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Tyler Perry will be awarded the 2020 Governors Award from the Television Academy at the 2020 Emmy Awards!

The 50-year-old mogul and his company, The Perry Foundation, are receiving the award for “achievements in television and his organization’s commitment to offering opportunities to marginalized communities through its programs of inclusion, engagement, employment and other philanthropic initiatives.”

“Tyler Perry has changed the face of television and inspired a new generation of content creators. He pioneered a new brand of storytelling that engages people of color both in front of and behind the camera, and his shows have resonated with a global audience,” Governors Award selection committee Chair Eva Basler said in a statement (via IndieWire).

Congrats to Tyler!

The 2020 Emmy Awards will take place virtually on September 20 and you can check out the full list of nominees right here.

Tyler Perry has offered to pay for the for the funeral expenses for Rayshad Brooks, according to a report.

Rayshad sadly lost his life over the weekend after police found him asleep in his car at a Wendy’s drive-thru. A video from the incident showed an officer shooting him in the back as he ran after taking a sobriety test.

Tyler, according to People, has offered to pay for expenses as well as his children’s college fund.

Chris Stewart, the family’s attorney, spoke in a press conference and thanked Tyler, who “we spoke with who will be taking care of the funeral for the family.”

He added, “Support like that, people who are actually in the community that love the community that want healing, and families like this should never have to go through something like this. It’s a step forward, and we want to thank him.”

Rayshad leaves behind his wife, , and four children: Dream, 1; Memory, 2; Blessing, 8; and Mekai, 13.

Tyler followed in the footsteps of this boxer, who offered to pay for George Floyd‘s funeral.

Tyler Perry is weighing in on the Black Lives Matter protests following the death of George Floyd.

The 50-year-old filmmaker took to his social media accounts to call for an end of the violent protests that are currently going on around the country, saying he stands with Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms for calling for an end to the violence.

“I’m not in Atlanta, but if I were I would have been standing with our Mayor! But there was nothing I could say better than what Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said last night! Please, please stop this violence!! Looting is NOT THE ANSWER!!!!” Tyler wrote.

“And listen to me, be careful where you are getting your information to JOIN protests!!” Tyler continued. “There are people and other countries who are posting things pretending to be US, pretending to stand for peaceful protest, but they are trying to incite us into violence and chaos to try and do more harm!! Do not fall for this foolishness!!! Please stop the violence!”

If you missed it, Jimmy Kimmel gave an emotional monologue about George Floyd and the rioting in Minneapolis.

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Two television shows are set to film this summer as mass shutdowns are still in place across America.

Tyler Perry Studios will open up to begin filming BET’s Sistas and The Oval.

Sistas will begin filming on July 8 for two-and-a-half weeks, with The Oval beginning their similar-length shoot on July 28.

Tyler Perry is “doing everything by the book,” a source tells Variety. He will reportedly fly the cast in his private plane from both Los Angeles and New York, where he will have them tested for Coronavirus before boarding. The crew is largely Atlanta-based, but they are taking precautions. Upon the cast and crew all arriving in Atlanta, they will be tested again and cleared to work when results are in.

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Tyler Perry is setting a date.

The 50-year-old producer is setting start dates for U.S. shows restarting production in North America, Deadline reported on Tuesday (May 12).

Tyler‘s two BET series, Sistas and The Oval, will begin production one at a time at his Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, beginning on July 8.

Sistas will go first according to the report, followed by The Oval on July 28. Both will film 22 episodes of their second seasons in two and a half weeks.

The plan involves “testing and sequestering the shows’ cast and crew on the sprawling, 330-acre lot of Tyler Perry Studios.”

The details of production are very involved: “The crew of Perry’s shows is primarily local, based in Atlanta. For the casts, Perry is providing his private plane. After they test negative pre-boarding, they will be flown from Los Angeles and New York to Atlanta. Everyone, including Perry, who is directing all episodes, will remain on the lot for the entire duration of the shoot. The existing structures on the lot, which once housed a military base, will provide enough housing for everyone working on each of the shows, so there will be no need for portable housing as originally thought,” the report continues.

“Upon arrival, everyone will be tested and quarantined in their rooms for four hours while they wait for the results. The cast and crew will be tested 4 times over the 2.5 weeks of the shoot, with Carlos Del Rio, professor at Emory Vaccine Center, serving as testing consultant.”

“While a July restart of production had been wishful best-case scenario for most US TV studios, they have been looking at late August, September and even October as more realistic target dates,” Deadline also noted.

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New reports claim that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are living in an $18 million mansion owned by Tyler Perry!

The eight bedroom, 12 bathroom home is located in the very-exclusive gated community Beverly Ridge Estates and the house is at the end of the street in a very remote area.

The couple has a friend in common with Tyler – Oprah Winfrey!

If you didn’t know, Oprah is working on a documentary about mental health with Harry and she was in attendance at their 2018 wedding.

The Daily Mail reported the news first and they shared photos of the home’s gorgeous exterior.