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The prolific Tyler Perry is setting another drama at BET+. Tyler Perry Studios is working on All the Queen's Men for the streaming service, which is a joint venture between him and ViacomCBS. The series follows the female owner of an upscale strip club in Atlanta who is savvy and charming. It is expected to shoot in…

Refresh for updates… The death of Cicely Tyson today saw a profuse outpouring of praise and reminiscence across the generations for the regal Roots and Sounder star. The loss resonated across the generations, as Euphoria‘s Zendaya posted just minutes after the official news: This one hurts, today we honor and…

Tyler Perry received both doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine and hopes to help reluctant skeptics form their own opinion about the vaccination. The multi-hyphenate spoke with CBS This Morning on Tuesday and shared the details for his upcoming BET special, Covid-19 Vaccine and the Black Community A Tyler Perry Special…

EXCLUSIVE: BET has picked up a third season of Tyler Perry’s Sistas, cable’s No.1 series among Black viewers in the key adults 18-49 demographic. The renewal comes ahead of Sistas’ midseason premiere on Jan. 27. Production on season 3 is slated to start at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta at the end of the month, six…

BET has revealed the premiere date for Tyler Perry’s The Oval season 2 and the television debut of Madea’s Farewell Play. The Oval, starring Brad Benedict, Ed Quinn and Kron Moore, will return to BET on Tuesday, February 16, the network announced on Friday. The one-hour drama returns and lifts the veil of what can…

Tyler Perry and the Motion Picture and Television Fund have been selected by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Board of Governors to both receive Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Awards to be presented at the 93rd Annual Academy Awards on Sunday April 25. Perry is being honored for his extensive work on…

OWN's long-running Tyler Perry drama The Haves and the Have Nots will ending its 196-episode run at the end of its current eighth season. The final batch of episodes will return in May following tonight’s midseason finale. The Haves and the Have Nots is the last Tyler Perry series on OWN under Perry’s deal, which…

11TH UPDATE, 7:06 AM PT: It hasn't been made official yet, but Jon Ossoff has declared victory in his Georgia runoff race to join Rev. Raphael Warnock in the Senate – and top Democrats plus Donald Trump seem to agree. Ossoff released a video early this morning that was a victory speech with all but the applauding…

Film and TV mogul Tyler Perry has donated $100K to the legal defense fund of Kenneth Walker, the boyfriend of Black medical worker Breonna Taylor who was died in her own home at the hands of Louisville Metro Police Department plainclothes officers Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove. Mattingly, who…

Almost 30 years after the last movie, Whoopi Goldberg is coming back as Deloris Wilson. Walt Disney Studios Motion Picture Production boss Sean Bailey confirmed today that Sister Act 3 is in development. With Oscar winner Goldberg back in her very vocal role originated in the first Sister Act from 1992, Tyler Perry is…

EXCLUSIVE: Ruthless star Melissa L. Williams has signed with Buchwald for representation. Williams drew praise for her role as Ruth Truesdale on Tyler Perry’s The Oval on BET, which was renewed for a second season earlier this year. Her performance led her to the starring role in spinoff Tyler Perry’s Ruthless on…

As we step into the week and anticipate a Thanksgiving impacted by one of the most challenging years,  entertainment mogul Tyler Perry looks to continue his advocacy and philanthropic work by providing a ray of light and giving back to the community. The filmmaker and TV super-producer donated Thanksgiving food and…