Tyrese is just not backing down.
Singer and actor Tyrese is embroiled in a lawsuit with Joan Pendergrass, the widow of legendary musician Teddy Pendergrass. The authorized motion comes after Joan reportedly backed out of an settlement that may enable Tyrese’s manufacturing firm, Voltron Leisure, to develop a biopic about her late husband.
Voltron Leisure alleges that after gaining preliminary approval from Joan, they invested roughly $450,000 into the undertaking. The corporate claims Joan later withdrew her assist, explicitly denying them the rights to a e-book and movie about Teddy Pendergrass. Tyrese is now looking for not less than $1 million in damages.
On September 29, Tyrese took to Instagram to specific his dedication to the function, stating, “This has been 13-plus years within the making. This man embraced me when he was on this earth and shared with me, ‘Nobody can play me in my biopic however you, Tyrese. I’m certain of it.’ Listening to these phrases… put me underneath an insufferable quantity of strain, however I knew that I used to be born to play Teddy Pendergrass.”The undertaking gained consideration in 2019 when Warner Bros. Photos acquired the life rights to Teddy’s story, asserting that Tyrese would painting him within the movie. At the moment, Joan was additionally listed as an govt producer.
Teddy Pendergrass, an iconic determine within the music business, handed away in January 2010 after a protracted battle with most cancers.
