ON “CBS THIS MORNING”: TYLER PERRY ON THE “POETIC JUSTICE” OF BUILDING HIS NEW STUDIO ON A FORMER CONFEDERATE ARMY BASE

ON “CBS THIS MORNING”: TYLER PERRY ON THE “POETIC JUSTICE” OF BUILDING HIS NEW STUDIO ON A FORMER CONFEDERATE ARMY BASE

Tyler Perry’s Atlanta Studio to Include a Compound for Displaced LGBTQ Youth and Trafficked Women

CBS THIS MORNING co-host Gayle King went behind the scenes at Tyler Perry’s historic, 330-acre movie studio complex in Atlanta. The site features a dozen sound-stages named after black icons in Hollywood. Perry is the creative force behind 22 movies, 20 plays and eight TV shows. Perry talks about the project he’s “most excited about” and what inspires the 50-year-old writer, director and actor to think big.

Watch Part 1 Here: https://cbsn.ws/2LXdZWt

Watch Part 2 Here: https://cbsn.ws/2LUGRif

Excerpts:

- Perry reflects on the “poetic justice” of Tyler Perry Studios sitting on what was once a Confederate army base: “The property that slaves built that was once a Confederate army base. Think about the poetic justice in that. The Confederate army is fighting to keep Negroes enslaved in America, fighting, strategy, planning on this very ground. And now this very ground is owned by me.” https://bit.ly/35kUD5A

- On overcoming abuse as a child: “Telling stories was born out of pain, born out of heartache, born out of being an abused kid who could go inside of his head and create a world and imagination.” https://bit.ly/2ATvtNq

- On raising his 4-year-old son, Aman: “Every time I talk to him, every time I hug him, every time I love him, let him know he’s special, there’s something in me that’s being healed.” https://bit.ly/2Mq8vma