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6:28 PM PT — Despite the astronomical numbers that got here out of right this moment’s listening to, Tyrese’s legal professional Tanya Mitchell Graham is not too down about it. She tells TMZ … they are going to file an attraction as quickly because the choose’s order is entered. She’s additionally filed a movement for a brand new trial which might be heard subsequent month.
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As for the cash — Tyrese does not should pay it all of sudden. The choose set May 15 because the due date for about $258K of it, however Tanya says that could possibly be pushed again as soon as their attraction is filed.
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Also, the choose made some extent of claiming Tyrese has been paying little one assist all alongside, simply not the $10K/month the courtroom ordered — as an alternative, he is been paying $2,236/month. The $237K represents the month-to-month distinction he owes, plus curiosity.
The choose Tyrese publicly known as out earlier than his little one custody listening to is ordering him to fork over practically $250K to his ex-wife, and virtually $400K to her legal professional!
The actor/singer was in Fulton County courtroom Tuesday to cope with his ongoing little one assist battle with Samantha Lee Gibson — the primary concern being Tyrese refusing to pay the $10,000/month he was ordered to pay final August, as a result of he felt the choose was “racist” and biased towards him.
Also, as he acknowledged on the stand right this moment, Tyrese feels the $10K is extreme — he claims Samantha does not want that a lot, as a result of she makes good cash on her personal.
Leading as much as right this moment’s listening to, Tyrese ripped Judge Kevin Farmer in a video calling on individuals like civil rights legal professional Ben Crump and Martin Luther King III to indicate up in courtroom to assist him in his combat towards the choose. They weren’t there.
Inside courtroom, the choose fired again at Tyrese for his failure to cough up the cash he’d been ordered to pay, and held him in contempt of courtroom. He may have been arrested, however the choose minimize him a break … properly, apart from the staggering quantities of cash he is gotta pay now.
Tyrese was ordered to pay a complete of $237,944 in again little one assist for his or her daughter Soraya and $399K for Samantha’s legal professional charges. He additionally has to foot a $17K invoice for the particular grasp … a referee, of kinds, appointed by the choose to deal with minor disputes through the case.
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You’ll recall, Tyrese incurred Judge Farmer’s wrath throughout final summer time’s listening to and was practically held in contempt again then — so, perhaps it is not all that surprising right this moment’s proceedings had been so testy.
Samantha’s legal professional Adam Gleklen tells TMZ … all she needs is to co-parent their daughter, comply with the courtroom orders and transfer ahead in peace.