Michael Blackson Steps Up: Love & Hip Hop Star Settles Child Support Deal

When your personal life plays out on reality TV, the stakes get real fast—and not just for ratings. Love&Hip Hop: Miami star Michael Blackson just settled a custody and child support agreement with Nadia Beddini, his close friend and mother of their nearly 1-year-old son, Kweku. The deal is locked in and judge-approved, which means this one’s official.

Here’s what went down: Michael will pay $4,500 per month in child support for Kweku, plus an additional $5,000 to cover Nadia’s legal fees. The two agreed to joint legal and physical custody, meaning they’ll share parenting duties and decision-making on all the big stuff—health, education, welfare. It’s the kind of arrangement that works when both parties can actually communicate and keep the kid’s best interests front and center.

The details matter here. Michael needs written approval from Nadia if he wants to take Kweku outside the United States, but Nadia can travel internationally as long as she gives him written notice and an itinerary. They’ve already made the trip to Ghana together to introduce Kweku to Michael’s family, so it’s clear they’re genuinely co-parenting rather than just going through legal motions.

What makes this story complicated (and human) is the timeline. Kweku was born within two months of Michael Jr., his son with ex-fiancée Rada Darling. Those pregnancies overlapped, and there’s been some back-and-forth about who knew what and when. Nadia told reporters that she and Michael had been friends for years before hooking up and that they planned the pregnancy together. Rada’s account differs—she knew other women existed but didn’t realize the depth of Michael’s relationship with Nadia until it played out on camera.

But here’s the kicker: despite all that messiness, Rada told the media she hopes Michael Jr. and Kweku grow up together. With this joint custody agreement in place, that’s actually possible. Michael’s stepping up financially and structurally, which gives both kids a shot at having their father present and both mothers able to work together. It’s not the cleanest origin story, but it’s showing signs of becoming a functional family unit.

That’s worth noting in an industry where messy breakups and custody battles often become permanent scorched earth.