My Shayla refers to a video video clip of actor Tyrese Gibson crying and saying, "Oh my god, my Shayla," concerning his daughter. The original video was called Crying Tyrese and it generated memes in 2017 when it was first posted to Gibson's Instagram amid his custody battle for his daughter Shayla. Stills and GIFs of Gibson crying and covering his mouth were used as reaction images on Twitter / X throughout the late 2010s and early 2020s. The specific clip of him emotionally saying, "My Shayla," went viral on TikTok in late 2024. Meme creators added text captions to the video or reenacted it, giving it new meaning and viral spread.
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