After a year of separation, Tina Knowles, 70 and Richard Lawson, 77, are officially divorced.
One of the terms in the settlement is that Tina must pay her estranged ex-husband a one-time payment of $300K. Neither she nor Richard will receive spousal support from the other.
Tina and Richard tied the knot on April 12, 2015, and separated on July 25, 2023. Tina filed for divorce on July 26, 2023.
According to court documents obtained by In Touch, Tina, submitted the agreement that covers all outstanding issues.
The parties agree that “irreconcilable differences have arisen between the parties which have led to the irremediable breakdown of the marriage, making it impossible for the parties to live together as husband and wife.”
Regarding their community property, Tina was awarded a 2018 Tesla, a 2020 Bentley, the Matriarch Book “deal” with Penguin Random House, a 1 percent interest in Kirby Beauty Management LLC, furniture and artwork in her possession, and all creative works, ideas, drafts and other materials generated by Tina during the marriage.
Non-disparagement clause
On the other hand, Richard’s awards were a 2021 Cadillac Escalade, various bank and retirement accounts, all money owed to Richard Lawson Studios, earned royalties, and all his creative works that manifested during the marriage. As far as the Cadillac, he had to pay everything for it. The court docs also reveal an NDA that both must sign, which bars both of them from speaking negatively about the other party, their children, or their grandchildren. This ensures that details about the lives of the three children of the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer and her billionaire husband Jay-Z will remain private.
“With respect to the mutual desire to protect the privacy rights of any and all present or future grandchildren of either party, the parties agree that they will not, when asked by any media or person, discuss said grandchildren or future grandchildren whether verbally or in writing,” Tina Knowles and Richard Lawson’s agreement reportedly reads.
In other news, Tina’s endorsement of Kamala Harris put some more Beyoncé songs on the campaign playlist. As her family continues to see success, we wish her and Lawson the best in the future with all their endeavors.