Tyrese Gibson is calling out his ex-wife Samantha Lee for allegedly using their daughter as a pawn to “get the bag” through child support.
According to Hollywood Unlocked, the actor feels the Fitness Influencer’s $20,000 demand in child support is excessive, stating, “We never spent $20,000 when we were together.”
The former couple was married for four years after tying the knot in 2017. The exes continued to brutally battle in public ever since.
Lee’s request for $20,000 a month in child support for their daughter Shayla Somer Gibson came in 2021. This prompted the singer to file a motion to stop his ex-wife’s “unreasonable” divorce demands.
Tyrese stated, “She left me while I was out of town filming a movie, now you’re demanding to take my life with you?”
Prior to submitting her child support request, Lee alleged the R&B crooner kicked her and their baby girl out. She also said he subsequently “changed the locks” to his $4 million Atlanta mansion.
The beef got hotter and saltier by the month. Gibson flat-out refused to pay child support, which put him in contempt of court. A judge then ordered the actor to pay $636,000 in back child support and Lee’s attorney’s fees.
Following the drop of Tyrese’s lowkey diss song to his ex-flame, “Love Transaction,” Tyrese refused to hold his tongue about his “joke of a marriage.” Lee would later admit that she was “the problem” in their relationship.
Lee jumped on live in early in September and told her fans, “I’m looking back on relationships, y’all, and I see that I was the problem. Why was I the problem, Sam? I was the problem because I didn’t see me accurately. … Because I didn’t see myself well. … I didn’t see my value. … I didn’t see who I was .… I didn’t see those things.”
She continued, “I think that I accepted things I shouldn’t have for way too long. I allowed people to kind of dictate the terms in which I would accept without really having a great understanding of who I was. And therefore, I stayed in relationships way past their expiration date.”
In addition, Samantha expressed that her standards in her past relationships were low and having a “scarcity” mindset ultimately hurt her.
To the public’s surprise, Tyrese didn’t immediately respond on social media. He did address his ex’s $20,000 per month demand during a sit-down with Joe Budden.
The “Shame” singer said, “We never spent $20,000 on my daughter when we were together, and I had the money. Who spends that kind of money on a kid? She was 1 when she took my baby from me. We never spent $20,000 a month on our child and the credit card was wide open. So what the f**k do you suddenly need that kind of money for?”
The soundbite went viral. Samantha later uploaded a motivational post to her Instagram profile. She captioned the clip, “The Shocking Truth About Trust: My Hardest Lesson.” Social media assumed Lee’s message was a response to Tyrese’s tirade. However, Lee attempted to clarify she was not referring to her ex-husband.
“Y’all, this clip was inspired by a Bishop TD Jakes clip (clip is in my IG Story), not in response to anything! People are trying to connect dots that are absolutely unrelated. I truly just desire peace.”
The “Fast & Furious” actor didn’t buy it. He lashed out, stating,
“She wants to be famous, she wants the clout… She had a whole baby and faked a whole marriage to get the BAG… 3 law firms later… just hear her out guys… Please.”
Yikes! Although it’s unclear what caused the split, there has to be an amicable way to handle the separation. Hopefully, this couple can get it together before Cryrese makes a comeback.
