Hip-hop pioneer Damon Dash has been divorced from clothing line owner Rachel Roy for over a decade, and the two have argued in court. It was only a few weeks ago that reports surfaced that film guru Lee Daniels Dash’s discovered supported child support payments for the children he shares with Roy, which came from a loan Lee Dash owed.
Damon Dash and his daughter Ava Dash 2015 | Paul Morigi / FilmMagic
Unfortunately, the drama continues when Dash recently revealed that relationships with his daughters have been compromised since his divorce from Roy.
Damon Dash’s custody battle with Rachel Roy
Roy and Dash were some kind of power couple. He was a music manager and she was an intern on his clothing line that worked her way up the corporate ladder and eventually into his heart. The two eventually started dating.
Damon Dash and Rachel Roy | Hal Horowitz / WireImage
Dash and Roy married at a beach ceremony in Mexico in 2005 and had two daughters – Ava and Tallulah. When Ava was 10 years old, the two separated and a war broke out. The NY Daily News reported in March 2009 that Roy, who was a rising fashion brand at the time, filed for divorce in a Manhattan Supreme Court. Court documents showed that Roy classified the divorce as “non-monetary relief,” suggesting that it required little or no support or alimony for the hip-hop pioneer.
Damon Dash, Rachel Roy and their daughter Ava 2007 | Marcel Thomas / FilmMagic
But things got worse and allegations of neglect and financial mishaps were tossed around throughout the divorce process, ultimately leading to a custody battle. Roy was granted sole custody of her daughters in 2015, while that dissent gave Dash visiting rights to end the fight. In December 2019, the two were on trial for child benefit.
Damon Dash explains why he is at war with his daughter
The struggle for custody and maintenance apparently affects his children. Dash and his daughters’ estranged relationships with Roy were captured on the WeTV reality series Growing Up Hip Hop.
In a recent episode, Dash was filmed with his son Damon Dash II, also known as “Boogie,” who is his oldest child. According to Dash, he and his eldest daughter Tallulah are not in the best spot. He claims it is because the 20-year-old participated in a custody filing that belittled his parents. Dash also claimed that Tallulah was disrespectful.
Damon Dash and son Boogie Dash | Michael Loccisano / FilmMagic
“I am accused of being like a bad father,” he said. “Ava, disrespecting me on the street. I talk to her in the car I bought her and she will just drive the FK away like white people who are disrespectful. If she wants to get involved with them [expletive] for her mother to do it shouldn’t be about me struggling to be a father. How will she transform into her mother with me? “
Dash admits that the custody battle weighed heavily on his daughters and that they chose him to side with their mother. Despite Boogie’s request to ignore it and be the bigger person in the situation, Dash refuses to let up.
Damon Dash and family | Johnny Nunez / WireImage
“I will not accept my children that I raised without respecting myself on some level. I didn’t deserve it, ”Dash said in his confessional. “And I don’t care what your perspective is, I don’t want it. They never had children. So until my kids have kids, I don’t want to be like parents. ”
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Dash is currently expecting his fourth child with his current partner. Hopefully he can repair fences with his daughters soon.
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