The 43-year-old Fast and Furious actor Tyrese Gibson has asked his fans to pray for his mother's health announcing her hospitalization with Pneumonia and COVID-19. He shared the news via his Instagram account on Saturday, 5 February.
He began his message by writing that he got the worst phone call ever in the middle of the filming and that he asked the director for a second to close his eyes and pray. He shared that his mother was in a coma, in ICU with Pneumonia, and Covid writing,
"They got her so sedated she can't breather or even eat on her own. This has been going on all week I haven't posted [I'm doing it this time cause I feel helpless this is my cry for help.]"
Tyrese said that he needed prayers the most sincere prayers from his fans and called them prayer warriors. He wrote, "Hold on mother I'm there by your side in a few days....God is able to do things, he's pulled OUT of a coma before. Oh God I seen the light things have been going so well...Now this..."
He asked his fans to pray for his mother and provided his mother's name Pricilla Murray and wrote Amen.
Tyrese Gibson's Net Worth
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Tyrese Gibson has an estimated net worth of $6 million. He is an American actor, rapper, author, model, and VJ. He studied at Locke High School in Watts and enrolled at the Florida A&M University for higher education.
His first gig was in a TV commercial for Coco-Cola that led to more opportunities. He also appeared in Guess and Tommy Hilfiger ad campaigns at the age of 14. He first signed a signing contract with RCA Records in 1998 and released his debut studio album Nobody Else the same year.
Then he began his acting career by appearing on Hangin and TV shows like Martin, The Parent Hood, Moesha, Love Song, and more. His hit albums are Black Rose, Open Invitation, Alter Ego, I Wanno Go There, 2000 Watts, and more. Some of the hit singles are How You Gonna Act Like That, Shame, and his mixtapes are Best of Hoddz, Vol.1, Ghetto Royalty, Invisible Bully: The Last Tapes.
Some of his notable films are Baby Boy, Flight of the Phoenix, Four Brothers, Annapolis, Waist Deep, Transformers, Fast and Furious, Hollywood Adventures, Legion, Black Nativity, Star, and more.
Tyrese Gibson won the American Music Award for favorite new R&B Soul Artist in 2000, and he won Special Mention Award for his innovative concept and ensemble acting at the 2001 Locarno International Film Festival for his movie Baby Boy. Tyrese was also the winner of the NAACP Music Image Award in 2016 for his outstanding music video of Shame.
Tyrese Gibson Married Life And Kids
Tyrese Gibson was married to Norma Gibson in 2007. They share a daughter named Shayla, born on 11 July 2007. The former couple lasted as a married couple for only a year as they separated in 2008 and filed for divorce in 2009. However, the former couple is known for their several years of fighting for their daughter's custody. Norma had also accused Tyrese of abusive behavior towards their daughter and claimed that he was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder and manic behavior.
However, Tyrese denied those claims and said that he would never do anything to harm his daughter's well-being or happiness. He also shared that the mother of his daughter made false and gross accusations against him.
The court announced that the former couple should return to shared custody of their baby girl from Jan 2018. Later, the singer was fighting a legal battle for his ex-wife's request to pay her lawyer's fees, and his attorney said that Norma felt no obligation to work and contribute to raising their child.
The singer and actor moved on from his first ex-wife and got married to Samantha Lee in 2017. They got married secretly on Valentine's Day in 2017 and welcomed their daughter Soraya in 2018. However, they announced their split in 2020 after three years of marriage in a joint statement that said their best intention was to remain the best of friends and strong parents. The statement explained that they felt incredibly blessed and deploy grateful to have found each other and for the four years they had been married.
Tyrese also shared a lengthy post explaining that he had no role model for a father figure and blamed growing up in a broken home for his own breakup and divorce. Later in an Instagram post of Tammy Franklin celebrating her anniversary with her husband, Kirk Franklin, Tyrese commented congratulatory message and added his own message to his second ex-wife, writing, "Happy Happy Happy Anniversary!!!!!!! Magic Magic and more magic..... Dear Samantha this was supposed to be us...remember the franklins was our marriage GOALS!!!!!!!!!! Smiling smiling.....I'm gonna get her back watch me!![I think]."
His second ex-wife, Samantha, had shared in her Instagram live session that she wouldn't recommend dating someone famous, explaining that they are accustomed to getting their way and that they're able to do whatever they want. She also said that women should value being with a man who can provide and protect them.