Teyana Taylor pays $70,000 after contempt ruling over divorce talk

Teyana Taylor said she willingly paid a court-ordered $70,000 billed to her by ex-husband Iman Shumpert after a judge found her in contempt for publicly discussing aspects of their divorce. Speaking on The Breakfast Club on Aug. 27, the singer and actress called the payment "the best lil coin I ever spent" and said wiring the money quickly bought her peace and closure after a protracted, highly public split.

The contempt finding stemmed from an Instagram Live in March in which Taylor addressed rumors about the divorce and denied claims that she had tried to seize Shumpert's assets. A judge concluded that the video violated confidentiality terms in the couple's divorce judgment and ordered Taylor to cover $70,000 in Shumpert's legal fees. The court also denied her request that he pay her legal expenses. Separately, one of Shumpert's motions alleging she breached a parenting plan was dismissed, according to court records.

Taylor defended her decision to speak out, saying the online chatter had become damaging and that she felt compelled to protect her children from false narratives circulating on social media. "Every single time something amazing is going on in my life, it's...