Your Black World: Anita Baker Almost Goes to Jail
Singing great Anita Baker barely missed going to jail Friday in a dispute with her ex-husband over music royalties. The 52-year old Baker found herself in a heated battle with Walter Bridgforth, her ex-husband, over the details of their divorce settlement.
"I’m so happy. … I have never been in such a position before," Baker said in the hallway outside court. "And we don’t intend to ever be in such a position ever again. I just wanna go home,and I’m happy to go home. … As horrific as it could have been, it was lovely to feel supported, though, on the other end."
Baker was faced with a deadline Wednesday to sign documents that empower court-appointed music contract expert Howard Hertz to obtain information from record labels regarding how much Baker owed her ex-husband. The deadline passed and Baker still had not signed. This led to the Wayne County Chief Family Court Judge Lita Masini Popke ordering Baker to either show up in court on Friday or go to jail.
What man demands alimony from a relationship where he didn’t contribute as much as his wife? I understand the bitterness that money can create between two people, but how much is sex worth? Should Anita Baker give her ex a dime? How much is “Sweet Love” actually worth and what did her husband contribute? Was the song about him or a fantasy of the love she wanted? Writing songs comes from personal experiences and not all of them are good. The experiences are a part of the singer’s soul. Who would lay claim to that? Someone bitter not getting better. Pay that man something and get him out of your life. He’s like a cancer that you can’t live with and survive. I miss your music. Clean you soul and sing for us?
Anite Baker is no better than a man what do a women bring to the marriage. pay up just like a man would have to do.