Dr Dre's net worth as he faces losing half his millions in divorce

Nicole has reportedly filed for divorce from Dr Dre.

Dr Dre could be about to lose millions in his divorce from wife Nicole Young.

The rapper, whose real name is Andre Romelle Young, is reportedly heading for divorce after his wife of 24 years filed paperwork today. It's said she's cited irreconcilable differences.

The music mogul, 55, married the lawyer, 50, in 1996 and they have two grown-up children together.

The age of their kids - son Truice, 23, and daughter Truly, 19 - means that child support won't be an issue.

However, it's said that Nicole is asking for spousal support and that they didn't sign a pre-nuptial agreement before they tied the knot.

That means that Nicole could be entitled to half of the rapper's fortune.

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So what exactly is Dr Dre's net worth?

The star is said to be worth a whopping $820 million, making him the fourth richest rapper in the world behind Diddy Jay Z and Kanye West.

Eminem, Usher and Drake also feature in the top 10.

Part of Dre's fortune comes from his founding of the Beats Electronics brand. He sold his Beats by Dr Dre brand to Apple several years ago for $3 billion.

The rapper is also the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and was previously a co-owner of Death Row Records. Nicole and Dr Dre made their last public appearance together in February when they attended a Tom Ford fashion show with their daughter.

That month, he spoke about his wife as he discussed his upcoming birthday with BigBoyTV.

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He said: "I decided to just keep it low-key this time — I'm going to have a few friends over and my wife is going to do a crab boil for me. I love crab. We're just going to kick it, kick it in my backyard."

Dr Dre is a father of six, by five different women.

He was just 16 when he met then-girlfriend Cassandra Joy Green and had their first child together, a son named Curtis, who he reportedly didn't meet until 20 years later.

Dre's son Andre Young Jr tragically died in 2008 at the age of 20. He had been at the centre of a huge paternity dispute, with his mother Jenita Porter, filed a lawsuit seeking $5,000 a month in child support.

Dre is also dad to son Marcel, who he shares with singer Michel'le.

He also has a daughter named La Tanya.