*Tyler Perry tells CNN’s Chris Wallace that his nearly 20-year friendship with Oprah Winfrey started with an unexpected phone call.
Well, obviously everything is peachy-keen between Oprah and Tyler these days. However, back in 2016, there were reports/rumors that the moguls’ relationship has become strained because he couldn’t handle her constructive criticism.
With a screenshot of the article on Instagram, Oprah’s best bud, Gayle King said, “Huh? Just reading @Oprah & @tylerperry are angry w/each other & not speaking if that’s true (it ”ain’t”) must have just happened 10 min ago!”
The alleged fight dated back to Oprah reportedly hiring a focus group to give feedback on Tyler’s show, “The Haves & The Have Nots.” The suggestion was to hire more writers to make the storylines stronger.
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Supposedly, that didn’t sit well with Tyler who reportedly said, “Aren’t the shows delivering ratings for the network? Well, then let me do what I do and you can keep your focus group research to yourself.”
A source close to the mogul reported that Oprah responded with, “…You needed me as much as I needed you when we decided to do this partnership, and don’t forget that.”
‘It’s Completely False’: Tyler Perry’s Response to Oprah Feud Rumor is what EURweb reported in March 2016
*Responding to the rumor that he and Oprah Winfrey are feuding over “creative difference,” Tyler Perry got straight to the point.
“It’s completely false,” the 46-year-old director told ET regarding a report claiming the two media moguls are seeing eye-to-eye. “Nothing is accurate in the article except for my and Oprah’s names.”
