Super producer Tyler Perry is the target of a lawsuit surrounding one of his major films… ‘Temptation: Confessions of A Marriage Counselor’ and it’s not the first time… [FLASHBACK: Did Tyler Perry Steal 'Good Deeds'? Author Files Suit... ] “Temptation” hasn’t received the best of reviews since it’s March 29th release, but that hasn’t stopped [...]Show More Summary
Author Donald is seeking $225,000 in damages. Her suit demands her book be credited in the opening and closing credits of the film, and that Perry provide an accounting of the revenues from "Good Deeds."
Media mogul Tyler Perry recently posed for the photo above as he met with Oprah Winfrey to has out a few details about their OWN network partnership. Perry is flying high on his Oprah endeavor but that doesn’t stop people from targeting his success. [FLASHBACK: Terrorists Target Tyler Perry's "Good Deeds" (PHOTOS)] The prolific filmmaker has [...]Show More Summary
Tyler Perry is being sued by an author claiming he stole her plotline, Reuters reports.
Terri Donald, who writes under the pseudonym TLO Red'ness, filed a lawsuit in Philadelphia claiming that Perry based his 2012 film Good Deeds onShow More Summary
Tyler Perry has been sued by an American author over the plot of his 2012 film Good Deeds, according to Yahoo! News. Terri Donald believes the prolific playwright lifted the plot of the film from her 2007 book “Bad Apples Can Be Good Fruit.” The writer claims to have sent Perry a cop of the [...] Tyler Perry Sued By Author Over Movie Plot is a post from: The Inquisitr
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An American author sued the prolific filmmaker Tyler Perry in a federal court on Tuesday, accusing him of lifting the plot of his 2012 movie, "Good Deeds," from her book.
A Decatur, Georgia disabled woman’s specially equipped van was stolen out of the driveway of her home Sunday night (September 30, 2012). Despite her disability, 24-year-old Alicia Day prides herself on trying to be independent and works part time as a greeter at Home Depot. Day’s mother drives her to work and doctor appointments in [...]Show More Summary
Reviewed by Bill Gibron Quote: "All the Tyler Perry hate needs to stop now."
With Tyler Perry gradually segueing toward non-drag leading man status with Good Deeds and the upcoming James Patterson thriller Alex Cross, his latest appearance as the sassy, wisdom-dispensing matriarch of the title in Madea's Witness Protection has an aura of fatigued reluctance to it, as does the film itself. Perry mentioned to Movieline that while he planned [...]
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Fresh off his most acclaimed film in Good Deeds, actor-director Tyler Perry and his iconic creation Madea return in his latest project, Madea’s Witness Protection.
The story actually does not follow Madea into Witness Protection, but...Show More Summary
In the wake of the Trayvon Martin case an his own experiences, Tyler Perry has called for federal agents to take racial profiling seriously as a potential hate crime.
The Good Deeds director took to Facebook to discuss Martin, who was...Show More Summary
You'd imagine Tyler Perry would be a recognizable figure. Especially in Atlanta, where I'd venture to guess you'll find the highest concentration of billboards and bus ads for the movie "Good Deeds," ads in which Perry figures prominently (by which I mean the ads are literally just a picture of him).…
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Let me start by saying that no matter what I feel about a Tyler Perry movie, I will most likely see them all anyway, just because he provides employment opportunities for Blacks in Hollywood. So... [[ This is a content summary only. Please visit StraightFromTheA.com for full content. ]]
Sam Strange believes the world would be a better place if more people committed suicide in the name of organ donation. So he made a Tyler Perry movie about it.
It’s hard to say how happy it makes me that Tyler Perry’s new movie about a man named Deeds who is very good is called Good Deeds. GUHHHH. Love it. I hope Tyler Perry names his private island Private Island. Tyler Perry is no stranger to inserting puns into his work (The Family That Preys, [...]
They say no good deed goes unpunished, so it was fitting that in my desire to support Tyler Perry and his new film Good Deeds, I was rewarded with a reminder of how true a turn of charity can turn into two-hours of movie watching gr...
The best thing that can be said about Tyler Perry's oeuvre is that he's provided work for a great deal of underused, under recognized African American actresses. Alfre Woodard, Taraji P. Henson, Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose, Cicely Tyson, etc....
Last night the Oscars celebrated the year's best films. Here, we toast the weekend's top ten at the box office.
Most films took a dip this weekend as a surge of new movies, including "Act of Valor" and Tyler Perry's "Good Deeds" take...Show More Summary
In yet another stupidly crowded weekend at the box office we had yet another solid surprise, as the low-budget Act of Valor topped the box office with a $24.7 million debut.