{"id":40799,"date":"2026-08-12T12:28:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T07:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40799"},"modified":"2026-08-12T12:28:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T07:28:28","slug":"friend-of-malcolm-jamal-warners-widow-launches-gofundme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=40799","title":{"rendered":"Friend of Malcolm-Jamal Warner&#8217;s Widow Launches GoFundMe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A close friend of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/malcolm-jamal-warner\/\"><strong>Malcolm-Jamal Warner<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s widow, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/malcolm-jamal-warner-wife-reveals-identity-addresses-his-death\/\"><strong>Tenisha Warner<\/strong><\/a>, made a GoFundMe on her behalf amid the legal battle over the late actor\u2019s estate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been Tenisha Warner\u2019s closest friend for 19 years,\u201d Tenisha\u2019s friend <strong>Destiny Rael<\/strong> wrote in the introduction of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/in-honor-of-malcolmjamal-warner-support-for-his-family\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GoFundMe<\/a>, which was created on Tuesday, August 11. \u201cI am the one who first brought her and Malcolm-Jamal Warner together, and I have been beside her through everything since his tragic passing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rael explained that she organized the page because she has \u201cwitnessed, up close, the depth of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/malcolm-jamal-warners-mom-speaks-about-his-wife-and-daughters-grief\/\">Tenisha\u2019s grief<\/a> and the weight she has had to carry\u201d and knows that her friend would not ask for support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know that Malcolm is beloved by so many, and his fans are grieving his loss. I can tell you what most people never see,\u201d Rael continued. \u201cI have watched Tenisha spend this year grieving the love of her life while honoring the promise they made to each other, to homeschool their nine-year-old daughter. Every single day she shows up for her child as though her own world had not fallen apart, and still makes sure breakfast is on the table.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/where-malcolm-jamal-warners-wife-stands-with-mom-amid-suit\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-GettyImages-1209522331.jpg?crop=0px%2C68px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-GettyImages-1209522331.jpg?crop=0px%2C68px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-GettyImages-1209522331.jpg?crop=0px%2C68px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-GettyImages-1209522331.jpg?crop=0px%2C68px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-GettyImages-1209522331.jpg?crop=0px%2C68px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-GettyImages-1209522331.jpg?crop=0px%2C68px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=74&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-GettyImages-1209522331.jpg?crop=0px%2C68px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-GettyImages-1209522331.jpg?crop=0px%2C68px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-GettyImages-1209522331.jpg?crop=0px%2C68px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-GettyImages-1209522331.jpg?crop=0px%2C68px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1600%2C900&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-GettyImages-1209522331.jpg?crop=0px%2C68px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1800%2C1012&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-GettyImages-1209522331.jpg?crop=0px%2C68px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1920%2C1080&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Malcolm-Jamal-Warner-GettyImages-1209522331\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/where-malcolm-jamal-warners-wife-stands-with-mom-amid-suit\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Malcolm Jamal-Warner&#8217;s Widow Hints at Dynamic With His Mom Amid Lawsuit<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMalcolm Jamal-Warner\u2019s widow, Tenisha Warner, is addressing her relationship with her mother-in-law, Pamela Warner, amid their bombshell lawsuit. \u201cRight now, everybody \u2014 like, all of his family members and [those] who have lost him \u2014 they are grieving,\u201d Tenisha told Gayle King in a teaser of her Thursday, July 23, CBS Mornings sit-down. \u201cYou know, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rael shared that she was by Tenisha\u2019s side when she returned home following Malcolm-Jamal\u2019s tragic death. In July 2025, the Cosby Show alum died at age 54 after being caught in a riptide in Costa Rica during the family\u2019s vacation.<\/p>\n<p>Rael also revealed that the house had an \u201cunexpected flooding\u201d upon Tenisha\u2019s return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe is rebuilding not only her life without him, but the very home they created together,\u201d she wrote. \u201cEvery room holds their memories, with no space to truly mourn, because the demands have never paused: legal matters that began within weeks of Malcolm\u2019s passing, financial weight carried alone, a house to put back together, and their daughter to care for every single day. She has stretched every resource she has and borrowed from people who love her just to keep one foot in front of the other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rael claimed that Malcolm-Jamal intended to \u201cupdate his estate plan to provide for his wife and daughter, but he passed away before he could sign it.