Tyrese Gibson ordered jailed over failure to make child support payments

A choose in Georgia on Monday ordered actor and singer Tyrese Gibson jailed over his failure to make little one assist funds.

Fulton County Superior Court docket Decide Kevin M. Farmer discovered Gibson, the “Quick & Livid” franchise star, in contempt for failing to pay greater than $73,000 in little one assist, in keeping with an order for incarceration reviewed by NBC Information.

“The Court docket HEREBY ORDERS that the Respondent shall be taken into custody and incarcerated till such time as he purges himself of contempt by making a fee within the purge quantity or till additional order of this Court docket,” courtroom information mentioned.

Gibson, 45, owed $73,525.73 in little one assist, in keeping with the order.

A lawyer who represents Gibson wouldn’t remark. Representatives for Gibson couldn’t instantly be reached for remark Tuesday afternoon.

It was unclear whether or not and for the way lengthy Gibson was detained. He posted a narrative on his Instagram web page that appeared to acknowledge he was arrested.

“Getting arrested wasn’t simple… As a matter of reality it was very traumatic…,” he mentioned. He then requested why the choose and his ex-wife’s lawyer hate him a lot. 

Gibson’s ex-wife, Samantha Gibson, also referred to as Samantha Lee, filed for divorce in 2020. Court docket paperwork within the case point out he’s legally interesting having to pay $10,690 per 30 days in little one assist, which is how a lot he was paying in little one assist for one more little one from one other relationship, in keeping with courtroom information.

Gibson didn’t seem within the database for inmates within the Fulton County Jail on Tuesday. Makes an attempt to achieve jail personnel had been unsuccessful.

Gibson and his ex-wife have a daughter who was born in 2018, in keeping with courtroom information.

Samantha Gibson’s lawyer, Adam Gleklen, mentioned Tuesday that she didn’t need her ex-husband ordered to jail however that he has very hardly ever met the total little one assist funds since late 2022.

“Mr. Gibson has chosen to not abide by the courtroom’s little one assist order and he was held in willful contempt now for the third time,” Gleklen mentioned in a press release. “He solely paid full little one assist 3 times in 20 months.”

Lower than 10 minutes after the choose ordered Gibson jailed, his attorneys appealed the choice, Gleklen mentioned.