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Liam Gallagher is reportedly facing a fresh legal battle with the mother of his love child over her demands to increase his child support payments in the lead up to the Oasis reunion tour.
Liza Ghorbani is said to be seeking a new agreement with the singer, 52, to pay almost £500,000 in annual maintenance fees for their daughter Gemma, 12, who has autism.
According to The Sun, Liam appeared via video link in court on Monday, while his lawyers hit back at Liza’s ‘extreme expenses’ and argued she was trying to ‘capitalise’ on the Oasis reunion.
Liam and his brother Noel, 58, are predicted to rake in an eye-watering £50million from their highly anticipated world tour.
Liza is said to be asking for around $670,000 (£495,000) a year from Liam to cover basic child support and expenses for Gemma.
Liam’s lawyer, Judy Poller, reportedly told the court: ‘The child does have autism and Mr Gallagher appreciates the stresses and the challenges for the child.
Liam Gallagher is reportedly facing a fresh legal battle with the mother of his love child over her demands to increase his child support payments in the lead up to the Oasis reunion tour (seen last year)
Liza Ghorbani is said to be seeking a new agreement with the singer, 52, to pay almost £500,000 in annual maintenance fees for their 12-year-old daughter Gemma, who has autism (Liza pictured in 2015)
‘However, there needs to be a reality here… the fact is, they are seeking this money because Mr Gallagher is about to endeavour on a new musical adventure. He will be going on tour and they are looking to capitalise.’
Speaking on Liza, she added: ‘She is looking for $30,000-a-month residence so she can have a pool, $100,000-a-year live-in nanny, a vacation budget of $6,300.
‘These expenses are not appropriate. This was never an intact family that had a lifestyle.’
While Liza’s lawyer, Amanda Creegan, insisted to the court that Gemma’s needs were not being met and that the hearing was over Liam’s refusal to ‘come to the table’ after agreeing to cover tuition for only two years.
She went on to say that the Wonderwall star had never made any request to meet Gemma and ‘doesn’t talk to her, doesn’t acknowledge her’, while claiming he has lied about the fees he’d previously been paying.
While Ms Creegan also referenced Liam’s social media posts in March where he appeared to label Liza a ‘gold digger’.
He also seemingly called her a ‘dosser’ and posted a YouTube link to John Lennon‘s live performance of The Beatles song ‘Money (That’s What I Want)’ in Toronto in 1969.
While he also suggested that he pays significantly more than his reported £3,000 a month child support payments.
Writing on X, he said: ‘And it’s 300 grand a year not 36 grand a year get your SUMS right LG x.’
Addressing his comments to the court, Ms Creegan said: ‘About three days after she filed for the modification motion, he went on an X rant, where he called her a ‘gold-digger’ and he accused her of shaking him down, and lied about how much he was paying her, and violated the confidentiality agreement.’
The court was told that following a 2015 court order, Liam has paid more than $1million (£738,000) and later agreed to paying $240,000 (£177,000) towards Gemma’s school and autism-related expenses in 2021.
Presiding over the court, Judge Jeffrey Pearlman was reported to by The Sun to have scheduled a private hearing for June 13, with Liam confirming he could make the date by saying: ‘Yeah, I’m good for that, any time. That’s all good, man. It’s cool.’
MailOnline has contacted representatives for Liam Gallagher and Liza Ghorbani for comment.
A source close to Liam claimed in March that Liza was asking for a ‘silly amount,’ taking advantage of Liam’s upcoming payday from the Oasis reunion.
An insider told The Sun: ‘It’s clear that Liza and her legal team are hoping to cash in on Liam’s big tour earnings.
‘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.’
The new claim, filed in the New York Supreme Court, comes after a confidential settlement was reached back in 2015.
At the time, Liza was receiving £3,000 a month in child support, but it appears she’s now seeking a higher sum.
The trouble began when Liam, who had a brief affair with Liza in 2010, was forced to confront the paternity of Gemma after she filed a £2million lawsuit for child support in 2013.
Liam 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 former Oasis frontman has had a tumultuous love life, with children from several relationships.
He shares daughter Molly, 26, with singer Lisa Moorish, son Lennon, 25, with ex-wife Patsy Kensit and son Gene, 23, with ex-wife Nicole Appleton.
Liam is now engaged to his co-manager, Debbie Gwyther, 40, and appears to be enjoying a more settled relationship.
