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.


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