Tyler Perry kicks off 2012 with the romantic dramedy Good Deeds. Wesley’s world is turned upside down when he meets Lindsey (Thandie Newton), a down-on-her-luck single mother who works on the cleaning crew in his office building. Wesley offers to help Lindsey, and soon sees his world and heart open to new possibilities. The […]
From Bossip: In his new memoir, Never Would Have Made It: The Rise of Tyler Perry, the Most Powerful Entertainer in Black America (And What It Really Took to Get Him There), Melvin Childs, a self-described former radio executive, claims Perry’s growth was significantly dependent on his early investment in him. Childs also makes the […]
Tasha Smith and Michael Jai White, stars of Tyler Perry’s latest TBS sitcom “For Better Or For Worse,” have fierce words for his critics, “it’s just hateration — especially if you don’t do nothing!” In a small luncheon with several bloggers last week at the Essence Magazine offices, the actors couldn’t sing Tyler’s praises enough. […]
From the good folks at Newsone.com, producer/director Tyler Perry has penned an open letter to one of the alleged victims of Jerry Sandusky in the scandal that has rocked Penn State University and the entire country. Read it HERE.
They say three’s a charm right? Kim Kardashian may have officially called it quits on hubby number two this morning, but we’re sure she’ll be back in the game soon looking for lucky number three. Here are our top five contenders. 1. Reggie Bush Her one true love whom she dated off and on for […]
Tyler Perry’s film “The Marriage Counselor” has added two actors to its roster. Already starring Kim Kardashian and Jurnee Smollett, Blackfilm has confirmed that Lance Gross and Vanessa Williams will be joining the cast. Get the inside scoop on Perry’s home: New Orleans, LA The film tells the story of Judith (played by Jurnee), an […]
Kim Kardashian‘s marriage may or may not be in trouble, but her acting career has been elevated now that she’ll be co-starring in the new Tyler Perry film The Marriage Counselor. She delivered her good news via Twitter on the night of her 31st birthday (October 21st), and they’ll begin shooting the movie on October […]
Comedian and actor Chris Rock gets “reel” in the latest issue of Vibe magazine. The Hollywood themed issue covers a variety of topics and in the interview with Rock they asked about the trend of Black comedians having to wear dresses. “I mean, hey, lots of comedians dress up like women, not just Black. It’s […]
Mr. Tyler Perry can’t seem to catch a break these days. First Mario Van Peebles took a sideways shot at him (and other Black men wearing dresses in films) at this year’s Urbanworld Film festival and now author Touré has gone for his pearl necklace-adorned jugular. Touré debated the merits of Perry’s films with Newsone […]
The star wattage continued to shine brightly Friday night, as The Urbanworld Film Festival entered its second night. Director Mario Van Peebles, 50 Cent and Lynn Whitfield were on hand to promote their film “All Things Fall Apart.” 50 hit the red carpet with his own entourage of eye candy, posing for pics with the […]
Add Tyler Perry to the new Forbes magazine list of the highest-paid men in entertainment. The actor/director/screenwriter/producer/author films have raked in more than $500 million worldwide. Perry beat out the man responsible for The Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who earned a reported $113 million over the course of the […]
Tyler Perry may be following in Oprah Winfrey’s footsteps by getting his own cable network. Perry who turns his plays, television shows and films into movies may be forming Tyler TV. According to the NY Times, Tyler TV, which is still a working title, is intended as a home base for the prolific Mr. Perry […]
