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L.A. Superior Court Fines Dr. Dre and Alleged 3 Mistress $10,000 for Dragging Divorce Case Out for no Good Reason

by Diane Lilli | Apr 13, 2021
Image of a man and a woman attending a California event. Photo Source: Nicole Young and Dr. Dre (C. Flanigan/Getty Images via Vanity Fair)

Nicole Young, the divorcing wife of Dr. Dre, has successfully bid to force three of her soon-to-be ex's alleged mistresses to testify in divorce proceedings.

After an attorney by Dre and the three alleged mistresses moved to halt the women's testimony, the L.A. court agreed with Young.

The court is now allowing all three alleged secret girlfriends of Dre, named Jillian Speer, Kili Anderson, and Crystal Rogers, to be deposed during the divorce proceedings.

Kris LeFan, the attorney representing the three women, had previously filed a motion saying the alleged mistresses could not offer relevant information to the divorce hearing, specifically whether their testimony would impact Dr. Dre's prenuptial agreement.

At stake is the estimated net worth of Dr. Dre, at $800 million, and the prenup validity in the 24-year marriage. The couple has two children, ages 19 and 23.

Now, an L.A. Superior Court Judge ruled that each of the alleged mistresses "may have information relevant to the issue of temporary support and fees as well as the…enforceability of the alleged premarital agreement," and "their depositions may be taken, narrowly tailored to those discrete subject matters."

Simultaneously, because the divorce proceedings were stalled by Dre and the three alleged mistresses, the judge decreed the women plus Dre must pay a fine of $10,000. The filing notes the penalty is because "their resistance to this request was without substantiation."

The ongoing, contentious Hollywood divorce is teaming with drama, a near-death experience, and fiscal intrigue.

Young filed for divorce in January 2020. Dre's attorney soon after filed a copy of the prenup reportedly signed by the married couple, including the agreement stating Young would not give up her spousal support in case of a divorce.

But a damaging memo, offered by Young's attorney, claims that Dre tore up the prenup in front of his wife a few years into the marriage.

The memo says Dre tore up the legal document "as a grand gesture of his love for Nicole and his desire to have a marriage free of any financial restrictions governing their respective rights and responsibilities."

Supposedly, according to the memo and the statements of Young to her attorney, Dre also tore it up while "acknowledging that he knew his wife had signed them...as a result of duress, coercion, and undue influence."

Then, in January 2021, Dr. Dre was rushed to the hospital with a potentially fatal brain aneurysm. He survived.

Dre's team argues that since California is a no-fault divorce state, adultery is irrelevant to the case.

The divorce battle includes angry allegations by both sides of improper support. Young is requesting attorney fees and spousal support as per California law.

Simultaneously, Dre is demanding this is a "wrong legal standard and wants to dramatically reduce the spousal support from $645,000 to $81,000 a month.

The divorce filing includes Young's argument that she is entitled to "Pendente Lite" spousal support, which would allow her to maintain her standard of living while the divorce is on-going and pending any final award of support post-divorce.

Allegations by Young include that Dre is hiding assets, artificially reducing his income via investments, and more.

Numerous unconfirmed media reports claim Young was just denied a restraining order against her husband.

The next date for the soon-to-be-divorced couple is April 14.

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Diane Lilli
Diane Lilli
Diane Lilli is an award-winning Journalist, Editor, and Author with over 18 years of experience contributing to New Jersey news outlets, both in print and online. Notably, she played a pivotal role in launching the first daily digital newspaper, Jersey Tomato Press, in 2005. Her work has been featured in various newspapers, journals, magazines, and literary publications across the nation. Diane is the proud recipient of the Shirley Chisholm Journalism Award.

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