Tyrese Gibson has been taken into custody after he failed to pay the monthly $10,000 child support payments a judge ordered him to make to his ex Samantha Lee.
TMZ reports Gibson – who shares five-year-old daughter Soraya with Lee – was held in contempt of court Monday morning during a hearing over the matter.
The outlet reports Judge Kevin Farmer was upset over Gibson’s refusal to make the monthly $10,000 child support payments the actor was ordered to begin paying in April 2023.
Farmer held Gibson in contempt of court Monday, and the Fast & Furious actor was placed in handcuffs by the bailiff and taken out of the courtroom, TMZ reports.
The judge offered Gibson the chance to resolve the issue and avoid jail time if he pays $73,000. That figure includes Samantha’s attorney fees, which total $7,500.
Tyrese Gibson has been taken into custody after he failed to make child support payments as part of his ongoing legal battle with ex-wife Samantha Lee; pictured April 2023
TMZ reports that Gibson has been making payments to Lee, however it has not been the $10,000 figure the judge ordered him to begin making last year.
The outlet reports Gibson has been paying his ex around $2200 every month as of 2023.
Insiders told TMZ Gibson is currently in the process of sorting out the $73K payment.
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