I care about them that much and it just feels really good.” I feel blessed… I feel really blessed to have people care about me that much. “The fam (sic) is doing something big for us tonight,” she said before the awards ceremony. She didn’t win any accolades, but she reportedly ended her night at a party thrown by friends JAY-Z and Beyonce at the Chateau Marmont. The singer was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for Mudbound and Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures for Mighty River. The judge overseeing the former couple’s case shot down Isaacs’ bid for more cash in the autumn, but the couple has now reached an undisclosed agreement.Īccording to The Blast, the former couple was due in court on Monday (March 5), but settled on Friday (March 2) – two days before Blige attended and performed at the Academy Awards. He also accused Blige of making things worse for him by singing about their marital breakdown on recent tracks, like Love Yourself and Set Me Free, from her album Strength of a Woman. Last summer, Blige was ordered to pay her ex $30,000 (£21,700)-a-month in temporary spousal support, but Isaacs had been trying to get the figure bumped up to $65,000 (£46,900) since October, claiming he is close to becoming “destitute” after failing to find work since the couple’s separation. The R&B superstar has been fighting Martin ‘Kendu’ Isaacs, her former manager, over finances ever since filing court papers to end their 12-year marriage in July, 2016. Blige has reportedly reached a settlement with her estranged husband in their contentious divorce battle. Stay in intuned with for more Articles, Biographies, and News.Mary J. So, there is no doubt, the 51 years old is living a luxury life with his kids. As per his claims, Kendu receives decent money as spousal support every month from the soul singer Blige. Though the celebrity manager has not disclosed his income and net worth to the public, his ex-wife holds a net worth of $20 million as of 2020. Previously, Kendu worked at ' Matriarch Entertainment' from January 2008 till July 2016. He is now serving as the company's president. Management' based in Berlin in January 2001.
Kendu was appointed as a manager at the artist management company ' K. Apart from this, he appeared as a guest on an episode of the variety comedy talk show ' Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show' in February 2007. He was also the executive producer for the 2013 drama film ' Betty and Coretta,' which starred Mary J Blige, the former wife of Kendu. The father of three made a career as a producer of songs. Now, speaking about his married life with his first spouse, Kendu and Maurine split up after having eight years of a delightful relationship. SOURCE: News Breakīriana ultimately helped Kendu during the divorce, despite being neglected by him (and Mary) while she was allegedly pregnant and homeless in her teenage days. Kendu Isaacs snapped with his daughter, Briana Isaacs.
Kendu's only daughter Briana came to the spotlight as she appeared in the TV show called Growing up Hip Hop. Maurine was also stepmother to Briana Latrise Isaacs, who was born to Kendu from his teenage relationship. During their matrimony, the ex-partner gave birth to two children: Nas Isaacs, and Jordan Isaacs. The record producer was initially married to a man named Maurine in the early 90s. In 2021, it was reported that the rapper had not been paying spousal support to Kendu. But, for Kendu who allegedly cheated on his wife, fans of Mary J were quick to call the music manager a man without morals and shames.įollowing their divorce which was finalized in 2018 after two years battle, Blige released her album Strength Of A Woman which was inspired by her marriage with Isaacs. On the other side of their messy divorce and marriage, Kendu also reportedly said that the divorce with Mary J made him suffer from his business badly. Following two years of their legal brawl, Kendu and Mary officially separated on June 21, 2018. Back in 2012, Mary reportedly punched Kendu at her record release party at the ' M2 Further' club. It's not the first time the duo was caught public attention.
Kendu revealed that the divorce had a severe impact on his physical and mental health and eventually landed him in hospital. He also demanded that spousal support be raised. He further claimed he was unemployed because of Mary. On the other hand, Kendu reportedly stated that Mary was a lesbian, who privately dated Starshell. Kendu was also claimed to have taken possession of Mary's 'Grammy' to get her attention. He had thus access to all of her financial information. SOURCE: Rap-UpĪs Mary's manager, Kendu handled all of her financial transactions and business deals. Kendu Isaacs was captured with Mary J Blige and Starshell.