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Ludacris wins full custody of daughter

December 20, 2014 Atlanta - Ludacris (left) stands on stage with Atlanta mayor Kasin Reed during the 31st annual United Negro College Fund Mayor's Masked Ball at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in downtown on Saturday, December 20, 2014. 1,300 guests attended the event which raised over one million dollars for the organization. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL Ludacris will help Hot 107 celebrate. Photo: Jonathan Phillips/Special to the AJC
December 20, 2014 Atlanta - Ludacris (left) stands on stage with Atlanta mayor Kasin Reed during the 31st annual United Negro College Fund Mayor's Masked Ball at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis in downtown on Saturday, December 20, 2014. 1,300 guests attended the event which raised over one million dollars for the organization. JONATHAN PHILLIPS / SPECIAL Ludacris will help Hot 107 celebrate. Photo: Jonathan Phillips/Special to the AJC
By Melissa Ruggieri
Jan 28, 2015

BY MELISSA RUGGIERI

Almost a year after Ludacris was in court wrangling over child support payments, he’s been granted full custody of his 13-month-old daughter, Cai.

Ludacris, who married longtime girlfriend Eudoxie Mbouguiyengue over the holidays, has been involved in a lengthy court battle with the child's mother, Tamika Fuller, about custody and child support.

"After review of all the evidence, the testimony of the witnesses, the report of the guardian ad litem, and the claims made throughout this entire case, I am gratified that the judge found me to be the most fit and proper parent to have primary physical custody of our beautiful daughter," Ludacris told People magazine.

The Atlanta rapper-actor (legally known as Chris Bridges) has a 13-year-old daughter, Karma, from a previous relationship.

Ludacris will be seen in “Furious 7,” which partially filmed in Atlanta, when it’s released April. 3. His long-awaited “Ludaversal” album is due March 31.

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About the Author

Melissa Ruggieri has covered music and entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 2010 and created the Atlanta Music Scene blog. She's kept vampire hours for more than two decades and remembers when MTV was awesome.

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