One of Fast & Furious fans’ favourites, Tyrese Gibson, has been labelled “incompetent” by Joan Pendergrass, who happens to be Teddy Pendergrass’s widow. The duo initially had an agreement to work on Teddy Pendergrass’ biopic. Unfortunately, the only thing they now have in common is filing lawsuits against each other.

Tyrese Gibson & Joan Pendergrass’ Initial Agreement

Tyrese Gibson and Joan Pendergrass had teamed up to work on the deceased Teddy Pendergrass’ biopic. This agreement was made in 2011 with the Fast & Furious star working with his company, Voltron Entertainment.

However, according to the actor, Joan did not fulfil her side of the bargain. They agreed that he would have full rights to produce a movie and write a book about Teddy. This was a fair exchange for his financial investment.

Since 2011, Tyrese has allegedly spent $450,000 from his pocket. Yet in 2022, Joan clamped down on further extension.

This led him to slam her with a lawsuit earlier in the year. His complaint centred on Joan’s treatment following a high investment. In his words, she inappropriately ended the contract.

Joan did not allow the accusation to fester before reacting to Tyrese. She absorbed herself of any blame while maintaining that, indeed, they entered into a contract. However, the actor gave up his rights after signing a new deal with Warner Bros. in 2019. This meant that the benefits were transformed to Warner Bros. automatically.

Teddy Pendergrass’ Widow Comes For Tyrese Gibson

Sources reaching RadarOnline say that Joan requested the court to ignore Tyrese’s lawsuit against her. She lashed out at the actor for coming to court with a lawsuit while highlighting his role in the situation.

According to Joan:

“Tyrese proven incompetent at putting together a movie project about Teddy Pendergrass, and Voltron had still not exercised its option to purchase Mr. Pendergrass’s life rights and copyrights.”

Joan claims that upon realizing that Tyrese was not ready for the work, she could not wait to move on following the expiration of their contract. Once she caught wind of Voltron’s new deal with Warner Bros., she itched to work with a more “legitimate studio.”

After denying that some agreements between her and Tyrese never existed, Joan clarified that her former business partner was very poor at handling business. For now, Tyrese has laid low and is yet to comment on the new lawsuit.