METHOD MAN: ANY CHILD SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE ON $5,000/MONTH
Method Man and his son attended the All Points West Music& Arts Festival Pre-Event Kick-Off Party on July 30, 2009 in New York City.
Meanwhile, the father of four-Method Man has two sons (born 1996) and (born around 2000) and two daughters (born 1997) and (born in 2003)- is speaking out on the Nas and Kelis Child support settlement case. During a recent visit to WKYS radio station, Method Man used Kelis and Nas’ situation as a steppingstone to vent out against women who don’t “respect themselves”.
“…I’m not speaking about Nas and Kelis, because that’s disrespectful, but ladies let’s be for real…, a kid doesn’t need[$55,000] to survive. You trying to maintain your life style. That’s [messed] up. I want to see the shoe on the other foot.”
He added, “What the kids don’t understand is that air they breathing, the lights, the cable,the mortgage, all that fall on Daddy’s shoulders.”
Method Man, who feels that the court system is “geared more towards the women”, ended his rant by saying that he feels that any child should be able to live on “$5,000/month”.
Click Here to watch the video of Method Man speaking out on Nas and Kelis’ child support case. Warning: Video has vulgar language as well as content.
BCK Says: What do you think readers? Does Method Man have a point?
Method Man definitely has a point.
The judicial system has to drawn the line between maintaining the child’s lifestyle and the mother’s lifestyle.
Once the relationship has ended, the “benefits” should end too. The only person who should reap the benefits is the child(ren).
If that wasn’t the case, these golddiggers would not be chasing after these men (entertainers, athletes, business men, etc.).
The same applies to men (can we say Kevin Federline).
So, I definitely agree with Meth.
I understand that $55,000 is excessive to us everyday people, however; being a celebrity holds a price tag. Rather it’s a man or a woman, I would not want to be a successful celebrity eating lobster, taking trips abroad, buying jewelry or flashy cars and my child is eating Ramen noodles, hotdogs, and lives in an apartment while I have 3 or 4 mansions, the mother or father driving a pinto, etc. I am an educated woman & I believe a man/woman shouldn’t “have” to be told what to pay for their child. Being a celebrity, you know what it costs to maintain “your” lifestyle & that same lifestyle should be good enough for your child as well as your child’s mother/father. (The person that takes care of them) If you aren’t doing bad, why would you want the child’s parent to do bad? I don’t understand it, I would provide an adequate amount of child support each month & then when the child turns 18, all that would cease. You have to look at things realistically.
I agree with Klasselade. If your good enough to live that lifestyle, dont you want the same for your child or does he/she get shunned because they are living with the other parent?
That’s true…but you missed my point.
The child should be the only one to benefit from the paying parent’s success. That why it’s called child support…not ex-spousal support.
By all means, if the parent is riding in Escalades, the child should too (not literally but you know what I mean).
In today’s society, it seems as if these ladies are looking at having these children for THEIR OWN financial gain.
You are right, there shouldn’t be a “set amount” but the courts really need to take into consideration on what is really needed to financially raise a child…not raise a child AND finance the baby-mama (or baby daddy).
you said: “…my child is eating Ramen noodles, hotdogs, and lives in an apartment…”
if you are paying $5000/month, and your child is eating ramen noodles, hotdogs, etc., you need to get someone else other than your ex/baby mama handling your child’s interest, because she obviously doesn’t have a financial clue or is just out-and-out dipping her hand - deep - into the baby’s till!
i agree. klasselade
Yes, I agree with him and I am woman. I think that these stars have made a lifestyle for themselves, and that’s what they are trying to maintain. If it was spousal support included in that, then I guess that is a different story, since they live on a certain level. But STRICTLY, child support there is no way, that a baby needs that much money. I guess they go off of the man’s income, just like normal people and that’s why these star’s have to pay so much.
agreed…sorry ladies, but it’s true. To me its crazy how the judicial system favors the femal parent to the point of backrupting a man out of all his money. I’m womanist to the core, but that ain’t right.
