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Tyler Perry Offers Details About Rough Childhood

Tyler Perry has taken to his official Web site to offer raw details of being beaten, abused and molested as a child.

"I'm tired of holding this in. I don't know what to do with it anymore, so, I've decided to give some of it away," the actor/director/writer said.

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Perry, who has discussed his rough childhood in the past, said that turning 40 and working on the film Precious (about an abused teenage girl) prompted him to go into further detail.

"[The movie] hit me so hard, I sat there in tears realizing that ... read full article

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  • @leslie: sounds like you bought the dr. phil pop-psychology hook line and sinker. You actually feel good about giving your abuser a pass? You actually think its right that your...
  • @Jasononthemoon: "He is a disappointment to all survivors of abuse." Please speak for yourself and only yourself. He is not a disappointment to ALL survivors of abuse. I...
  • @leslie: I don't need your prayers and I certainly don't need a lecture on legality. The simple truth is this: Mr. Perry, in forgiving his abusers, has made it clear that he thinks...
Tyler Perry talks candidly about his abusive father.
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Posted: 2/13/2009

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Posted: 8/20/2009
Tyler Perry takes you through his new hilarious family comedy "House of Payne."
Free | TBS

Posted: 11/9/2007
Tyler talks about his most memorable performance of "I Know I've Been Changed"
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Posted: 2/13/2009
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BET Honors (Appearing) 2009 TV Show Series
NAACP Image Awards (Host) 2009 TV Show Series
Star Trek (Actor - Adm. Richard Barnett) 2009 Movie
The Black List: Volume Two (Appearing) 2009 TV Show Series
Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself (Director) 2009 Movie

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Tyler Perry Offers Details About Rough Childhood

Tyler Perry has taken to his official Web site to offer raw details of being beaten, abused and molested as a child.

"I'm tired of holding this in. I don't know what to do with it anymore, so, I've decided to give some of it away," the actor/director/writer said.

Check out photos of Perry

Perry, who has discussed his rough childhood in the past, said that turning 40 and working on the film Precious (about an abused teenage girl) prompted him to go into further detail.

"[The movie] hit me so hard, I sat there in tears realizing that ... read more

Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad By Myself Tops Box Office

Tyler Perry's latest movie, I Can Do Bad All By Myself, grossed $24 million to take the top spot at the weekend box office, according to Hollywood.com.

Watch the trailer for I Can Do Bad All By Myself

Of the eight films Perry has made in the past five years, five have debuted at No. 1. I Can Do Bad is Perry's third largest opening after ... read more

Tyler Perry Sharpens the Anchor with Meet the Browns and House of Payne

Networks' spring presentations to advertisers are scripted affairs. At TNT and TBS' announcements last week, known as "upfronts," stars major and minor walked onstage in a hall filled with advertising executives to deliver carefully worded talks about their shows. Almost all read from prompters.

Until Tyler Perry took the stage.

The playwright, filmmaker and actor spoke with no notes about his two series on TBS: House of Payne and Meet the Browns. read more

Halle Berry, Tyler Perry to Host 40th NAACP Image Awards

Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry and director/writer/actor Tyler Perry have been selected to host the 40th NAACP Image Awards in February.

Berry, who won an Academy Award for her role in Monster's Ball, and Perry, whose credits include Diary of a Mad Black Woman and TBS' House of Payne, are both former Image Award winners.

The ceremony ... read more

VIDEO: Tyler Perry: How Does He Do It All?

Tyler Perry began as a humble playwright, but thanks to his insane work ethic, seemingly never-ending creative inspiration and knowing people in the right places (Oprah!), he's catapulted himself to mega-producer in both film and television. Erin Fox sat down with Perry to discuss his writing process, his new movie The Family That Preys and why he wanted to tackle television with The House of Payne. He definitely left us wondering, does he ever sleep? read more

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