Katina Taylor is a former American TV reporter and a journalist. She is the ex-wife of a famous sportsman named Jason Taylor. Katina has also given her focused attention to charity work and her consistent fondness for fitness and health.
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Background
Katina Taylor was born to Bobby and Steve Thomas as Katina Thomas and spent her childhood in Pampa, Texas. There is no authentic information about her exact birth date and year, but it is known that she is the younger sister of a famous sportsman Zach Thomas. Katina has another elder brother named Brat Thomas. In her time, Katina also participated in beauty pageants. She is a beauty and fitness enthusiast. Katina spends a lot of her time maintaining her fitness and taking care of her attractive figure. After completing her early education, Katina went to attend Texas Tech University. She received her bachelor's degree in broadcast and majored in Journalism from Texas Tech University.
Career
The stunning reporter earned a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from Texas Tech University and worked as a sports reporter for CBS Miami. The fitness fanatic is also a beauty pageant winner who spends most of her time volunteering for a charity that helps poor youngsters. She developed Camp Katina, a cheerleading, gymnastics, and life education camp, after co-founding Jason Taylor Foundation to help inner-city youngsters.
According to wiki sources, she purchased a $1.3 million gigantic house in Miami's Plantation. Her net worth stems from her journalism job, and she is also a popular face in several magazines. Her net worth is still unknown. However, it is estimated to be in the millions of dollars.
Marriage
As far as her married life is concerned, Katrina went through a lot of trouble because of her marriage. She used to be a sports reporter, and because of that, she spent a lot of time around athletes and celebrities. In this way, Katina met her ex-husband Jason Taylor. Jason Taylor was also a teammate of Katina's elder brother Zach Thomas. It is unknown if Zach had anything to do with their first meeting or they met independently. However, Katina and Jason started dating and finally got married in the year 2001. Unfortunately, Katina and Jason's matrimonial relationship couldn't last long enough. According to various sources, Katina had filed for a divorce more than once during the 15 years of marriage. Katina and Jason Taylor faced a hard time in their relationship in 2006 for the first time. Their differences were increasing every day when Katina filed for a divorce for the first time. Later, Katina withdrew her case and gave the marriage another chance. Unfortunately, Katina's differences with her husband were not reduced. Eventually, Katina decided to separate her way from Jason and demanded a divorce at the start of 2015, which was finalized soon. Katina and Jason have three children together. Katina made it to the news again when she filed a case against Jason Taylor and claimed that her husband did not pay her the alimony for 3.4 million dollars.
Lawsuit
When news of Miami Dolphins star Jason Taylor's divorce leaked 17 months after it was finalized, it came as a bit of a shock. Katina filed for divorce on January 25, 2015, and it was finalized on February 10, 2015. However, the divorce made headlines in July 2017 when she launched a lawsuit against her husband, Jason, alleging that he had failed to pay the remaining alimony of $3.4 million.
After agreeing to pay $8.67 million in spousal support and $4,000 in child support, the Miami Dolphins star's divorce was finalized. However, the ex-wife alleges she only received about half of the agreed-upon alimony. Jason is now attempting to avoid the call by refusing to pay, prompting her to file a Broward County Family Court case.
Last Modified: Aug 19, 2021
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