Mary J. Blige was honored at the HSA Masquerade Ball following her estranged husband Kendu Isaacs revealing why Mary should pay more spousal support. Get those deets, plus peep flicks of Naomi Campbell, Mariah Carey and more living it up inside…
Mary J. Blige may be going through a nasty divorce from her estranged husband Kendu Isaacs, but she still has a few reasons to smile.
The R&B songstress was honored by her peers at the Harlem School of the Arts annual Masquerade Ball held at The Plaza Hotel in NYC recently.
The Harlem School of the Arts enriches the lives of young people and their families through world-class training in and exposure to the arts. Funds raised at the event help to provide scholarships to young people of all backgrounds and pre-professional training in the arts. Mary was honored alongside Ray Chew, Renee Elise Goldsberry & Debra L. Lee.
Power 105 personality (and Mary's good friend) Angie Martinez presented her with the honor and "The View" co-host Sunny Hostin was the evening's host.
While the Strength of a Woman singer was all smiles at the event, there’s drama still brewing in her life. Her estranged husband Kendu Isaacs is looking to increase his temporary spousal support payments. Yes, true f*** boi material.
The Blast reports:
According to documents obtained by The Blast, Isaacs says he has been unemployed since the divorce case was filed, and claims Blige is trashing him in the press, hindering his ability to get a job.
He points out the singer has released two songs, “Love Yourself” and “Set Me Free” which he says are now known as her “divorce songs.” He says Blige has seen a surge in success as a result of the breakup.
Meanwhile, Isaacs says since leaving the $8 million he shared with Blige, he’s shacking up in a 1,400 sq. ft. apartment in Los Angeles. He says he needs more money from Blige just to survive.
He’s apparently done the math too … he’s asking for $65,000 per month, which he says should be a drop in the bucket for Blige, who he claims has $275,476 per month available for support payments.
THIS guy….
She's already paying him $30K/month in temporary spousal support.
Rap icons MC Lyte and Doug E Fresh came out to support
Alexander Smalls and actor Leon Robinson were in the mix with a guest.
DJ D-Nice was on the 1s and 2s.
On the carpet...
46 and o'so FAB! The Queen of Hip Hop Soul slayed this Yousef Aljasmi number.
Mary shared a moment with fellow honoree Renee Elise Goldsberry and then snapped it up with some of the HSA students:
Below are more carpet flicks from MC Lyte, Alfree Woodard, Yandy Smith, and Vashtie Kola:
Congrats Mary!
At another event...
When a legendary singer and model link up!
Mariah Carey and Naomi Campbell joined forces for a fun night out at the 2nd annual WWD Honors held at The Pierre in New York City to celebrate famed fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld (below) and more.
Yep, MiMi (rocking a Yousef Aljasmi) and her beau Bryan Tanaka are still going strong.
Mariah's ex-billionarie beau James Packer spoke out recently saying his relationship with MiMi was a "mistake." Catch up HERE.
The Grammy Award winner also hit the stage to flex her vocals during the event.
And Naomi was on full Karl stan mode:
Ha!
Supermodel Joan Smalls linked up with her model friends Gigi and Bella Hadid along with momager Kris Jenner.
Photos: Getty/Clint Spaulding/WWD or Patrick MacLeod/WWD
