Jesse Williams Ordered to Split Residuals of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Pay for Last Five Years with Estranged Wife

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SANTA MONICA, CA – JANUARY 28: Aryn Drake-Lee (L) and actor Jesse Williams attend the Art Los Angeles Contemporary 2016 Opening Night at Barker Hangar on January 28, 2016 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Art Los Angeles Contemporary)

Jesse Williams has been ordered to pay his soon-to-be ex-wife Aryn Drake-Lee $50,695 per month in spousal support, according to documents obtained by People Magazine. The payments were set to begin this month and doesn’t include an additional $33,242 that is owed to Drake-Lee for the month of December 2017.

Drake-Lee will be responsible for maintaining all expenses relating to the parties’ family residence including “the mortgage, property taxes and home equity line.”

In addition, Drake-Lee will get half of the Grey’s Anatomy star’s residuals for work done from Sept. 1, 2012 through April 10, 2017, along with paying her $50,000 in advance for her lawyer fee.

Drake-Lee’s attorney told People Magazine “Aryn is pleased to have an arrangement that will provide stability and continuity for the children so that their best interests are the highest priority.”

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