Director/actor Tyler Perry continues his successful saga as his latest outing "I Can Do Bad All By Myself" takes the crown at the box office this weekend with more than $24 million in ticket sales.
The movie, staring Oscar nominee Taraji P. Hensen, Adam Rodriguez, Mary J. Blige, Gladys Knight and Perry as Madea, his brash, cross-dressing alter ego, cost under $20 million to produce, w ...Read
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Tyler Perry has been revealed as one of Hollywood's top 15 highest paid men according to Forbes !
Perry, known widely for films and stage plays including Why Did I Get Married, Madea's Family Reunion, and The Family That Preys, not only made the list but beat out veterans including Harrison Ford in 2008. ...Read
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Tyler Perry left Madea behind for his debut in Paramount's sci-fi prequel Star Trek Thursday, according to early box office reports the flick pulled in an estimated $7 million in just five hours !
'Star Trek,' also starring Zoe Saldana, officially opened in most theaters Friday but earned its $7 million boost through special "preview" performances at an estimated 3, 800 locations Thursday. ...Read
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Who would have thought Tyler Perry was more fierce or 'fiercer' than Sasha Fierce aka Beyonce. According to a report based on 2008's top celebrities Perry and his pistol packing character Madea topped Beyonce "putting a ring on it".
Perry, after releasing two films ("Meet the Browns," "The Family That Preys") and inking two major sitcom deals with TBS ("Tyler Perry's House of Payne" and " ...Read
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Tyler Perry's alleged stalker has officially been charged with felony aggravated stalking.
According to the Fulton County District Attorney, Dawne Wilson was charged after allegedly violating a restraining order by entering Tyler Perry's Atlanta studio last week and according to police documents obtained by TMZ "was seen talking to Mr. Perry".
Instead of providing inspiration and telling often unsung stories through film, Tyler Perry is assisting the devil according to the director/playwright's jailed stalker Dawne Wilson.
Perry, known widely for his depiction of characters ranging from Helen, a housewife who must pick up the pieces after a failed marriage to Madea, a pistol packing grandmother who sometimes by force issues adv ...Read
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A woman who claims she is Tyler Perry's "biggest fan" has been arrested and jailed according to Atlanta authorities.
The woman, who Perry already had on a restraining order at the time of the arrest, reportedly showed up at the director's Atlanta production studio unexpected and unwelcome.
Sources say Dawne Wilson was then arrested Wednesday on a charge of aggravated stalking. < ...Read
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Tyler Perry's "Madea Goes to Jail" racked up at the weekend box office, opening with $41.1 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
"Madea Goes To Jail," Perry's first film starring the pistol holding grandma since "Madea's Family Reunion," became the director's highest grossing film beating the $30 million grossing "Diary of a Mad Black Woman".
A woman who accused actor-screenwriter Tyler Perry of stealing material from her play for his blockbuster movie "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" has lost her federal lawsuit against the entertainer.
The Marshall News Messenger reports jurors found Tuesday that Donna West did not present evidence that supported her claim of copyright infringement.
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