I couldn’t agree with u more. Some of these woman the amount they’re asking for in child support is ridiculous 55,000 what could a 1 month possibly need with that much money. I am a single mother of two I wish my daughters father would pay 5,000 a month in child support for both. He wouldn’t hear me complain about nothing I’m grateful for anything with the economy the way it is. It’s obvious that most of these women request the large amount of child support to maintain the lavish life style they had prior to the split.Try taking a walk in my shoes…
Can a child live on 5,000/a month? yes….the question however is that if the father can afford 2 pay more 4 the child 2 live the life they had 4b divorce shouldnt that be the most important thing? Being bent on the fact that u dont want ur ex 2 live comfortable should not be of any concern 2 the ex-husband. As long as that child wants 4 not a thing whats the big deal? but i can see both side and yes what if the shoe where on the other foot but “if” is just that and its not.
you said: “…Being bent on the fact that u dont want ur ex 2 live comfortable…”
it’s not about YOUR not wanting your ex to live comfortably, it’s all about your ex - as an ADULT who is no longer in a relationship with you - being responsible for their own upkeep and lifestyle.
how long do people believe they should be able to live off of someone else’s dime once “the thrill is gone”?
And im not disagreeing im just saying the main focus should always be that child.Some people need time after divorce ta get back on their feet.
very handsome, although meth has a point, nobody made you lie down with that woman and procreate…comndoms people condoms
Yea that is high. Its is just cause of the lifestyle they live. Cause in know mothers who get 200 maybe. 300 a month for child support. Dats all
i wish i had $5000 let alone $55000 a mnth just for having my daughter, with 55 i could have a house, (fully owned) within 3 mnths, a car, a holiday an the baby would still be fed an clothed lol i dunno wat that judge thinks babys need… i’m lucky, my daughters father lives with us and takes care of his responsibilities in house, an it costs him far less! lol men should realise that
I agree with Meth. What exactly does a newborn (or any aged child, for that matter) need that requires 55,000 a month?… Just ridiculous!!
And side-note: I thought support is calculated by income….I highly doubt that Nas “has it” like that.
But I guess “what goes around, comes around”. (If you act like a D*ck-head then you’ll get treated like one.
The whole situation is just foolishness!!
Yes I do agree with him. =)
Method Man is 100% percent in that kids don’t need $55,000 perm onth to live. However, guys like Method Man should realize that if they don’t want to shell out thousands of dollars each month in child support then they should have all their children with one woman, and that woman should be their wife. What’s wrong with good ol’ fashioned marraige and learning how to live with each other?! If you stay, you won’t pay…
I can see his point. However the court/child support system goes by financial records of the non-custodial parent paying child support and then they take a certain percentage of that; whether the ex is making $2,000.00 a month or $200,000.00. IMO there should not be a special sliding scale in favor of child support paying celebs, because they make more money than the average 9-5er and their child would receive more child support monies than the average 9-5er’s child. It may seem like the court/child support system is geared more towards women but I believe that is because more mothers are custodial parents than fathers.
By his/his lawyers (on his behalf) statments, “Nas did not want to pay an outrageous amount of support to Kelis, he even stated what he thought would be fair”, so I see him definitely showing how much he made per month and that is what the court system went off!!! I still think that no child needs that type of money to be well taken care of. (sp)
Only $9000 of that money was child support. The rest was SPOUSAL support. So his premise is off. There are plenty of examples of people using the system, this isn’t one of them. That comment about “maintaining” her lifestyle is almost word for word how spousal support is defined. They were MARRIED. Which is why when people who don’t want the system that was set up to protect spouses in such a situation (though, most weren’t rich or famous..spousal support wasn’t made for celebrities), they get a pre-nup, beforehand.
So, no the baby didn’t get 50,000. There are celebrity child support cases where this has happened. But Nas’s son just gets $9000 and month.
The saddest thing in the world to me is how people have perverted the institution of marriage. As adults we have to realize that we make commitments when we say “I DO”. Back in our parents day and our grandparent’s days they stayed in relationships and made them work because thats what “for better or for worse is.” That being said, a DIVORCE is classified in legal terminology (im in law school) and in Websters Dictionary as “the legal dissolution of a marriage, and to part and break association with” TO PART AND BREAK ASSOCIATION WITH…in my opinion, and in the opinion of every man that ever lived, WHEN YOU DECIDE TO DIVORCE ME AND DIVORCE THIS MARRIAGE YOU ALSO DIVORCE THE LIFESTYLE. No man should be required to pay a woman spousal support when she is no longer a spouse. You should not be allowed to divorce someone, for any reason, and keep the married lifestyle which you formally had. It is a true travesty of law and common sense.
