Tyrese Arrested After Refusing To "Illegally" Pay $10,000 In Child Support

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AUSTELL, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 08: Singer Tyrese Gibson performs onstage during 2023 ESSENCE Holiday Special at Riverside EpiCenter on November 08, 2023 in Austell, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
The drama continues for Tyrese.

In an update from The Neighborhood Talk, singer and actor Tyrese has officially been arrested. This very recent news comes just hours after the Los Angeles, California native revealed in a now deleted IG post that this was a real possibility. It stems from the still ongoing divorce with ex-wife Samantha Lee, but more specifically the financial/child support side of things. Since August of 2022, Ms. Lee has been trying to get $10,000 a month from him to help aid their five-year-old child they have together. Initially, it was around $20,000.

Still, though, Tyrese has been fighting against it for a while now and continued to do so today at his court hearing in Atlanta at 9 a.m. In his long, confusing, and aforementioned post to social media he even labeled it illegal. In addition to this, he claimed that Samantha's two lawyers on the case are close friends with the Judge. Overall, he feels this whole situation is essentially unjust.

Tyrese Warned Followers Being Arrested Was A Real Possibility

However, Judge Kevin M Farmer, who Tyrese tried to have removed from the bench twice, thinks otherwise. The Neighborhood Talk says that "It’s been revealed to us that he was taken in willful contempt of court after refusing to release the funds". Not much else is known at this time, as this news has pretty much just broke. So, be sure to stick with us for more developments around this.

What are your thoughts on Tyrese being arrested for denying to pay child support? Do you think this is a major injustice, why or why not? What is your overall stance on this ongoing divorce drama between him and Samantha Lee? What do you think is next for the artist and actor? We would like to hear what you have to say, so leave your thoughts in the comments. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest news surrounding Tyrese and this developing story. Finally, stay with us for everything else going on in the pop culture world.

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Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.
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