\u201d She added that now that Tenisha, 48, is a \u201csingle mom,\u201d she \u201ccarries the cost of resolving Malcolm\u2019s estate alone because asking for help does not come naturally to her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is why the people who love her have launched this campaign: to help Tenisha honor Malcolm\u2019s wishes and his legacy while providing stability for their daughter, his only child, and the family he loved most,\u201d Rael wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Proceeds from the GoFundMe \u201cwill help ease the financial strain, cover the expenses she is now facing, and provide security for Tenisha and her daughter as they work toward resolving Malcolm\u2019s affairs.\u201d The goal of the fundraiser is $40,000.<\/p>\n<p>Rael made it clear she is \u201casking anyone to take sides in a family matter\u201d amid the ongoing legal battle between Tenisha and her mother-in-law, <strong>Pamela Warner<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am asking you to stand with a grieving wife and mother, and her young daughter, so they don\u2019t lose what Malcolm always intended to provide for them,\u201d she continued. \u201cEvery contribution, no matter the amount, makes a meaningful difference. If you are not able to give, sharing this page and keeping Tenisha and her daughter in your thoughts is a powerful gesture of support. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>News broke earlier this year that Tenisha <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/malcolm-jamal-warners-widow-sues-his-mom-for-1-2-million\/\">filed a lawsuit<\/a> against Pamela for a prenuptial dispute one year after Malcolm-Jamal died. (Pamela, who previously served as her son\u2019s manager, is the successor trustee of the Warner Family Trust, which Malcolm-Jamal set up in 1996.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/malcolm-jamal-warners-widow-cries-recalling-his-death-at-54\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CBS-Mornings.png?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CBS-Mornings.png?w=200&amp;h=113&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CBS-Mornings.png?w=300&amp;h=169&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CBS-Mornings.png?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CBS-Mornings.png?w=600&amp;h=338&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CBS-Mornings.png?w=800&amp;h=450&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CBS-Mornings.png?w=900&amp;h=506&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CBS-Mornings.png?w=1000&amp;h=563&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CBS-Mornings.png?w=1200&amp;h=675&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CBS-Mornings.png?w=1600&amp;h=900&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CBS-Mornings.png?w=1800&amp;h=1012&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/CBS-Mornings.png?w=1920&amp;h=1080&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"CBS-Mornings\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/malcolm-jamal-warners-widow-cries-recalling-his-death-at-54\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Malcolm-Jamal Warner&#8217;s Wife Breaks Down in Tears Recalling His Death<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMalcolm-Jamal Warner\u2019s widow, Tenisha Warner, is still processing his fatal drowning nearly one year later. \u201cThe moments of that day, they occupy my body so deeply, so it\u2019s really hard for me to relive what all of that was and to think about it,\u201d Tenisha told Gayle King during an emotional CBS Mornings interview on [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to court documents obtained by <em>Us<\/em> in July, Tenisha argued that she is entitled to more than $1.2 million from the trust. Tenisha claimed that the sum is the equivalent of what Malcolm-Jamal had promised her as part of their May 2022 premarital agreement.<\/p>\n<p>While Pamela has not addressed the lawsuit directly, she seemingly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/malcolm-jamal-warner-mom-hints-at-drama-with-daughter-in-law\/\">hinted at the drama<\/a> the day the documents were filed in court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring my year long journey, I have discovered how cruel, evil and greedy a human can be,\u201d Pamela wrote via Facebook and on the Malcolm Jamal-Warner Living Legacy page via Instagram to mark the first anniversary of her son\u2019s death. \u201cI have also discovered the depth of love, care, concern and support that humans are capable of. All of which I have been the recipient of. The good, the bad and the ugly. These are the lessons that apparently I will need as I continue my journey.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A close friend of Malcolm-Jamal Warner\u2018s widow, Tenisha Warner, made a GoFundMe on her behalf amid the legal battle over the late actor\u2019s estate. \u201cI have been Tenisha Warner\u2019s closest friend for 19 years,\u201d Tenisha\u2019s friend Destiny Rael wrote in the introduction of the GoFundMe, which was created on Tuesday, August 11. \u201cI am the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1456527661.jpg?crop=244px%2C82px%2C1050px%2C550px&resize=1200%2C630&quality=40&strip=all","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40799\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/40800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}