If Kelis wants to live that fabulous lifestyle, then maybe she should quit making whack a$$ records. Just because you marry someone with money doesn’t mean when that marriage fails you gotta be taken care of for the rest of your life. If you have a good job, and then you lose it, does that mean the next job you get has to pay you the same amount? That is rediculous. Red man is 100% right. If she want to live that lifestyle, she needs to get it for herself. I am sure NAS will always take care of his little man regardless.
I agree with Method Man. If this is in reference to Nas and Kellis she was actually award $9000 for child support while the rest of the money is for maintanence of the house including the mortgage and her support.. He is given the option of returning to the house. The $55,000 also included paying her the money she has used to maintain the house then the monthly payment will decrease to $45,000. Is $9000 to much for child support. Absolutely. Should she be reimbursed for her living expenses since the separation. No. Should she be reimbursed for prenatal care, hospitalization and baby items. Yes, at half the cost. Woman must take responsiblility for their actions also. If she knew Nas was unfaithful during the marriage then protective sex is the #1 choice to make.
She is not a baby’s mother. She was entitled to SPOUSAL support to support her lifestyle when she was married. People are so used to hearing about baby mamas that they assume that all judicial relief must be connected to the baby. That’s wrong. Again, she was entitled not just to child support, but to spousal support. Repeat after me: There is a difference between baby mamas and wives.
Moreover, she can’t make her car note and mortgage disappear in middle of a recession just because her marriage has failed.
Again, not everyone is a baby mama. Under the legal system, she is entitled to HALF of his money. Nas has been in the industry for nearly 20 years; I’m sure he will be okay. If he had a problem with it, he should have gotten a pre-nup. Really folks, it’s not all child support, and Method Man is last person to comment on things with his messiness.
Kelis is the one who divorced Nas so now he has to pay her. Nas is contributing $9000.00 to the baby and how much is Kelis contributing? Kelis needs that much to raise her son? If she is so unstable and cannot support her own son then maybe nas should be the primary care taker. Knight will be with a baby nurse anyway according to Kelis. So what does it matter if he is at Nas house or Kelis house?
Kelis even said herself things were not going too good for them and she thought getting pregnant would help them stay together. Or did she really mean getting pregnant will ensure that she gets money out of Nas.
I thought the 55K was spousal support also? Meth is bitter because he has 2 children outside of his marriage (that he had while married) by some chick that he only pays $2500 a month for. I would not take any advice from either one of these idiots.
i agree. 55,000 is way too much. besides a private school. what are you buying your child that you need 55,000 a month? i think the rich father should just have to pay the basic essentials like clothes, school etc. if the mom wants to be living lavish too, she should get a J.O.B. and pay for it her own damn self.
He is 100% right. But, I did read that most of the money is for alimony, not that it makes it any better.
I agree that any kid can survive off 50000 a month, but when daddy is making millions in a year and living a luxurious life rather than spending it on his kid who is getting 50000 a month and is barely seeing daddy, that really tells something about daddy.
just saying
daddy also has to make sure mommy is ok, cause she is the other half to his child, I don’t care what no one says when your treat the mother or father of your child bad, your are treat your child bad.
I totally agree with Annie. Kelis is not just a baby mama, she is a wife and she deserves what ever she wants. She has dealt with Nas cheating on her numerous times and reason why she wanted a divorce is because of his cheating ways. She was tired of it, and her and any women that has dealt with a cheating man deserves spousal support. I see nothing wrong with Kelis getting that much money and at the end of the day the court is going to base it on the mans income and how long the marriage lasted. And with that said everyone have a beautiful day.
