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A handful of bigwigs are reportedly competing to purchase BET from Paramount Global. According to Variety, Diddy is among those who wants to buy a majority stake in BET Media, which includes BET, BET+, VH1, and BET Studios. An insider told the publication that Diddy is “exploring the opportunity to purchase BET as a part of his […]
Tyler Perry is looking to buy a majority stake in BET from parent company Paramount Global and has been involved in discussions regarding the possible sale, Variety reports. The actor and entrepreneur currently has a minority stake in the Paramount-owned business, which includes BET, VH1, BET Studios, and BET+. Paramount Global has been exploring a sale of the […]
Tyler Perry is speaking candidly about past suicide attempts in hopes of helping those who are struggling. On Wednesday, Perry paid tribute to Stephen “tWitch” Boss, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head Tuesday. “I’ve only met [Boss] a couple of times, and he always full of life and seemed like such a light,” […]
Tyler Perry has locked down his next big feature. According to Variety, the multi-hyphenate has signed on to write and direct Netflix’s Six Triple Eight, a World War II drama about an all-Black, all-women battalion that served overseas. The screenplay is based on a Kevin M. Hymel article published in WWII History Magazine by Sovereign Media. The film will tell the inspiring story of the […]
Tyler Perry has given more context to his trademark character, Madea, which has appeared in at least 10 of his movies. In a new episode of Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace, per TMZ, Perry discussed the inspiration behind the character, in response to Wallace asking the filmmaker about a previous comment Spike Lee made about Madea, calling the […]
During a sit down with Gayle King at the Tribeca Film Festival, Tyler Perry provided insight into Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. “My only problem with it is this,” Perry told King, per Deadline. “If I talk about it, then it becomes overshadowing of everything else we talked about. That will be the headline for […]
Less than two months after expressing his desire to cast Mo’Nique in one of his shows, 50 Cent has come through on his promise. 50 took to Instagram on Monday to reveal that Mo’Nique will join the cast of the upcoming season of Starz’s BMF. “Guess who i got in BMF this season GOLDIE!” the mogul […]
50 Cent wants Mo’Nique to have a second chance in Hollywood and is looking for people to apologize for allegedly “blackballing” her in the industry, namely Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry. Fif took to his Instagram to share his thoughts about the actress by reposting an infographic video from HotNewHipHop that discusses the rapper sharing his thoughts […]
Mo’Nique has shared more details about her highly publicized beef with some of Hollywood’s biggest players. During a recent appearance on Turnt Out with TS Madison, the 54-year-old actress/comedian was asked about her years-long claims about being “blackballed.” Mo’Nique previously called out Tyler Perry, Oprah Winfrey, and Lee Daniels alleging they tarnished her career after she declined to participate […]
According to Forbes, Tyler Perry is officially a billionaire. The details of his success are written about in a long-form article entitled From “Poor As Hell” to Billionaire: How Tyler Perry Changed Show Business Forever. If you don’t have the time, the name of that write-up should be enough to support our opening sentence. For those who […]
