Widow of Malcolm-Jamal Warner Sues His Mother for $1.2 Million
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Tenisha Delilah Warner, widow of actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, has filed a lawsuit against his mother, Pamela Warner, seeking at least $1.2 million from a family trust based on a premarital agreement.
- The lawsuit was filed in DeKalb County Superior Court, Georgia, one year after Malcolm-Jamal Warner died at age 54 from drowning in Costa Rica.
- The family trust in question was established in 1996 when Warner was 26 and unmarried, predating his marriage to Tenisha by 20 years.
- Tenisha claims Warner had agreed to buy a $1 million life insurance policy and pay her $16,000 annually per their premarital agreement, but he failed to fulfill these obligations.
- Tenisha stated that Warner was close to updating his estate plan before his death and emphasized her efforts to settle his estate privately to honor his wishes for their daughter and herself.
