In 2001 Mary J. Blige boldly proclaimed in her timeless hit that she would accept “No More Drama” in her life, and she meant it.
Now, granted she did get married and divorced from her now former-spouse Kendu Isaacs after that song, which brought some highly publicized drama to her life. But within that, Mary has continued to hold her head high in the middle of every obstacle. The singer is ready to move forward in life, and this time, she’s demanding more control with whom and what comes into her life.
For 12 years, Blige was tied knot to Isaacs before a contentious divorce battle would started and last for years. As per to an outlet, the wedding was then plagued by infidelity with none other than her artist, Starshell.
An outlet also obtained court documents that showed Kendu allegedly spending upwards of over $400k on Starshell.
On top of everything, Isaacs was asking for an abundance of money in spousal support and other expenditures, of which he was seeking $5k per month to give to his parents as he had already been doing that practice while being married to Mary. It is to be marked that Isaacs was not only her spouse but her manager as well.
“I am not responsible for supporting [Martin’s] parents and his children from another connection which he lists as ongoing monthly expenses,” said Mary in legal papers, as reported by Page Six.
However, Isaacs, who also made asserted of being “unemployable”, was awarded $30k a month in spousal support. Speaking with Variety, Mary shared how she really felt about the drama that ensued thanks to her now former-husband.
“I’m living. I’m not happy about a lot of things. I thought someone loved me, right? Turns out, he was a con artist and he didn’t, and now he’s coming after me for all my money,” the Grammy Award-winning artist said. “When you come out of something like that, you realize you were never the one.
There was someone else that was his queen. I got played. I got suckered. I have to keep smiling and keep my spirits up because this is designed to kill me.”