Hip-hop
star Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has
been ordered to pay more than $21,000 a
month in child support to an ex-girlfriend
with whom he has an 11-year-old son.
The order, issued Thursday by the New
York Supreme Court's Appellate Division,
came after Combs appealed a Westchester
Family Court ruling last year that he
should pay $35,000 a month. He currently
pays about $5,000.
The ex-girlfriend, Misa Hylton-Brim,
had sued for higher monthly payments and
about $398,000 in back support for their
son, Justin.
The appellate court judge awarded a lower
but undisclosed amount in back support
and ordered Combs to pay Hylton-Brim's
legal fees. The judge set monthly support
payments at $21,782.
Rob Shuter, a spokesman for Combs, said
Combs would appeal the decision to the
state Court of Appeals.
While separated from girlfriend Kim Porter,
Combs, 35, was also sued for child support
for their son, Christian. He pays Porter,
a model, about $30,000 a month.
