Tyrese Says Liquor Stores Should Stay Away from School Areas
By: Rosemina Nazarali
Published: October 13, 2011

Back in September, Tryrese Gibson had a radio interview with a Delaware station. While in town, he noticed a liquor store that was right across the street from a school. He was outraged, to say the least. The actor and singer used the radio interview as a platform to talk about alcohol zoning issues, but the station's programming director was none too pleased and kicked Tyrese out of the building.
At a more recent interview, Tyrese said an apology is "never going to happen. Ever." In fact, Tyrese has a very good reason for wanting to keep kids away from alcohol.
“My mother struggled with alcohol for 27 years. By the grace of God my mother has been sober for 4 years from alcohol abuse. Alcohol in particular is a very sensitive subject for me because it killed my childhood," he said. "How are you all allowing a liquor bank to be directly across the street from an elementary school? The personalities that liquor stores attract should be far away from kids. They're innocent."
Tyrese also added that this zoning issue is something that needs to be dealt with across the country, not just in Delaware.