Tyrese has found himself as the butt of the joke after his on-again, off-again girlfriend Zelie Timothy revealed he wasn’t her first choice.
Earlier this week, the singer-turned-blockbuster star appeared on Instagram Live alongside Timothy to shed some light on their relationship. When asked how the couple met, Tyrese said he made the first move by sliding into the model-influencer’s DMs.
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However, things quickly went south when Zelie revealed that the “Sweet Lady” singer wasn’t her “type at all,” and that she was initially more interested in his Fast & Furious co-star Paul Walker, who was killed in a car crash in 2013.
“My type was actually Paul Walker. Rest in peace,” Zelie said of the late actor. “But [Tyrese] wasn’t my type at all. And my type is not ‘white.’ I’m just saying I was more interested in Paul.”
Tyrese seemed to be in disbelief when his girlfriend said he wasn't her type and Paul Walker was 😂 Do y’all think she’s trolling Tyrese? pic.twitter.com/ayqAuSJvbQ
— No Jumper (@nojumper) March 25, 2023
Visibly shocked my the confession, Tyrese responded: “Don’t touch me,” while appearing to attempt to create some distance.
“Even when I met [Tyrese], I was like, ‘Eh, he’s kind of old,’” Zelie continued, adding insult to injury. “I just like his smile. It’s pretty cool. His personality … His personality was OK.”
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“This just went really bad really fast. I’m getting off Live,” said Tyrese.
But Zelie wasn’t finished. “He didn’t understand the Instagram model thing, so he would always talk down on Instagram models,” she said as Tyrese continued to process her comments.
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“So you wanted the homie; you didn’t want me,” he added. “You said I’m old.”
“I never said I wanted the homie, I just said he was cuter,” she continued. “You know all this already. I wasn’t your type either. So relax. And, yeah, so now we’re here, and it’s an actual, somewhat of a love story, which is crazy.”
The awkward exchange immediately sent viewers into a tizzy, with many claiming that Zelie has no respect for her man.
“She does not respect that man. It’s a difference between being honest and disrespect..” tweeted one user.
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Others, meanwhile, ridiculed the Transformers actor by saying they’ll never look at him the same way again.
“Somebody said ‘They’ll never be able to sit down and watch fast n furious together ever again’ when i tell y’all i was screammmeedddd,” added another user.
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This isn’t the first time tension between Tyrese and Zelie Timothy has played out on social media. Last summer, the Baby Boy star labeled Timothy “poison” and a “master manipulator” after the couple briefly called it quits.
“Stop trying to convince me that your daughter is not a SNAKE….. I just want to be released from this strong devilish allure the sexual seduction of a masterful manipulator who knows how to [convince everyone that she’s not mean of there to KILL YOU],” Tyrese wrote in a since-deleted Instagram post aimed at Zelie and her parents. “Please God RELEASE ME – RELEASE ME FROM YOUR POISON RELEASE FROM YIUR STRONG HOLD RELEASE ME I BELONG TO THE KINGDOM……. I have SO MUCH MORE WORK TO DO.”
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The couple — who first went public shortly after Tyrese announced his split from his now-ex-wife, Samantha Gibson, just two years ago — got back together shortly after and recently celebrated their anniversary earlier this month.
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“She was fresh out of something, and I was too… Most found themselves thinking you were a bandaid… You are… THE SEXIEST chocolate bandaid ever…,” Tyrese wrote on Instagram. “2 years today we said YES to taking this unexpected beautiful journey through the highs and the lows. I just want you to know over and over again privately and publicly. I love you and appreciate you and thank you for holding my hand and loving me through this journey….”
