Actor Cory Hardrict defended Tyler Perry after Rotten Tomatoes gave his film “Divorce in the Black” a rare 0% rating.
Despite the poor reviews, “Divorce in the Black” is a hit with Amazon Prime viewers. The movie is No. 1 on Amazon Prime.
TMZ caught up with Cory outside a grocery store in Hollywood.
When asked Cory about the Rotten Tomatoes score, Cory said he didn’t see it.
Cory, 44, says his fans and Chicago neighborhood love the movie, and that’s all that matters to him. “It’s the number 1 movie in the world right now. I’m excited.”
Cory says he is working on another Tyler Perry project. He said “Divorce” was “the most incredible experience I ever had on a film. He takes care of his actors. It’s a loving set and, uh, we’re gonna do it again. Big shout to Mr. Perry, man. Y’all stop playing with that man.”
TMZ asked Cory to comment on Loni Love saying Tyler should hire more Black writers and directors to “improve” his work.
Cory said he loves Loni, but he never saw what she wrote. “[Tyler is] amazing. He wrote the number one movie in the world. Go see it!”
RELATED: Tyler Perry Claps Back at Critics of His Movies
Cory also commented on his awkward hug with ex-wife Tia Mowry on a red carpet earlier this year.
“I don’t know nothing about being awkward,” he said. “You know, it’s real love there. We love each other unconditionally. That will never change. We have two beautiful children that we’re co-parenting. And that’s that.”
In a recent interview on The Breakfast Club, Cory said Tyler values him as an actor and paid him more money.
“He paid me the most I’ve ever made in a film for three weeks [of work],” he told hosts Charlamagne tha God and DJ Envy. “And I’ve worked on films five months, $75 million budgets. Three weeks. That’s why I say he’s a gift from God.”
Watch Cory below in a scene from “Divorce in the Black.”
The real scene ??? pic.twitter.com/mTBKe4vjzj
— LL Fool J (@lodiedodie14) July 25, 2024
