Tyreseโs Social Media Meltdown And Legal Battles, Explained
Over the past few months, Tyrese Gibson has posted emotional, often bizarre missives to social media detailing his legal battles with his ex-wife over their 10-year-old daughter.
Days after the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Servicesย closedย a child abuse investigation involving the singer-actor, he continues to confuse fans with intimate social media posts.
On Monday, theย R&B singer, also known for his roles in โBaby Boyโ and the โFast and Furiousโ franchise, claimed in an Instagram post that Will and Jada Pinkett Smithย had given him $5 million to help with legal fees. The irony, as many social media users pointed out, is that in his caption Tyrese pledgedย to โget off and stay off the Internet now that my daughters legal fees will be paid!โ (He hasย published seven Instagram posts since.
A spokesman for the DCFS public affairs office, citing confidentiality rules, declined to comment on whether the agency has investigated Tyrese or his family.
Child abuse allegations
In September,ย People reportedย that Tyreseโs ex-wife, Norma Mitchell Gibson, had been granted temporary legal custody and a temporary restraining order after accusing the singer-actor of abusing their daughter, Shayla, in an August incident. According to the magazine, Mitchell Gibson alleged in court documents that Tyrese โpushed our daughter to the ground, pinned her face down, put his knees on her back, grabbed her hands with one arm and beat her with the other.โย
Peopleย also reportedย that Mitchell Gibson alleged that Tyrese hit Shayla โbetween 12 and 16 times,โ and that the child reported being unable to sit down because of the pain.
Tyreseย denied the allegations, telling People in a statement that he was โdisappointed to learn that the mother of my daughter has made gross and false accusations against my character in a shameful attempt to ruin our co-parenting efforts.โ
Tyrese also addressed his ex in an Instagram post. โIโm sorry I got re-married, Iโm sorry we didnโt work out,โ he wrote. โSometimes you get married and have kids and things just donโt work out, but I have NEVER wished harm on youโฆIย see the attacks just wonโt stop so I believe this too will pass and God and the courts will reveal the truth.โ
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SEPTEMBER 13″ he wrote on Instagram
Alleged restraining order violation
Last month,ย the Blast reportedย that Gibson hired a plane to fly a bannerย that read โNo matter what, Daddy loves you Shaylaโ overย his daughterโs school. In anย Instagram postย filled with photos of him and Shayla, Gibson acknowledged that he had commissioned theย banner and said he โwanted the banner to be longer but itโs [sic] was too expensive.โ Mitchell Gibsonโs lawyer,ย Aleen Laura Khanjian,ย told Peopleย in a statement that the banner was โa complete violation of the restraining orderโ and โa reflection of Mr. Gibsonโs erratic state of mind.โ
โSimply put, he doesnโt respect boundaries,โ the statementย continued. โIf he did, this restraining order would not have been necessary. At the end of the day, we simply want him to get the help he needs so that he can become a stable, solid and secure presence in his daughterโs life.โ
Health issues and emotional pleas
In late October, TMZ reported that Tyrese had checked himself into a Los Angeles hospital for chest pains following a court appearance. In an interview outside the hospital, Tyrese toldย the site that he was checked out for anxiety. โGuys, please donโt make this about me. This is about my daughter,โ he said.ย โThis could compromise my case.โ
Last week, Tyreseย cried in a videoย posted to Facebook. โDonโt take my baby, please donโt take my babyโ heย said sobbing, while wearing a โShayla Rocksโ hoodie. โThis is all I got.โ
Tyrese thanks his wife, Samantha Lee Gibson, for her support
On Saturday,ย Tyrese again took to Instagram to thank his wife, Samantha Lee Gibson, for supporting him through his legal battles. โWhen your 1st charge get dropped your wifeโs mind will finally REST!!!!!,โ he wrote next to a photo of his sleeping wife. โwhen you wake up Iโm sorry Baby Iโm so sorry for posting this,โ he added. He also posted a photo of the couple praying together.
On Monday, he dedicated aย poem by Matt Bakerย to his wife, whom he married earlier this year. โGod ! love you,โ he wrote.ย โletโs get married again.โ
Amidย his legal battles,ย Tyrese has also continually lashed out against his โFast and Furiousโ co-star inย social media posts. Afterย Universal Pictures announcedthatย the popular franchiseโs ninthย installment would hit theaters a year later than expected, Tyrese publicly blamed Johnson for the delay. โCongratulations to @TheRockโฆfor making the fast and furious franchise about YOU,โ heย wroteย on Instagram.
But the relationship between the co-stars may be on the mend. On Friday, Tyrese posted a photo of him, Johnson and Vin Diesel, noting that he had โa real Heart to Heart with one of Dewayneโs [sic] associates and this will be my last post about him.โ
โMy story will never change I was never DJโs Co-Star,โ he added. โIโm Shaylaโs Father first.โ