Amerie, the singer who graced the Billboard Scorching 100 Prime 10 record together with her hit single “1 Factor” in 2005, is finalizing her divorce with ex-husband Lenny Nicholson, nonetheless the decide has revealed some shocking information concerning the singer’s month-to-month revenue.
In accordance with court docket paperwork obtained by TMZ, the decide estimated Amerie’s month-to-month revenue at roughly $5,735, whereas her estranged husband, Lenny Nicholson, reportedly earned round $10,000 per thirty days, suggesting the singer might not have been within the strongest monetary place in recent times.
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The previous couple, who married in 2011 and separated in 2024, reportedly didn’t share any actual property or joint financial institution accounts that wanted to be divided in the course of the divorce proceedings. Nevertheless, Nicholson sought vital monetary compensation from the court docket, together with $1.75 million in alleged unpaid commissions, $150,000 in damages tied to claims of verbal assaults and emotional misery, spousal assist, and extra funds.
Right here’s what the ex-couple will stroll away with, in keeping with the docs.
Amerie retained possession of her enterprise ventures, Amerie Inc., Cer One Touring, and Mi Suk Publishing, together with a 2016 Vary Rover. The court docket additionally ordered Nicholson to return Amerie’s tv tracks and an exterior onerous drive containing her music recordsdata that remained in his possession.
Notably, Nicholson had labored intently with Amerie for greater than 20 years, serving as her music supervisor, tour producer, efficiency director, and enterprise strategist. In accordance with the TMZ-obtained paperwork, he alleged that he was by no means totally compensated for his contributions all through the wedding, together with parts of music royalties, merchandise earnings, and guide publishing income.
The court docket in the end ordered Nicholson to pay $2,298 per thirty days in youngster assist. Amerie was granted main bodily custody of their son, whereas Nicholson acquired parenting time each third weekend.
Within the divorce petition filed by Amerie, the “1 Factor” singer listed June 25, 2011, because the date of marriage. She acknowledged the pair had been separated since April 2024 and described the wedding as “irretrievably damaged.” The submitting additionally confirmed the couple shares one son collectively.
Nicholson, nonetheless, alleged that Amerie left the marital dwelling in April 2024 whereas he was recovering from surgical procedure. He claimed he was pressured to pay $44,000 towards her lease, along with masking different bills.
He additionally accused the singer of spending $20,000 on beauty surgical procedure and taking luxurious holidays to Mexico and Jamaica. In his submitting, Nicholson additional alleged that Amerie restarted her music profession after leaving him and claimed she was utilizing an 18-week advertising and marketing plan he created with out giving him credit score.
Amerie opened up about her divorce from Lenny Nicholson in 2025.
Amerie spoke publicly about her divorce from Nicholson throughout a 2025 look on Manner Up With Angela Yee. Through the interview, the singer revealed that she and Nicholson had truly been separated since 2023 and have been nonetheless navigating the divorce course of. Regardless of the challenges, Amerie appeared optimistic concerning the future and mirrored positively on the teachings she realized all through the connection.
She defined that she by no means felt “trapped” or disconnected from herself in the course of the marriage, however harassed the worth of particular person development.
“All of the relationships that now we have I imagine now we have them as a result of we’re alleged to be taught one thing, and all the pieces is a blessing,” she informed Yee across the 9:21 minute mark of the interview. “So I don’t imagine in, like, placeholders … all the pieces is a lesson that can assist you develop.”
Amerie continued, “One factor that’s essential, too, is to recollect you wish to discover somebody that you may amplify, that amplifies you. As a result of generally — and this isn’t essentially my scenario — however after I actually began taking a look at it and I actually began serious about how individuals pair off and what that’s … You could be with somebody the place you keep the identical. You could be with somebody that may dim your gentle, and possibly you dim their gentle. You could be with somebody who amplifies you and who you amplify.”
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