Tyrese Gibson, a US actor and musician, has chastised Samantha Lee, his ex-wife, for allegedly requesting more child support.
Gibson and Samantha got married on Valentine’s Day in 2017. The couple welcomed their daughter, Soraya Rayas, the following year.
In 2020, the movie star confirmed his split from Samantha. He did not, however, explain what led to their parting.
In a recent video, Gibson revealed that his ex-wife is asking his tax returns and bank statements to determine his income.
He said that Samantha requested an increase in child support after his recent initiatives were generally successful.
The 45-year-old musician revealed that his ex-wife had initially wanted $20,000 in monthly child support.
He accused Samantha and her lawyers of “attempting to increase the monthly child support to $40,000.”
Gibson further stated that Samantha makes about $150,000 per year as a social media influencer.
“Are you not aware of the damage that you caused? When you treated me like that and when you left me like that,” he said.
“Can I call you and tell you about it? And if I tell you, are you going to be accountable and actually process the trauma that you caused?
“She has no way of doing that but I just got another letter from her lawyers requesting that I send over all of my tax returns and all my bank statements because she is trying to get $20k and I think I they’re trying to take it up to $40k.
“They’ve been looking at all my movies, concerts, and shows, and they’re over there like blood-sucking lawyers rubbing their hands.
“And Samantha is doing the same thing—rubbing her hands and thinking, ‘Oh, s**t! For the last year and a half, he looks like he’s been doing really well. Let’s go ahead and get those bank statements so we could figure out a way to get this law firm another $600k that they are asking for in legal fees.
“She divorced me 4 years ago in August 2020 and she makes close to $150k or $160k at this point because she is on social media. I’m out here stressed out because she divorced me.
“And they’re hoping that I’ll do more concerts, shows, and movies so that they can get to the bottom of what actual money is in my bank accounts. This is a dirty game out here.”
Before Samantha, Gibson was married to Norma Mitchell from 2007 to 2009. The union was blessed with a daughter Shayla Somer.