how much does nas other baby mom have? well thats how much kelis should get in child support. The other baby mom not complaining (at least not 2 loudly). Plus she should still be recieving alimony right? Also u bck readers/bloggers are right, she should be keep in the lifestyle she is use to. Which mean nas should atleast supply her with a house, a car n some furniture. After that child support n alimony is significant enought 4 her to live with until she gets a new hustle and bring in her own paper
Oh plz, everyone of u need to shut up, because if the father of ur kid/kids was made to give that much, none of u would be complaining. Method Man need to shut up, he or no other man would have to worry about that if they learn how to use protection. At least Kelis was married with her pregnancy. I’m pretty sure those of u that are getting child support are not arguing with the judge that it’s to much,lol. Like I said before, it’s plenty of white celebs get way more money than that a month and I don’t see any of ya complaining. Charlie Sheen girls get ova 100,000 a month, lets see who complains about that. Doesn’t his ex work as an actress/model making her own cash?
i agree with him
Actually, to be honest, a child can live on a lot less than that, maybe a couple hundred. I think the point in these kinds of settlements, though, is so the child can have almost the same way of live that he’d have if living with the other parent.
By the way, courts these days also award large sums to males, if they were married to women who make more. Look at Nick Lachey, who supposedly came away with about $30M after divorcing Jessica Simpson (no children). Jennifer Lopez’s second husband got $15M (no kids). And, Kevin Federline continues to do well after divorcing Britney Spears. Women these days DO have to pay.
If it was me, I’d want my child to have the best of everything, even if he lived with the other parent; I’d want my child brought up in a nice home, go to the best schools, etc. But, that’s just me.
I don’t know what’s wrong with black folks these days. I read somewhere that Katharine Jackson is on social security and desperately needed money for household expenses, and I’m thinking, isn’t one of her children (Janet) a millionaire? We used to take care of our parents. It’s pretty sad how selfish we’ve become.
See people need to understand the difference between Rumor and Real.
Do u honestly think Janet would have her mother living day to day off social secruity?
Micheal and Janet are the 2 that was helping taking care of their mother.
It is a shame she got other kids that are broke.
Don’t Belive everything YOU read!
Katherine was fighting for money for the kids.
Method man is cheap! Period! Also has been always will be. I say this loud as ever….how dare a rapper, or any kind of artist make millions of dollars live in million dollar mansions, take hundred thousand dollar vacations… give their children pennies and cents? Wear a condom if you don’t want kids, or else zip it.
And the court system is Justice for All. For many many years men and woman have skipped out on their wives and children and made new babies and had new girlfriends leaving the system, and others to feed their children…
I don’t feel sorry for Nas, look at lionel Richie this man paid oddles of money to his wife and instead of crying over it he’s working..(got a new album out).. So I say stop the flipping Boo hooing and get in the studio, get on a Drakes coat tail and remix something…lmao!
To all those saying the woman should not get a healthy percentage of the father’s income — think again.
When a woman has a child it can set her back. Motherhood (especially single motherhood) can negatively impact the mother’s health, finances, career, social-life, earning potential, etc. Nine months of pregnancy, recovery, breastfeeding, post-pardum, and the over-all craziness that comes with trying to raise a child alone (pediatrician appointments, getting yourself back into shape, etc)! The mother cannot just pick-up where she was (career-wise or socially) right after the baby is born.
On the other hand the man does not skip a beat socially, career-wise, health-wise. Giving birth to a child and raising it the right way can set the mother way-back in so many ways that the man cannot even imagine.
I’m not saying the woman needs to be compensated for having her child. I’m just saying that the overall IMPACT of having a child should be equally distributed between the parents.
Any man who is not okay with giving up a substantial percentage of his time and money to the welfare of his child should not be having a child. And this holds true even if the couple is married, separated, divorced, or otherwise.
he is fine!!!!!!!!!!lol da lil boi now
i watched the vid i agree w/ him and red
I watched the video and i definitely agree with Meth and Red lol, some of these women are very trifling and take advantage of the situation to get money for themselves, rather than their child. I’ve lived in a household where this has happened, and I don’t think it’s fair to the child. Especially when they realize their mother is using them as a weapon against their father.
I don’t mean no harm, but it annoys me to the fullest when people support the comments of Method Man on this subject.
Let me tell you why:
True, there are dubious women out there who “trap” guys, pop out babies, only so they can manipulate a man’s mind and money.
However, in the case of Nas and Kelis, why WOULDN’T Nas want his son to have the fruits of his labors AS HIS SON?
Why would he want to see Kelis and HIS SON not living the life that his fame and fortune afforded HIM?
It’s only fair.
