Tyrese Gibson is asking a judge to issue an arrest warrant for his ex-wife, Samantha Lee Gibson, accusing her of interfering with his custody and visitation rights.
According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Tyrese claims Samantha removed their minor daughter from the state and failed to facilitate his scheduled visitation.
The alleged incident took place in September 2025 in Atlanta, according to the filing.
Tyrese claims Samantha’s actions were “premeditated” and violated a parenting plan the former couple had agreed to the previous month.
Samantha is pushing back on the request and has opposed the warrant. In her response, she says she has primary custody of their daughter and argues that Tyrese’s application contains inaccurate information about their ongoing custody dispute.
She also claims her move was known to Tyrese and was not carried out secretly.
The latest dispute adds another chapter to the former couple’s long-running legal battle, which has involved custody, child support and attorney’s fees.
Tyrese and Samantha married in 2017 and welcomed their daughter, Soraya, in 2018 before divorcing in 2020.
Their post-divorce disputes have previously resulted in court orders involving child support. In 2022, Tyrese was ordered to pay $10,690 per month in child support.
He was later ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in back support and legal fees and was taken into custody in 2024 over unpaid child support.
The legal battle has continued on both sides. In July 2025, Samantha’s attorneys sought to have Tyrese jailed over nearly $492,000 in unpaid legal fees connected to the divorce case.
Now, Tyrese is asking the court to take action against Samantha over the alleged custody violation.
Samantha’s response makes clear that the two sides have sharply different accounts of what happened and their respective custody rights.
The latest filing does not by itself mean Samantha has been arrested or that a warrant has been issued. The court will have to determine whether Tyrese’s request meets the legal requirements for further action.
