Tyler Perry reveals why he paid Cicely Tyson $1 million to work just one day on his 2007 film

See the gallery Inductee Cicely Tyson poses for a portrait at the 25th Television Academy Hall of Fame at the Saban Media Center at the Saban Media Center at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, CA 25th Television Academy Hall of Fame - Portraits, North Hollywood , United States - January 28, 2020 Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Moviestore/Shutterstock (1547548a) Bustin' Loose, Cicely Tyson Film and Television

"I never said this publicly, but I cared for Mrs [Cicely] Tyson for the last 15 years of her life," Tyler Perry said . Tyler, 52, has worked with Ms. Tyson on several films, including 2005's Diary of a Crazy Black Woman, 2007's Why Did I Get Married? and its sequel from 2010, Why Did I Get Married Too? Mrs. Tyson died in 2021 at the age of 96, and Tyler told AARP that he was assured that the last years of his life were spent in comfort. "She was a proud woman," he said, "and the only reason I mention that is because she wrote it in her book. That woman had done so many amazing things , but she wasn't paid well for it."

"She won $6,000 for Sounder, you know?" he said, referring to the 1972 film which earned Ms Tyson a Best Actress Oscar nomination. Perry “wanted to make sure she knew there were people who liked her. So she worked a day on my 2007 movie, Why Did I Get Married?, I paid her a million dollars. I loved working...

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Tyler Perry reveals why he paid Cicely Tyson $1 million to work just one day on his 2007 film
See the gallery Inductee Cicely Tyson poses for a portrait at the 25th Television Academy Hall of Fame at the Saban Media Center at the Saban Media Center at the Television Academy in North Hollywood, CA 25th Television Academy Hall of Fame - Portraits, North Hollywood , United States - January 28, 2020 Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Moviestore/Shutterstock (1547548a) Bustin' Loose, Cicely Tyson Film and Television

"I never said this publicly, but I cared for Mrs [Cicely] Tyson for the last 15 years of her life," Tyler Perry said . Tyler, 52, has worked with Ms. Tyson on several films, including 2005's Diary of a Crazy Black Woman, 2007's Why Did I Get Married? and its sequel from 2010, Why Did I Get Married Too? Mrs. Tyson died in 2021 at the age of 96, and Tyler told AARP that he was assured that the last years of his life were spent in comfort. "She was a proud woman," he said, "and the only reason I mention that is because she wrote it in her book. That woman had done so many amazing things , but she wasn't paid well for it."

"She won $6,000 for Sounder, you know?" he said, referring to the 1972 film which earned Ms Tyson a Best Actress Oscar nomination. Perry “wanted to make sure she knew there were people who liked her. So she worked a day on my 2007 movie, Why Did I Get Married?, I paid her a million dollars. I loved working...

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