Jesse Williams and Aryn Drake-Lee.Photo: Stefanie Keenan/Getty
Jesse Williamswill be paying his ex-wife,Aryn Drake-Lee, a reduced amount for child support.
Prior to the filing, the 40-year-old actor — who shares daughter Sadie, 8, and son Maceo, 6, with Drake-Lee — waspaying his ex-wife $40,000 in child supporteach month.
The modification was made after Williams reported “a significant change of income” in documents filed on Dec. 20, 2021, just six months following his May 2021 departure fromGrey’s Anatomy. Williams left the hit ABC medical drama after 12 seasons as Dr. Jackson Avery.
Currently, the actor is starring in the Broadway production ofTake Me Out, which reportedly pays him $1,668 per week, according toTMZ.
Attorneys for Williams and Drake-Lee did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Jesse Williams on Grey’s Anatomy.Kelsey McNeal/ABC via Getty
Williams and Drake-Lee, 40,wedin September 2012 after more than five years together. The actorfiled for divorcein April 2017. Since then, the pair have weathereda series of court battlesregarding custody of their children and Williams' child support.
In June 2018, Williams was ordered to pay more than$50,000 per month in child supportin addition to the$50,695 per month in spousal supportthat he had paid Drake-Lee since January of that year. Months later, the actorfiled an appeal to fight the order, claiming he pays too much.
Jesse Williams and Aryn Drake-Lee.John Shearer/Getty Images
Most recently, Williams and Drake-Leesettled their child custody dispute in March, which stated they will continue to share legal custody of their two kids. The judge also recommended that the exes seek co-parenting counseling, as “both seek a great deal of fine-tuning in their custody and visitation orders, much of which a court is not as well equipped to handle.”
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Amid the ongoing disputes with her ex, Drake-Lee spoke to PEOPLE in May 2019 about the toll thefraught divorce and custody battlehad taken on her family, including her children.
“When you start spinning, the children start spinning, so even if you’re looking at them and you’re telling them everything is fine, they know it’s not fine because they can feel it’s not fine,” she said at the time.
“I talk to them on their level,” Drake-Lee added. “It’s also okay for the children to see me crying, to see that I’m having a hard day today. Because that lets them know that when they have those hard days, there’s also room for that.”
source: people.com
