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*The drama between actress-comedienne Mo’Nique and mogul movie  Tyler Perry has not been put on pause. In fact, Mo kicked the saga into high-gear after releasing a phone conversation of herself, husband-manager Sydney and Mr. Perry. In the recordings, obtained by RollingOut, Tyler admits that the “difficult to work with” brand that has been attributed to […]

Sherhonda Gaulden / Instagram *The mother of rapper NBA Youngboy wants to be in a Tyler Perry production.  Sherhonda Gaulden took to Instagram to share a screenshot of a message that she sent Perry, asking him to cast her in one of his movies. As reported by The Jasmine Brand, the message reads, “Dear mr […]

Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey during AFI Fest 2023 – screenshot *Media mogul Tyler Perry appeared on “CBS Mornings” on Tuesday to discuss his new documentary “Maxine’s Baby” and the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. Perry said a camera crew followed him for ten years to make the documentary about his career journey, and he had […]

* Tyler Perry has announced a new drama series coming to BET+. Tyler Perry Studios is working on “All the Queen’s Men,” which follows the female owner of an upscale strip club in Atlanta. No premiere date or casting has been announced yet. “I began my career in this direct-to-consumer business, so I know it […]

*If you didn’t see it, recently on “Oprah’s Master Class,”   Tyler Perry opened up about why he still takes care of the man who physically and verbally abused him throughout he childhood, the man he thought was his father, Emmitt Perry Sr. If you’re not familiar with Perry’s tale of childhood abuse, he spoke […]

*NEW YORK — Today, BET and media mogul Tyler Perry announced an exclusive news special, “COVID-19 Vaccine and the Black Community A Tyler Perry Special,” premiering Thursday, January 28, at 9 PM ET/PT on BET and BET Her. In the midst of a world health crisis, Perry sits down with top medical experts Carlos del Rio, […]

[…] past few weeks, Mo’Nique and Sydney have taken to social media to pop off about everything from Oprah Winfrey to Lee Daniels and her recent conversation with Tyler Perry about her issues with him. During one of her periscope’s, Mo further explain that during her conversation with Perry, he revealed how shocked he was when […]

*The success of “Empire” is something you can’t ignore. So much so that theGrio.com is examining Fox’s ratings juggernaut with Tyler Perry’s small screen successes with shows like “The Haves and the Have Nots.” Citing “Empire’s” recent season finale, the opinion piece, the site mentions that “Empire” co-creator Lee Daniels has improved upon Perry’s “all of it, everything, more is never enough” formula of storytelling, which has always garnered Perry viewers, but never the praise of critics or colleagues, of which Daniels has countless. “The big question is why does Daniels’s show get what Perry’s films don’t?, writer Demetria Lucas D’Oyley asks. In her eyes, the answer lies partly in the production value of “Empire” as well as the soap opera medium it springs from. “If nothing else, Empire is pretty to look at. It’s flashy and excessive, channeling the (90s) hip hop entertainment world in which it’s anchored,” wrote D’Oyley. “It’s slicker, a superlative of slick, than anything’s Perry’s ever done. It’s ostentatious without being gaudy, which is marked by a very fine line that Perry hasn’t yet learned to walk.” “Empire also wins because it’s not trying to be anything other than what it is: a soap opera,” she continues. “…Perry often seems like he’s trying to serve well-heeled and developed drama, unaware that he’s gone too far and still falls far short. There is no better example than the travesty of what he did with For Colored Girls…” Upon reading the op ed, readers were apparently not pleased with D’Oyley or The Grio for comparing Daniels’ work with Perry’s. According to them, the site should praise both men for bringing quality black programming to the small screen as well as providing a vehicle for talented entertainers. “Is it me; why is there always a comparison with Black productions? I never see this type of media with White productions. These reviews only advocate for separation and negativity,” Lee A. Sykes responded Saturday.” Just recently, a Black professor went public with a negative assessment of the show and for what? Was he looking for a following? People please understand “Empire” is entertainment period. Have you or anyone ever watch another show where so many Black actors and entertainers were showcased? It entertainment, please leave it as just that..” While most commenters praised Daniels and Perry, James Pugh voiced his displeasure with theGrio as he evoked memories of a familiar military strategy. “It’s the old divide and conquer mentality,” Pugh shared. “The kicker is that it always seem to work on us African Americans because we are notorious for not sticking together! Look….. It’s simple people! Just say something nice about all the Black shows on Television right now! That’s shuts all the people who seek to sink the ratings and divide the people up! Disagree all you want behind closed doors but stick together in public. All other races do it. We seem to be the last ones learning this valuable lesson.” The slamming of theGrio continued with Mona King Austin, who brought up an interesting difference between Daniels and Perry. “YOUR ASSESSMENT IS ABSOLUTELY WRONG! Like most people here, I don’t like the comparisons,” she voiced. “But, if you are going to do it get it right>>The difference between Perry and Daniels is Perry has built and runs an empire and Daniels writes about one.” Rather than totally go in on the site, Samantha AnyaVeniace Embery expressed how the site […]

Tyler Perry – Getty *Tyler Perry has seen Hollywood’s future. And it looks like AI. For better or for worse. Chatting with The Hollywood Reporter, Perry cited the constantly changing evolution of artificial intelligence, particularly OpenAI‘s new video tool Sora, as reason to fall back with expanding his Tyler Perry Studios production company in […]

*Four months after Tyler Perry bought the closed Fort McPherson army base, the entertainment mogul has revealed that it will house his new Atlanta studio. Perry announced his plans through posts on his Facebook and Twitter accounts with a photo of a sign reading “The Future Home of Tyler Perry Studios.” “4 months ago I […]

*Boo! Are ya scared? It just might not matter ’cause we’re talking about Tyler Perry’s new Halloween horror comedy flick which, based on the trailer, looks pretty damn funny. And as you can see from the poster above, something has scared the beegeebees (is that a word?) out of Madea. Here’s the plot: Madea winds […]

Byron Allen and Tyler Perry are seen at NATPE Miami 2019 – Tyler Perry Keynote “Living the Dream: A Career in Content” at the Fontainebleau Hotel on January 21, 2019, in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images) *Tyler Perry and Byron Allen are reportedly interested in buying BET (Black Entertainment Television) as Paramount […]

* Tyler Perry‘s 35,000 square foot Atlanta mansion has sold for $17.5 million, and is said to be the highest price ever paid for a home this size in Atlanta. Perry had originally listed the home for $25 million. The palatial estate, located on West Paces Ferry Road rests on top of a hill with […]

*We’ve come to expect no less from Tyler Perry. Like he’s done before, in times of need the mogul is once again stepping up. Yes, Perry’s joining the Hurricane Harvey million dollar club … donating his own cash to relief efforts and spreading it around to charities that could also use a cash infusion AND […]

* Tyler Perry’s latest movie is coming soon and Black Twitter has already fired the first salvo to register their displeasure and confusion. This past Tuesday, Netflix debuted the trailer for “A Jazzman’s Blues,” which is Perry’s latest movie. Starring Joshua Boone as Jazz singer “Bayou Boy” and Solea Pfeiffer as a mixed-race girl who […]