Tyrese Gibson Wins in Court After a Long Custody Battle With His Ex-Wife Norma Gibson
After a long, drawn-out custody battle, Tyrese Gibson can finally breathe a sigh of relief. The Fast and Furious star has been battling his ex-wife and baby mama Norma Gibson over custody of their 10-year-old daughter Shayla — and Norma even accused Tyrese of abusing their daughter and filed for a restraining order against him. But months in court, a judge ruled in Tyrese’s favor and on Friday, Nov. 17, he took to Instagram to release a statement about the ruling.
“Today is not a win for me, it is a win for our daughter, Shayla who unfortunately has been exposed to tension, private and public embarrassment and growing up and feeling torn between [two] parents who are no longer married,” the 38-year-old wrote. “It is a win because she gets to spend equal time with both of her parents in joint legal custody while she continues to grow in a happy and healthy environment — this has always been and will continue to be my priority.”
The judge denied Norma’s request for a restraining order against her ex-husband, the actor’s rep revealed in a statement to People. Tyrese was awarded 50/50 custody of Shayla, and the new custody arrangement will begin in January. In the meantime, the exes have been able to work out a visitation agreement so that Tyrese will be able to spend time with his daughter during the 2017 holiday season.
Tyrese and Norma were married between 2007 and 2009, and their legal issues started back in August after she accused her ex-husband of physically abusing their daughter. Tyrese had allegedly hit Shayla “between 12 to 16 times,” according to court documents obtained by People, and “pushed [Shayla] to the ground, pinned her face down, put his knees on her back, grabbed her hands with one arm and beat her with the other.”
Norma was awarded temporary physical and legal custody of Shayla in September and child services launched an investigation against Tyrese, but the child abuse case was closed two weeks ago after the abuse allegations went unfounded.