Tyler Perry has revealed that he no longer reads reviews about his movies…and hasn’t for two decades.
“You have to understand how I grew up,” he told the The Times of London. “This man said I was horrible, awful, the worst of the worst. I learnt very young that what this person says about me doesn’t matter because that’s not true.”
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 15: Tyler Perry and Kelly Rowland attend Tyler Perry’s Mea Culpa Premiere at The Paris Theatre on February 15, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Netflix)
Perry has amassed a fortune and has the largest Black-woned film studio in the country but fans often complain about the stereotypes played out in his movies and even about the allegedly terrible wigs his actors are forced to wear.
Perry has also been slammed by fans for writing and dircting all of his movies instead of hiring other Black talent and creating more jobs for Black film creators.
“There is no waste on my set,” he said. “There is no downtime … If you’ve hired me to speak to my audience, then you have to let me do that.”
