American singer Faith Evans has misplaced a significant authorized battle relating to the property of her late husband, hip-hop icon The Notorious B.I.G., after a court docket ordered her to pay $12.5 million.
A Delaware Court of Chancery decide dominated in favor of the property of Voletta Wallace, the late mom of the rapper, ordering the multi-million greenback payout over disputed belief funds and mental property revenues.
Judge Kathaleen St. J. McCormick rejected requests from Evans’ authorized crew to cut back the judgment to $48,612, confirming the total $12,518,336 award to the Voletta Wallace Revocable Trust.
The belief is presently managed by Wayne Barrow, the late rapper’s former supervisor, who was appointed executor previous to Voletta Wallace’s passing in February 2025.
The ruling comes amid an ongoing dispute involving CJ Wallace, the son of Evans and The Notorious B.I.G., who has challenged Barrow’s management of his grandmother’s property in separate court docket proceedings.
Despite requests from Evans and CJ to position the contested funds underneath state management whereas administrative challenges proceed, the decide dominated that the belief stays legally entitled to the distributions.
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