Following a lengthy interview on the Club Shay Shay podcast and a meme-worthy sit down with The Breakfast Club, Tyrese Gibson may be calling it quits with social media.
The “Fast & Furious” star said as much in an Instagram post on Tuesday announcing his decision to “officially retire from apps.” This news comes amid the aforementioned wide-ranging interviews, a recent tongue-lashing by Roland Martin and an ongoing public back and forth with his ex-wife Samantha Lee.
It also comes after he had several public emotional moments in which he cried both during TBC interview and at the premiere of his new film, “1992.”
“I’m officially retired from social media. I’m gonna go dark. I’m gonna pray I’m gonna turn my comments off because I don’t want to be reminded of this very nasty and unbearable narrative that REAL MEN don’t cry,” he began in the caption.
Tyrese went on to express how “real men” were being emasculated in this day and age and how people tried to make him feel bad for being an “alpha male” and an outspoken father and head of his household. He then shared that he would no longer be making any posts about Lee, sharing his feelings publicly about their divorce and credited that hard life transition as the impetus behind his recently released album, “Beautiful Pain.”
Additionally, he vowed to no longer make posts about his current girlfriend Zelie Timothy and praised her for seeing the good in him despite the bad he’d been through. In closing, the “Lately” singer made sure to also praise the role mothers play in society, specifically when it comes to the physicality of bringing life into the world.
But he also stressed the importance of taking into consideration the thoughts and feelings of men and “providers.”
“Men will never ever ever be able to have that capability! But WE AS FATHERS KINGS, HUSBANDS , PROVIDERS MATTER TOO we cry and have feelings TOO!” he concluded.
Whether or not this really marks the end to Tyrese’s notorious usage of social media, we’ll soon find out. But, for now, it looks like he’s throwing in the “tile” for the time being.