{"id":2347860,"date":"2026-03-27T14:39:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2347860"},"modified":"2026-03-27T14:39:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:39:02","slug":"kandi-burruss-explains-divorce-payment-to-ex-todd-tucker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kandi-burruss-explains-divorce-payment-to-ex-todd-tucker\/","title":{"rendered":"Kandi Burruss Explains Divorce Payment to Ex Todd Tucker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Former <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/the-real-housewives-of-atlanta\/\"><em>Real Housewives of Atlanta<\/em><\/a> star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kandi-burruss\/\"><strong>Kandi Burruss<\/strong><\/a> is explaining why she paid ex-husband <strong>Todd Tucker<\/strong> so much in their divorce settlement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are joint. Everything is split evenly \u2014 even when it comes to the financial part of it,\u201d Burruss, 49, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?si=skTkO-i9SqX1u4Ze&amp;v=AkZgNKHjJBY&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told <strong>Loren LoRosa<\/strong><\/a> during an interview on Thursday, March 27. \u201cWe had properties together that we had to split equally. Basically it\u2019s just so we just have to end up with equal equity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The reality star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/rhoas-kandi-burruss-and-todd-tucker-settle-divorce\/\">clarified the lump sum<\/a> she had to give Tucker, 52, adding, \u201cIt is who got what properties and if I ended up with one more, I just had to pay the difference up. So we are still equal in what we got. Because I ended up with more on the property side, then I just paid the different stuff. So it\u2019s not like I had to pay him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to a settlement agreement obtained by <em>TMZ<\/em> on Wednesday, March 25, Burruss and Tucker <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/kandi-burruss-and-todd-tuckers-divorce-settlement-revealed\/\">will share joint legal and physical<\/a> custody of their kids Ace, 10, and Blaze, 6.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/kandi-burruss-and-todd-tuckers-most-memorable-moments-on-rhoa\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/kandi-burruss-and-todd-tuckers-most-memorable-moments-on-rhoa\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker\u2019s Most Memorable Moments on \u2018RHOA\u2019<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tKandi Burruss has The Real Housewives of Atlanta to thank for introducing her to now-estranged husband Todd Tucker. While filming season 4 of the Bravo reality show in 2011, Burruss had the opportunity to meet Tucker, who was serving as a line producer for the show. A romance blossomed, which led to the pair getting [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Per the arrangement, Burruss <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/former-rhoa-stars-where-are-they-now\/\">will pay Tucker a lump sum<\/a> of $426,000. Neither party will be paid child support or spousal support, and Burruss will keep the children\u2019s passports. It was also noted that the former couple agreed to sell a food truck they own together.<\/p>\n<p>Details about the real estate divided between them were redacted in the paperwork, but Tucker agreed to leave Burruss\u2019 guest home within 15 days of the parenting deal being signed. Burruss will keep five of their cars, while Tucker got six.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you read the whole thing, we have to be equal in the equity that we have in the properties that we own together,\u201d Burruss continued on Thursday. \u201cWhat I\u2019m saying is we have to be equal in what we both take out of the properties. So if we didn\u2019t sell the properties and we just did based off of, \u2018I\u2019m going to take these two and you take whatever.\u2019 But if my properties may be worth more, then I have to pay the difference so that we\u2019re both still equal.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/celebrity-splits-of-2026-bill-hader-and-ali-wong-more-breakups\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2185859622-kelly-osbourne-sid-wilson-split-ftr.jpg?crop=0px%2C125px%2C1333px%2C753px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"GettyImages-2185859622-kelly-osbourne-sid-wilson-split-ftr\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2185859622-kelly-osbourne-sid-wilson-split-ftr.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/celebrity-splits-of-2026-bill-hader-and-ali-wong-more-breakups\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Celebrity Splits of 2026: Kelly Osbourne and Sid Wilson, More Stars<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tA slew of breakups rocked the celebrity world throughout 2026, beginning with Bill Hader and Ali Wong in January. That same month, The Real Housewives of New York City alum Kelly Bensimon announced that she\u2019d recently split from her boyfriend. Later in January, TikToker Kristy Scott filed for divorce from her husband, Desmond Scott, while [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Us Weekly confirmed in November 2025 that the pair had split<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/kandi-burruss-thanked-todd-tucker-at-bravocon-days-before-split\/\"> after 11 years of marriage.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter deep thought and a lot of prayer, I\u2019ve made the decision to move forward with a divorce. This is a difficult and emotional time, but my focus remains on protecting my peace, being the best mother I can be, and coparenting with love and respect,\u201d Burruss said in a statement to Us at the time. \u201cI\u2019m stepping into a new chapter pouring into my work, my family and my own growth. I\u2019m grateful to everyone who supported us throughout the years, and I ask for privacy, grace and understanding as we navigate this transition with our family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Burruss later opened up about prioritizing their kids, saying on a January episode of Today With Jenna &amp; Sheinelle, \u201cWe have determined that no matter what, we\u2019re always going to be great coparents for our kids. We\u2019re still a family, even though he and I have decided to go our separate ways. We\u2019re trying to make it as easy as possible for our children.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss is explaining why she paid ex-husband Todd Tucker so much in their divorce settlement. \u201cWe are joint. Everything is split evenly \u2014 even when it comes to the financial part of it,\u201d Burruss, 49, told Loren LoRosa during an interview on Thursday, March 27. \u201cWe had properties [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2347861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[24003,37741,22423,21738,31297,379413],"class_list":["post-2347860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-celebrity-splits","tag-divorce","tag-news","tag-splits","tag-the-real-housewives-of-atlanta"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kandi-Burruss-Explains-Divorce-Payment-to-Ex-Todd-Tucker.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347860","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2347860"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2347862,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347860\/revisions\/2347862"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2347861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2347860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2347860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2347860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}