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Liam Gallagher could be forced to pay an astronomical £500,000 a year for the upbringing of his daughter after reaching a temporary financial agreement with the child’s mother.
The Oasis star fathered daughter Gemma with American music journalist Liza Ghorbani in 2013, while still married to All Saints singer Nicole Appleton – with whom he raises son Gene, 24.
Gallagher, 53, is yet to meet the youngest of his four children, who lives in the United States with her mother and is understood to be autistic, but was thought to be paying around £3,000 a month in child support before Ghorbani filed for a significant increase earlier this year.
A legal motion has since been filed which, according to US lawyers, suggests a decision has been made regarding a yet to be specified amount, but it will only be a temporary figure until the terms of a fixed settlement are reached.
The singer is currently in the midst of a lucrative 41-date reunion tour with Oasis, from which he is expected to make £50million after ending his decades long feud with older brother Noel.
And insiders claim Ghorbani is attempting to use Gallagher’s financial windfall to her advantage by demanding more money.
Liam Gallagher could be forced to pay an astronomical £500,000 a year for the upbringing of his daughter after reaching a temporary financial agreement with the child’s mother
The Oasis star fathered daughter Gemma with American music journalist Liza Ghorbani (pictured) in 2013, while still married to All Saints singer Nicole Appleton
‘It’s clear that Liza and her legal team are hoping to cash in on Liam’s big tour earnings,’ a source told The Sun in March, four months before the tour launched at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium.
‘He’s always been generous with his child maintenance, but now she’s asking for even more money. It’s causing Liam unnecessary stress as he prepares for the tour.’
Maintenance payments in the United States were previously paid until the child reached 21, but a change in statute has extended the age limit to 26 – meaning Gallagher could be forced to pay as much as £7million for the upbringing of his daughter.
‘Ms. Ghorbani will have to argue Gemma is impaired enough that she cannot support herself,’ New York based family attorney James Sexton told The Sun.
The new claim, filed in the New York Supreme Court, comes after a confidential settlement was reached back in 2015. At the time, Ghorbani was receiving £3,000 a month in child support.
A source said: ‘It’s added pressure on Liam, who’s never even met Gemma. This latest case is just one of the many issues he’s had to deal with when it comes to his personal life.’
The trouble began when Gallagher was forced to confront the paternity of Gemma after she filed a £2million lawsuit for child support in 2013.
Gallagher was fined for missing court hearings and publicly admitted that he hadn’t met his daughter, although he offered to help her if needed.
The singer is currently in the midst of a lucrative 41-date reunion tour with Oasis, from which he is expected to make £50million after ending his decades long feud with older brother Noel
Gallagher is a parent to sons Gene (left) with All Saints singer Nicole Appleton and Lennon (right) with Patsy Kensit
The Oasis frontman has had a tumultuous love life that has resulted in four children from various relationships.
Gallagher is now engaged to his co-manager, Debbie Gwyther, 40, and appears to be enjoying a more settled relationship.
Representatives for Gallagher and Ghorbani have been approached for comment.
He also fathered Molly Moorish-Gallagher (right) following a fling with her mother, Lisa Moorish, in the 1990s
