Andre Romelle Young is the founder of the Beats Electronics brand that is valued at about $800 million. However in 2014, the music company Dre founded was sold to Apple for $3 billion, leading to him being called “Hip-hop’s first billionaire”. Dre is a Rapper and is also the co-founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment.

Andre Romelle Young and his wife Nicole got married in May 1996. At that time, he had a complicated love history, but Nicole was still determined to marry this flower-loving rapper.

Dre often posts sweet messages about his marriage on Instagram. On his 22nd wedding anniversary (2018), the male rapper took his wife to New York by helicopter to see her favorite musical Hamilton.

However, things seemed to get worse in a very short period of time. In June 2020, the couple announced their divorce due to irreconcilable differences. Nicole hired Spector – a high-powered Hollywood lawyer who has handled famous divorce cases – to protect her rights.

When filing the petition in court, Nicole only said there were too many reasons why they could not reconcile. But fans discovered that, in fact, a woman who had a broken marriage (Nicole was married to NBA player Sedale Threatt) like Nicole has a hard time regaining trust again.

In 2014, Andre bought a $40 million home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles

Meanwhile, Dre has a total of 7 children, 4 sons and 3 daughters from 5 different women.

When he was 16 years old, he had his first child with his 15-year-old girlfriend. According to multiple sources, Dre did not meet his son until 20 years later.

In 2015, Dre was forced to issue a public apology after multiple women accused him of abuse, including Michel’s ex, female rapper Tairrie B, and hip-hop journalist Dee Barnes.

He did not address each allegation individually but said in a statement: “Twenty-five years ago I was a young man who was playing around and drinking too much alcohol. I had no clear life plans in my head.

However, none of that was the cause of what I did. I have been married for 19 years and every day I work to be a better man for my family. I’m doing everything I can so I’m never like my past self again.”

He added: “I apologize to the women I have hurt. I deeply regret what I did and know it has forever impacted all of our lives.”

Divorce battle

The last time Dre and his wife were seen together was in February 2020 at a Tom Ford fashion show.

In September 2020, it was reported that Nicole was demanding $2 million per month in maintenance but Dre’s lawyer had previously told the court that her client had voluntarily paid all expenses since when they broke up.

Nicole also asked for $5 million in attorney fees, but Dre said he voluntarily paid nearly $1 million even though the divorce documents weren’t even filed until June.

Dre posted a celebratory photo on Instagram in a rather excited mood.

No matter how sweet it is, divorce is still like a war, everyone wants the best interests for themselves. Nicole accused her ex-husband of hiding valuable assets during the divorce settlement and Dre objected and said her thoughts were “ridiculous”.

During the long fight, Nicole called Dre’s “move” an “epic fail that revealed his true colors”.

Finally, on December 29, 2021, Dre agreed to pay Nicole $100 million (2,365 billion VND) to settle. Dre will give the first $50 million at that time and the next $50 million half a year later.

After completing the divorce proceedings with his ex-wife, Dre posted a celebratory photo on Instagram in a rather excited mood. How sad for a 24 year marriage that was once admired by many people.