurent, and other fashion lines, was asked to pay $46k a month to his ex, model Linda Evangelista, in child support for their son Augie. After a bitter battle in 2012, the two settled for an undisclosed sum that is rumored to be close to her asking price. Pinault then went on to marry Salma Hayek, with whom he has a daughter named Valentina.
Source: Daily Mail