Tyrese has become the latest in a string of celebrities to be honored by Leaders Esteem Christian Bible University, an “online bible university” that awarded the actor and singer an honoroary Doctorate of Philosophy in Humanitarianism on Sunday (August 25).
According to the school’s website, this is not a degree they give out to regular students. They do offer one similarly-named course of study, a Doctor of Philosophy in Christian Counseling.
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In recent years, the institution has given out comparable honors to Tyrese’s. Big-name recipients have included Raheem DeVaughn, Bobby Brown, Yo Yo, TS Madison, Scarface, and more.
In footage from his big day, Tyrese jokes that “My office hours are now from 9 to 3,” and refers to himself as “Dr. Gibson.”
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Check it out below.
Just days prior to receiving his doctorate, Tyrese returned to The Breakfast Club for another emotional interview where he tearfully discussed grief and the breakdown of his marriage.
The singer and actor bared his soul during the lengthy chat last Tuesday (August 20) as he discussed the death of his mother, his two sisters, film director John Singleton and his Fast & Furious co-star Paul Walker.
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“I’m doing the best I can with every 24 hours I get,” Tyrese admitted while tearing up, before proudly declaring: “Black men cry.”
He added: “There is no square footage I could ever live in, there is no rims, no jewelry and no car, there is no net worth, there is no press release, there is no co-star, there is no collaboration in the world that could ever replace my momma.”
“That could ever fill the void of what it’s like to wake up and get married and want to be in something for the rest of your life, and it goes away,” Tyrese, who has been married twice, continued.
Offering insight into his mental state following the end of his relationships, Tyrese said: “When divorces happen, women aren’t the only ones that are devastated. When a miscarriage happens, women are not the only ones that you should be checking on.
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“When you can’t put food on the table because your career goes up and then it goes down, stop skipping over the man and just checking on the woman.”
