DR Dre’s and his wife Nicole Young were married for 26 years before they announced they were getting divorced.
In July 2021, it was announced that Young had won a huge victory in her spousal support battle against her former husband.
First known as the ex-wife of retired NBA player Sedale Threatt, Nicole Young then became more well recognized as the wife of Dr. Dre.
She was married to Sedale for three years.
Before her marriage to Dr Dre, she worked as an attorney.
The two wed on May 25, 1996.
Dr Dre, whose real name is Andre Romelle Young, is a rapper, producer, and entrepreneur.
He is credited in the hip-hop scene as a pioneer for the California rap sound.
Dre, 55, founded the hugely lucrative Beats Electronics brand and was once the co-owner of the famous Death Row Records label.
He has managed and guided huge hip-hop acts like Snoop Dogg, Tupac, Eminem, and 50 Cent.
He was once a member of NWA in 1985 with Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Yella, MC Ren, the Arabian Prince, and the DOC.
The former couple revealed they were divorcing in June 2020 with Nicole citing irreconcilable differences as the reason behind the couple’s split.
This is Nicole’s second split.
The last time Dre and his soon-to-be-ex-wife were seen together was in February 2020 at a Tom Ford fashion show.
In September 2020 it was reported that Nicole was seeking $2million a month in spousal support,
But in October a judge ruled in favor of the rapper not forking out $1.5million in security fees for his ex-wife.
In July 2021, court documents revealed that a Los Angeles Superior Court Judge ordered Dre to pay $293,306 per month to Nicole.
The decision was rendered temporary until a final decision had been made.
The court documents read, “[Dre] is ordered to pay to the [Nicole] spousal support in the sum of $293,306.00 per month, payable on the first of each month, commencing August 1, 2021,” Dre will pay a total of $3,519,672 per year until Nicole remarries or “enters into a new domestic partnership.”
On October 20, 2021, it was reported that Dre was “served divorce papers” while attending his “grandmother’s burial” amidst his nasty split from Nicole, according to TMZ.
According to the informant, Dre was “upset by the situation and refused to take the paperwork.”
She accused him of hiding valuable assets after they split – including trademarks for his stage name and “The Chronic” album, according to TMZ.
Sources close to Dre told the outlet that her claim is “ridiculous” and is an attempt to embarrass him.
The sources told TMZ: “They were married in 1996. Chronic came out in ’92 and Dr. Dre used his name since the 80s, so it’s all his and his alone.”
She responded by calling Dre’s move an “epic failure and reveals the true nature of his character, or lack thereof.”
On January 6, Dre was reportedly rushed to hospital after suffering a brain aneurysm.
He was placed in the intensive care unit of a Los Angeles hospital, according to TMZ.
Sources close to the producer told the outlet that he suffered the aneurysm on Monday, January 4, before he was rushed by an ambulance to the hospital, where he was taken directly to ICU.
The insider added that the music mogul is stable and lucid, though doctors don’t know what caused the bleeding.
The couple have two adult children together.
They are Truice, born 1997, and Truly, born 2001.
Dr Dre has seven children, four sons, and three daughters, by five different women, although he tragically lost son Andre Young Jr in 2008.