And if men and women were more responsible and STAND UP about theirs, you wouldn’t have COURTS forcing ADULTS to do the right thing.
Men, stop whining about “gold diggers” so-called “trapping” you and USE A CONDOM.
Women, stop having low self-esteem and live a life of dignity and respect for your KIDS. Stop letting these men beat you down and make you think that you aren’t worth more than some good sex.
I’m just sick of folk defending and justifying the wrong things. Nas and Kelis, TOGETHER, were a couple making a combined 7 to 8 figures. Kelis deserves whatever the court got based on her lawyer’s efforts and what was agreed upon. We know NOTHING about their personal life or what led to her even going hard in court ANYWAY. There are PLENTY of men, rich or not, who know how to treat the mother of their children with respect and know how to handle their HANDLE outside of court!
YEP HES RIGHT.
First of all, They were married..and now u see the difference between these hood rich ni**as and baby mamas!! Yes, a child born into a certain lifestyle has to maintain a lifestyle…Between rent/mortgage, formula, pampers, Dr. appts/bills etc. Hell if that’s enough then maybe Meth & Red nedd to open daycare. See if you can throw 10,000 in a strip club, and not blink..but you gotta go to court for your seed that you probably made off the same stripper…you are not real men.
now days the females takes the child support and uses it as their own support..and thats what fucks up the system today in society..
Child support is based on the parent’s income. So some females out there want children with celebs so they can get paid. Being a woman i feel that its wrong to do that. At the same time the child should live and be treated to the best that their parents can afford. Too bad the judges can’t order the women to find jobs. I also feel that was a baby $5000 is PLENTY. Once child starts school if Dad can afford it then he can pay tuition if they want private school. but that money should go to the school not the baby mama. These men have to be accountable for who they sleep with too. Stop screwing every cute thing that comes around. AND ALWAYS WRAP IT UP! Jay-Z is a multi millionaire…and he has NO CHILDREN. Maybe they need to check with Jay and see how he did it all these years.
I think this is s sensitive subject that doesn’t have a single resolution.
As a woman I believe that it is a womans equal responsibility for taking care of her kids, don’t leave the financial burden on the men. I mean GET A JOB and look after yourself. Anything that comes as child support should be just that… SUPPORT FOR THE CHILD. If the age a number of kids you have and the custody arrangements doesn’t permit time for a job and your are a stay at home mom, then a little bit extra from within reason agreed on by your ex should be acceptable.
Celebraties like Kelis who have made their own money should not be greedy.
When it comes to lifestyle maintanence it should be acceptable in the case when the person paying cheated or was responsible for the breakdown of the relationship.
…but yeah Methodman is right. 5,000 a month is more than enough for a child.
$5,000 a month! that’s $60,000 a year for a kid. most adults don’t make that even with a college degree. i could get a nice apartment downtown (chicago), pay utilities/bills, plus have a social life on $60,000 a year.
After hearing this story and some of the comments that were made. I think that the problems isn’t just the baby mommas; it’s also the attorney general as well. The attorney general should make these mothers that sit at home all day with no life get a job. How long does the father have to pay for the mother’s laziness and her inability too provide for her own shopping; pedicure; and girls night out. The man is responsible for his child’s care just as well as the mother is responsible for nuturing. There are to many avenues that women can take too get their needs met.If the goverment would be just as hard on these women as us some of this ludacris child support expenses would change.
55,000 a month!
Although many of you have a very valid point, much that I agree with, it’s even more simple than people realize. Know the person you’re dealing with, having children with, marrying, etc. What type of relationship do you have? I think that a man or woman (whichever is in a more plentiful financial situation), should want to look out for the person they are splitting up with. Yes, you should definitely pay child support. That goes without saying. But, if you loved them enough to want a relationship, you should still love them enough to make sure they are ok. Not forever, but be reasonable. What happened to people being FRIENDS with there partner. Get out of the relationship before you hate each other. Don’t mistreat each other. It’s time for people to start using there brains. When my relationship ended, my ex made sure I had a place and a vehicle. He even payed my rent and utilities for a whole year. I was very greatful for that because he didn’t have to do it. But, we have always had a respect for each other and our friendship. Come on people, it’s not as hard as you think. Act like adults and human beings with feelings and watch how little we see this type of thing. I wish them all well.