Cosby Show actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner's widow sues his mother for $1.2M US
Tenisha Warner has filed a lawsuit against her late husband Malcolm-Jamal Warner's mother, Pamela Warner, seeking $1.2 million from his estate. The suit claims the actor's trust, established before his marriage, unfairly excludes his wife and daughter from his assets.
Why it matters
The case highlights the legal complexities of estate planning and the potential for family conflict regarding inheritance and financial obligations.
Tenisha Warner filed a lawsuit Monday seeking more than $1.2 million US from Warner's mother, Pamela Warner — who oversees his trust . The suit was filed in DeKalb County Superior Court in Decatur, Ga., where Warner and his family lived, on the first anniversary of the actor's death.
Warner was 54 when he died in an accidental drowning while on holiday with his family in Costa Rica on July 20, 2025. He was best known for playing Theo Huxtable, the son of Bill Cosby's Cliff Huxtable on the hit NBC sitcom The Cosby Show from 1984 to 1992.
In a statement to CBC News sent by her counsel, Tenisha Warner said she tried to resolve what she called her husband's "complicated estate" privately while honouring his last wishes concerning their daughter, MacKenzie.
"Malcolm had every intention to provide for our nine-year-old daughter and me."
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