Mathew Knowles, is said to have had an 18-month relationship with actress Alexsandra Wright from Los Angeles, resulting in the birth of baby Nixon on February 4, after Beyoncé’s mother Tina Knowles, 55, filled for a divorce against her husband on November 11 last year.
When the divorce broke in the media, the couple who wed in 1980, issued a statement saying the decision to end their marriage “was amicable” – despite Knowles being named in the paternity suit.
According to U.S. gossip website TMZ, the former Destiny’s Child manager has been ordered to pay $8,200 (£5,200) a month backdated to February 1 and 100% of all uninsured medical expenses to Wright. In addition to the maintenance payments, its been said that Knowles gave Wright $10,000 in January to cover the baby’s expenses. He has also been ordered to pay a further $20,750 in child support for that month, reported the website.
The couple already have two daughters, 28-year-old Beyoncé and 23-year-old singer Solange.
Announcing their split in December, they said in a joint statement: “If anyone is expecting an ugly, messy fight, they will be sadly disappointed.” Tina Knowles runs a clothing company called House Of Dereon with her superstar daughter. “The decision to end our marriage is an amicable one. We remain friends, parents, and business partners. We ask for your respect of our privacy as we handle this matter,” said Tina. But despite the reports of his infidelity, a friend of the Tina and Matthew said the split “really wasn’t about affairs”. They said the couple, who were married in 1980, “simply drifted apart and led busy, separate lives”.
Source said: “It’s a rough time for the family – especially over the holidays. The kids are sad, but it’s been unraveling for some time. They will try to make it cordial. They put their kids first, and will still be around each other.”
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