Sunday, October 01, 2023

Tyrese Suing Teddy Pendergrass' Widow


Back in 2011 Tyrese Gibson was set to star in a Teddy Pendergrass biopic authorized by Teddy's widow Joan Pendergrass [click here if you missed that].

Now Tyrese is suing Joan because she refuses to extend the options on the rights to Teddy's life story...

From TMZ
In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Tyrese claims his company locked up the exclusive rights to Teddy's life story way back in 2011 ... with Joan's blessing.
Tyrese says Joan would give Tyrese the rights to a book and movie about Teddy in exchange for Tyrese's company agreeing to invest in the projects and use his celeb status to promote them and Teddy's legacy.
In the suit, Tyrese claims he and Voltron Productions have since invested around $450,000 into the project ... which he says he's been pushing forward for nearly a decade.
Problem is ... Tyrese claims Joan switched up in 2022 and refused to extend the option on the rights to Teddy's life story.
Tyrese claims Joan's about-face caused Voltron to suffer financial harm ... so now he’s suing Joan in her individual capacity and as executor of Teddy's estate for at least $1 million in damages.


25 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bottom line, she don't want b!tchass Tyrese playing a real man like Teddy! He's acted a damn fool since 2011, and she like, " Nah, son, you's a byatch!!!

Anonymous said...

He stays on the "L" list.

Anonymous said...

@1010. It's his way of staying relevant.

Anonymous said...

She probably doesn’t want to be tied to his antics. He was cool during his Cola days but he definitely let fame go to his head. I seen him in a vday concert with Brandy and a few other acts and he was just extra, and so late we left during his performance.

Anonymous said...

He does not have the skills to be Teddy Pendergrass. If Tyrese sang “close the door” I’d open it wider.

Anonymous said...

I think luke James can sing for anybody

Anonymous said...

He goes full Bozo every few years. It’s like his cycle. Those dumb Fast and Furious movies are really doing the devils work. He really thinks he is an actual actor because of this ridiculous movies. Lord please give this guy some discernment or common sense because this is ridiculous.

Anonymous said...

The EGO on this dusty!!!

Kendall said...

He might have a case. Idk. Where are the RWS legal experts????

Anonymous said...

He had more than 10 years to make this movie if he really wanted to do it. Now he wants to lock it up so no one else can make the movie. Nicca, please.

Anonymous said...

Even though Teddy was a sex symbol and a pure icon he was also caught with a tranny/cross dresser. Regardless, he's 10,000X more man than Cryrese lil b!tch azz will ever be so good on Joan.

Anonymous said...

If there is already a documentary do we REALLY need a movie to re enact what we just saw in the doc?

Hmmmmmm

Anonymous said...

His voice is nothing like Teddy’s or any male artist of that era. I don’t know why he thinks Teddy’s fans or anyone who likes his music want him to represent him onscreen. Really weird.

Anonymous said...

Honestly, I never thought Tyrese was that strong of a vocalist anyway. I mean, he's decent. But he's not Luther or Gerald LeVert.

Anonymous said...

I would rather see a biopic done on Sam Cooke than Teddy. No offense to Teddy, but I think Sam has a better story. I'd like to see the conspiracy theory angle explored and how his music was stolen from him and still provides income for the thieves to this very day. I think Marlon Wayans would do the part of Sam justice.

Anonymous said...

If he owns the rights, he owns the rights. Let’s get this done. Oh and yes a Sam Cooke movie would be great but who could play Sam Cooke anyway?

Anonymous said...

Aww I was hoping to watch this movie teddy bear ooowee my aunt's and sister and my mother loved Teddy Bear he was a sexy mane and could sing I really was looking forward to see that movie

Anonymous said...

Sounds like she's just not renewing the agreement beyond the specified time frame. Noone owes you more time. It's like a record label who gives X amount of time for you to produce a record but they don't owe you beyond that. Is he mad about her not extending the agreement?

Anonymous said...

It's Pendergrass' (wife) not Pendergrasses.

Anonymous said...

Singer Jaheim have the vocals to play Pendergrass
But Tyrese has the visual

Anonymous said...

Wise lady. She finally came to her senses and realized Ty (while talented) is not the best choice for Teddy. They need to find somebody more compatible. Who cares if he can sing or not? A biopic should be using original vocals anyway.

J hud tried to imitate Aretha's singing voice and it didnt translate that well.

Anonymous said...

CRYRESE is a dumbo

No Chiraq said...

🙊🙉🙈

Anonymous said...

WTF should the Pendergrass Estate give this fool anything else? No. If he owns the rights, he decides who plays the role. Nope. No sir.

Dee said...

He doesn't have a case. The deal was with an option. She is not extending the OPTION... meaning Cryrese had a certain amount of time to do a book or a movie. If not, then the rights would revert back to her. He delayed and delayed and didn't do sht with the rights in the allotted time. The rights to TP's story reverted back to her. He asked her to extend the option time and she said NO you crybaby btch. I'm GLAD you took too long. Ion't want you anywhere NEAR TP's story. LOL

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