• Roxane Gay names Tyler Perry as one of her nemeses

    Roxane Gay names Tyler Perry as one of her nemeses

    Fans of novelist Roxane Gay’s Twitter feed have most likely heard her discuss her “nemesis,” occasionally in the plural. On Wednesday, Gay named Tyler Perry as one of them. “One of my nemeses is a billionaire now,” Gay, 45, tweeted early Wednesday morning. By the afternoon, she decided to name names, replying to her own …
  • Tyler Perry, once ‘poor as hell,’ is officially a billionaire now

    Tyler Perry, once ‘poor as hell,’ is officially a billionaire now

    It’s a real life rags-to-riches story. Tyler Perry, who was once homeless, is officially a billionaire, according to Forbes. The 50-year-old media mogul has earned $1.4 billion in pre-tax income since 2005, the money outlet reports. They estimate his net worth is $1 billion, “with a clear path to future membership in The Forbes 400.” …
  • Emmys 2020: Tyler Perry to receive Governors Award

    Emmys 2020: Tyler Perry to receive Governors Award

    Tyler Perry and The Perry Foundation have been selected as recipient of the Television Academy’s 2020 Governors Award. The entertainment mogul will be presented with an Emmy statuette during the 72nd Emmy Awards telecast on ABC on Sept. 20. Perry is being recognized for his achievements in television and his commitment to offering opportunities to …
  • Tyler Perry steps up to ‘bridge unity’ between Atlanta cops and residents

    Tyler Perry steps up to ‘bridge unity’ between Atlanta cops and residents

    Atlanta media mogul Tyler Perry is doing what he can to bring his fractured city together. The creator of the “Madea” film franchise bought 1,000 Kroger’s supermarket gift cards — and turned them over to Atlanta police to hand out to the community, his office said Thursday. “This is about the community that I love, …
  • Tyler Perry will pay college tuition for Rayshard Brooks’ four children

    Tyler Perry will pay college tuition for Rayshard Brooks’ four children

    Atlanta media mogul Tyler Perry will pay college tuition for all four of Rayshard Brooks’ children, one day after he vowed to pick up the tab for the slain man’s funeral, according to a report. Perry, best known for his “Madea” film franchise, will make sure Brooks’ three daughters, ages 1, 2 and 8, and …
  • Meghan Markle and Prince Harry hire Tyler Perry’s security team after drone scare

    Meghan Markle and Prince Harry hire Tyler Perry’s security team after drone scare

    After living in Tyler Perry’s luxe Los Angeles home for over a month, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have hired the director’s private security team to look after them and the property following an upswing in drone activity around the mansion. StyleCaster reports the Sussexes began expressing concern for the well-being of son Archie — …
  • Prince Harry feels ‘rudderless’ without friends or a job in Los Angeles

    Prince Harry feels ‘rudderless’ without friends or a job in Los Angeles

    Prince Harry feels “rudderless” and doesn’t have friends in Los Angeles, according to a report. The Duke of Sussex is feeling down since he’s fled Canada with his wife Meghan Markle, and their 1-year-old son Archie for sunny Southern California, a source told Vanity Fair. “He has a lot of friends in the military community …
  • Meghan Markle and Prince Harry move into $18M mansion owned by Tyler Perry

    Meghan Markle and Prince Harry move into $18M mansion owned by Tyler Perry

    Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are living in an $18 million Beverly Hills mansion owned by movie mogul Tyler Perry. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their 1-year-old son Archie have set up home in Perry’s eight-bedroom Tuscan-style villa in the swanky Beverly Ridge Estates, according to reports. They are believed to have been …
  • Tyler Perry mulls reopening studio complex

    Tyler Perry mulls reopening studio complex

    Tyler Perry wants to get back to work, and he’s building a military-style plan to reopen his sprawling Atlanta studios. The actor, producer and entrepreneur is planning to reopen the 330 acre facility provided he can implement testing for the coronavirus for cast and crew members and allow them to live on site when they …
  • Ava DuVernay, Viola Davis, Lee Daniels, more salute stylist who died of coronavirus

    Ava DuVernay, Viola Davis, Lee Daniels, more salute stylist who died of coronavirus

    Ava DuVernay, Tyler Perry, Viola Davis, Lee Daniels and many more industry luminaries today paid tribute to Charles Gregory Ross after the Emmy-nominated hairstylist lost his battle with the coronavirus yesterday. “God bless you and keep you in His Kingdom forever,” DuVernay said of Ross, who she most recently worked with on her HBO Max …