Damon Thomas: How Does He Owe $1.5 Million in Child Support?

Often cited as a deadbeat dad due to his highly irresponsible behavior, Damon Thomas is the first husband of the model and reality TV star, Kim Kardashian. He is also the father of their child and is cited to have shown the least concern when it has come to his parental duties.

Damon Thomas – First Husband of Kim Kardashian

Damon Thomas’ name often pops up on the radar whenever the name of the famed model and reality TV star Kim Kardashian is discussed. The businesswoman has had a happening life with ups and downs, and Damon Thomas is categorized in the ‘down’ category.

Kim Kardashian’s first love which materialized into holy matrimony owed her around $1.5 million till last month in child support. The deadbeat father also has not seen his son in around 16 years and is not an exemplary parental figure. 

The real question remains, who is Damon Thomas? Is the man behind the marriage of Keeping Up With The Kardashians reality star really a deadbeat? Are all claims against him true? We take a look behind the story of the man amongst other details. 

Who is Damon Thomas? 

The name of Daon Thomas is pretty popular and renowned in the music production industry. And despite the efforts and recognition of the man in the showbiz industry, his link to the name Kim Kardashian and his marriage with her has left a dent mark on his reputation.

Damon Thomas is a successful and renowned music producer. He has worked with recording artists who have gone on to achieve fame and success later on. His name rarely pops up in the news as he is the man behind the artist and behind the camera.

But whenever he is mentioned in the news, it is due to negative connotations. His marriage with a young Kim Kardashian who was 19 at the time of marriage lasted for three years. 

Damon Thomas and His Work – The Underdogs

The reality star may have given us a different side to the man, but Damon Thomas has achieved considerable success in his career as a music producer. He is a Grammy award winner and is a mogul when it comes to the music industry.

He has worked alongside many noteworthy artists such as Harvey Mason Jr. under the tag name The Underdogs. 

Both the celebrities have worked with universally acclaimed superstars such as Lionel Richie, R. Kelly, Chris Brown, and Pink. These names alone have garnered enough fame for the mogul.

The Underdogs have also played their part when it comes to Dreamgirls and its soundtrack. The said soundtrack featured many famous names such as Beyonce, Eddie Murphy, the famous actor Jamie Foxx, and Jennifer Hudson. 

Working on their path to fame

Their road to success didn’t stop there and they went on ahead to work for Chris Brown on a single F. A. M. E. They also contributed to The Help, a Hollywood famous Mary J. Bilge track. 

A project which is considered one of the biggest and pinnacle works of The Underdogs was Pitch Perfect. The film franchise starred Anna Kendrick, and this was a huge opportunity for the producers and they stepped up to the moment. 

Marriage with Kim Kardashian

Damon Thomas was 29 and the then-unknown to the world girl Kim Kardashian was 19 when they eloped. The pair married each other and were deeply in love at the time. The year was 2000.

But it was not made to be, and the marriage lasted for three years. Cracks began to soon appear in their relationship and soon enough, they filed for divorce.

Dissolving of their Marriage

The marriage ended after 3 years in the year 2004. Damon Thomas, after proceedings, was ordered to hand over Kim Kardashian’s $44,000 as a single-time payment. This ended the teenage affair of the reality star and they both moved on in their lives.

It was after this divorce that the star engaged herself with Ray J, the famous R&B singer. It is from this union that Kim Kardashian would go on to achieve fame. 

More details regarding the marriage with Kim Kardashian

As is the case with such personal matters, many details are left hidden due to personal preferences. But rare is such a case with such stars. 

Kim Kardashian later claimed it was Damon Thomas who encouraged her to pursue cosmetic surgery. This was to make her look more ‘perfect’ and beautiful. 

Their ‘irreconcilable differences’ were the basis for their separation and divorce. It wasn’t until 2011 that the divorce papers would leak. In the papers, Kim Kardashian claimed Damon Thomas was frequently violent during their marriage towards her. 

Damon Thomas denied such claims and cited Kim as just being greedy to get “a lot of money” out of his pockets. He insists the accusations are all far-fetched and just a ploy for money.

Damon Thomas’ Side of the Story

Rarely is the story of the groom followed in such messy cases where celebrities are involved. Much attention is given to the bride. We take a look into Damon Thomas’ side of the story.

Damon Thomas insists that he was the one who initiated the separation and he did so after he caught his wife, Kim Kardashian, cheating. He also gave an interview where he claimed that Kardashian was and is obsessed with fame. 

“Kim is obsessed with fame. She can’t write or sing or dance, so she does harmful things in order to validate herself in the media. That’s a fame-whore to me.”

He also claims that he has paid for all the expensive plastic surgery on the superstar. 

Kim Kardashian insisted that Damon Thoman employed a very controlling nature when it came to his personal side. She claims she was young at the time and she didn’t know much back then. 

The Situation Now

There have been reports of Damon Thomas being involved in money woes. Filing for bankruptcy (his record label), having a tax burden, being evicted from his apartment due to failure to pay rent are some of the financial constraints which the artist faced. 

Although he has arrears in child support, of which Kim states he owes a lot, the artist has started another record company and is continuing his work. He is married now again to another woman, and lives a separate life than the Kardashians. 

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