Tyrese Gibson sat down with retired pastor TD Jakes for a deep discussion about life after divorce on the “NXT Chapter with TD Jakes” podcast.
Tyrese explains why he hesitates to get married again after his 4½ year divorce battle with ex-wife Samantha Lee.
Despite having a prenuptial agreement in place, Tyrese was ordered to pay Samantha $1.2 million in child support and legal fees – money that he says he did not have.
Tyrese said Samantha hesitates to marry the man she’s with now because she isn’t sure she wants to be married again.
“I can relate to that,” he said.
“Ive been in a relationship with my lady, Zelie, for 5 years, and she’s always hinting at marriage. And some people will say oh you’re a Bandaid. You’re just filling in the blanks and… At a certain point he’s gonna dispose of you and then go find the woman that he actually wants to marry.”
Tyrese explained that some people formulate opinions of situations they have no experience with.
A high-value man like Tyrese needs a prenup in place to protect his property and assets. However, lawyers have ways of getting around prenups.
“You don’t know what it’s like to wake up, get married, have a prenuptial agreement in place, have the prenup to get cracked where you end up paying all of her legal fees and my legal fees,” he said. “And now I’m paying all this money to attorneys trying to protect what I have. And then you realize if somebody marries you and they said I don’t wanna be here anymore, then they’re trying to take everything that belongs to you with them. It is really a painful process.”
He continued: “So hey, if we could be happy and we could be together and we could not get married because if you ever decide that you don’t wanna be married anymore, now you’re gonna be another person trying to take everything that I’ve worked my butt off for for the last 30 years. And what does that look like and how long is this gonna last before the judge decides this is my last judgment.”
Tyrese said he lost his divorce appeals and he was ordered to pay Samantha $1.2 million that he did not have.
“And then who do I turn to when I’m financially depleted?”
Watch the video below.
“I’m tired of crying.”
Tyrese Gibson reveals why he’s hesitant to get married again as he reacts to his 4½ year divorce battle, which resulted in him having to pay $1.2 million that he says he didn’t have.
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