*Tyrese is feeling the strain as his ongoing child support dispute with ex-wife Samantha Lee Gibson intensifies.
In a recent social media video, the singer and actor discussed the emotional toll of the legal battle, especially as Gibson seeks to increase her monthly payments to $40,000.
“I just got another letter from her lawyers requesting that I send over all of my tax returns and all of my bank statements because she’s trying to get $20,000, and I think they’re trying to take it up to like $40[k],” Gibson shared with his fans and supporters, The Jasmine Brand reports.
“They’ve been looking at all of my movies, all of the concerts and shows that I’m doing… and they’re over there like bloodsucking lawyers, rubbing their hands. Samantha is doing the same thing,” he added.
Tyrese voiced his frustration over the demands, noting that his ex-wife, who divorced him four years ago, is financially secure.
“She divorced me 4 years ago, and she makes over $100,000 a year. Close to 150, 160 at this point, because of all of her Instagram and social media,” Gibson wrote.
“They [Samantha’s lawyers] asked her to give them $5,000 because she married a celebrity, a high-net-worth individual, and they’re over there rubbing their hands, banking on a pot of gold,” he continued.
In a recent interview on The Breakfast Club, Tyrese spoke about the emotional challenges of his divorce and emphasized the importance of providing emotional support for men.
“Black men cry. When a divorce happens, women aren’t the only ones devastated,” he stated. “When a miscarriage happens, women aren’t the only ones you should be checking on. When you can’t put food on the table because your career goes up and then it goes down, stop skipping over the man and just checking on the woman.”
