Nas Owes Kelis $100k, Both May Owe IRS A Lot More

The good news for Nas? He no longer has to pay the $13k mortgage on ex-wife Kelis‘ LA home. The bad news? He lost his bid to stop paying $50k a month in spousal and child support. The worse news? He also has to pay Kelis’ legal fees—another $50k. The worst? The Illmatic rapper apparently owes $700,000 to his manager and $2.5 million in back taxes. Nas’ lawyer is enthusiastic about that mortgage win but if Nas starts showing up on TV more often rapping about tacos and sneakers, we’ll understand.

Though Kelis may have that support (and her new contract with Interscope Records) to rely on, the court battle revealed she hasn’t filed a tax return in a long time. Too bad they couldn’t make their attempted reconicilation last September work—they’d probably be better off pooling their resources.

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