Rapper Dr. Dre was ordered by the court to pay his ex-wife Nicole Young $3.5 million per year after the divorce.

On July 22, People’s source said that a judge in Los Angeles asked Dr. Dre (real name Andre Romelle Young) provides his ex-wife with $293,306 per month. This money is used to pay for villas in Malibu and Pacific Palisades and pay for Nicole’s health insurance.

Rapper Dr. Dre (left) and wife Nicole Young. Photo: People.

The decision is based on the prenuptial contract the couple signed before getting married. Nicole’s side once asked her ex-husband for $2 million in monthly support, but the court did not approve.

The support agreement runs from the time the two complete the divorce proceedings until Nicole has another husband, one of them dies, or the court issues a new ruling.

In June 2020, Nicole Young filed for divorce from Dr. Dre after 24 years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. They have two children together, Truice (24 years old) and Truly (20 years old).

Earlier this year, Young told the court that her husband had physically and emotionally abused her for many years together.

After that, the rapper had to provide his wife two million dollars to cover her living expenses during the separation period. June, Dr. Dre and Nicole finalize their divorce.

Dr. Dre, real name Andre Romelle Young, was born in 1965 in California. He emerged in the early 1990s with rap albums.

After that, Dre achieved much success as a manufacturer and seller of music equipment. He is the one who discovered and invested in Eminem becoming one of the most successful rappers of all time.

In 2019, Forbes reported Dr. Dre about $800 million, mainly from his audio equipment company Beats Electronics.