Thursday, March 28, 2024

Tyler Perry Allegedly Spent $16M on Star-studded Studio Grand Opening

*Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta has officially opened but new details have emerged about how much the media mogul paid to host his star-studded grand opening a few weekends ago.

We reported earlier… the 330-acre entertainment complex – which used to be a military facility named Fort McPherson -is the only major film studio in the nation owned by a Black American.

Among the many celebs that showed up to walk the red carpet were Halle Berry, Cecily Tyson, Whoopie Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Samuel Jackson, Spike Lee and Viola Davis.

Now, insiders spill to the theJasmineBRAND exclusively that Perry allegedly paid $16 million to make the gala happen.

Apparently, “a big portion was allotted to cover travel accommodations for the A-listers to fly to Atlanta for the event,” the outlet writes, adding, “Tyler Perry allegedly covered flights and even chartered private planes for his VIP guests, plus hotel accommodations.”

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Via theJasmineBRAND:

Sources tell us that Tyler Perry’s studio opening allegedly featured more than 100 chandeliers, $700,000 worth of carpet and lighting, staging props and the epic fireworks show is said to have cost more than $1 million. He also allegedly paid for performers like Jennifer Hudson and Mary J. Blige to hit the stage.

And the studio has already been in use.

theJasmineBRAND previously broke the news that Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood taped its reunion at the studios, at none other than Oprah Winfrey’s soundstage.

The Walking Dead is also said to be filming there, and the Black Panther film was one of the first to be taped at the new studio.

Here’s what Halle Berry told Channel 2 Action News about what an all black-owned studio means to her.

“It means that we’re here, and we ain’t going nowhere,” Berry said. “And you’re going to remember us a hundred years from now … and that we’re important. We matter. We have a right to be. And I love Tyler for that.”

Cecily Tyson had nothing but praise for the new studio complex.

“I would come straight down from Heaven to experience this moment,” the veteran thespian said. ‘Believe me, I wouldn’t miss it.”

 

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