As some of you may know, Tyler Perry is throwing an A-list Grand Opening Bash this weekend for his new movie studio which officially opens today (10/3).
Tyler Perry Studios is located behind Magic Johnson theaters in the Greenbrier Mall area.
The studio actually opened last year, but Perry decided to expand the facility without obtaining the proper permits from the city.
After a little back and forth with the city and some bad press in the local rag, the revamped studio will host the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Will and Jada Smith, and Tyler’s “fiancee” Taraji P. Henson, at a grand bash tomorrow night that I’m not invited to.
Normally I don’t care if I’m not invited to some foo foo industry party. But I was desperate to see my girl Jada Pinkett (I hear she’s family).
So I swallowed my pride and called the studio yesterday to get my name on the guest list. But the reaction from Tyler’s peeps was not what I expected. I was hung up on not once, but twice! How unprofessional!
Yes, I write some things about Tyler that he might not like. But bad press is to be expected when a star lives a down low lifestyle and lies about it. Is a blogger like myself supposed to just ignore the facts? Plus, am I lying about anything I write about him?
Anyway, the Writers Guild of America filed a complaint against Tyler Perry yesterday and plans to picket outside his party tomorrow night. At least the picketers will get to see Jada if I won’t.
Jeff Hermanson, an assistant executive director for the Writers Guild, filed the complaint because Perry fired four writers based out of Los Angeles. The WGA citing unfair labor practice in its charges filed with the National Labor Relations Board, claimed the four were fired unjustly and that Payne’s company bargained in bad faith.
But Perry’s attorney, Matt Johnson, said that the four were fired because of poor work performance.
This might be true because the ‘Payne’ series initially received terrible reviews from the viewing public due to the show’s wack jokes.
The Writers Guild had been negotiating with representatives of Mr. Perry’s studio since April, Mr. Hermanson said. He said that the writers – Kellie Griffin, Christopher Moore, Teri Brown-Jackson and Lamont Ferrell – had sought a union contract because they felt they were underpaid and lacked benefits.
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hmmm…interesting… being hung up was very unprofessional. a simple no would have sufficed. however, were you surprised that you were hung up on? you’re entitled to do whatever you want to do on your blog but of course his people were upset with the material thats being printed about him whether its true or false.
O, Auntie…I remember when you used to get into all the parties!!! I miss those days! I used to love looking at those pictures…
I guess that is the risk you take in this line of business!
You mean to tell me Tyler pays people to write the crap he puts out? I was sure he did all the writing, directing, producing, acting, janitorial services, etc…
If they wrote one word of anything he put out they deserved to be fired.
Watch the season premiere of The Game tonight at 8:30 EST on The CW. Let’s support the best black sitcom on TV. The network is trying to kill it with lack of advertising.
HE HAS A RIGHT TO FIRE, HE’S THE BOSS.
File under WHO Cares … next post please
DivineBrown Says:
O, Auntie…I remember when you used to get into all the parties!!! I miss those days! I used to love looking at those pictures…
I guess that is the risk you take in this line of business!
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Nothing’s changed. I can still get into parties, but it’s hard to do both and get up in the morning to update this blog. I was offered the gig to shoot T.I.’s entire weekend. Grand Hustle asked me what was my price, but I declined. Your auntie’s still got it!
I agree with iyonah.
They was like, “Sandra WHO?!”
But I was desperate to see my girl Jada Pinkett (I hear she’s family).
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smh @ that…am i the only one that caught that? LOL and you left the Smith off her name or maybe you did that on purpose since she’s family….
@ Bird, I’ll be watching the Game…it’s gon be good!!!!
LOL!…you know what Sandra, you are a mess!! SMH. How dare those people hang up on you, for putting Tyler Perry on blast, you should have been first on the list!! LOL! Any hoo…House of Payne is not a good show, unfortunately, Tyler knows what people want to see, they want to see Madea!! Why can’t he accept that, you blew her up, We took her in and now we can’t get her outta our system. A show with her and Uncle Joe would hit the spot, it would be like watching Fred Sanford all over again. Get Nick Cannon to write a couple of scripts TYLER!! I heard he’s pretty good, like a young Will Smith/Eddie Murphy.
Is that a Booger in his nose……………..Good Morning Fam…….Hell Yeah It’s Friday……
tyler perry ? fiancee? isn’t tyler perry a battymon?
Sandra what do you do for a living, does this blog bring in a lot of money im not asking to be all nosy but i always wondered how profitiable the blog business was, and also i always wondered what you did before you blogged =D
I’ll be at T P S grand opening! It’s going to be real nice… When will people learn that you never burn bridges. The back you walk on today just might be the back you massage tomorrow. Anywhooooo I have to go get ready it’s going to be a long day!
FYI, my day is coming soon so world watch out!
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