Meagan Good and co-star Cory Hardrict bonded over their divorces on the set of Tyler Perry’s “Divorce in the Black.”
In an interview with PEOPLE in this week’s issue, Meagan explains how she and Cory cried together and bonded off-screen.
“I want to be respectful to whatever it is Cory would or wouldn’t share. What I will say is in that moment when he was getting a divorce, I talked to him and I said to him, ‘I know it’s really, really hard and it’s one of the most painful things you’ll ever experience.’ ”
She continued:
“They say in clinical studies divorce is the second most traumatic thing, pain-wise, outside of death because a divorce is like a death. So I knew exactly where he was. I saw him that day and I just hugged him and I held him, and we cried together.”
Meagan says she told Cory, “My heart hurts for you.”
The “Eve’s Bayou” actress used her personal divorce experience to encourage Cory to move on.
“At that point I was already a year down the line and I was like: ‘Look, I’m still working through it, but what I can tell you is it gets better. This is your second act of life, and it is going to be as you choose it. Even though you’re hurt and you’re going through it — and I’m sure Tia’s hurt and she’s going through it — ultimately you have to choose and say, ‘This is where we are right now. This is what’s happening, and I’m going to accept that this is my second act in life and I’m going to make it wonderful.'”
Meagan, 42, split from film executive DeVon Franklin (pictured) in December 2021. They finalized their divorce in June 2022.
Meagan is currently in a relationship with actor Jonathan Majors.
Cory, 44, and his ex, actress Tia Mowry announced their separation in October 2022 after 14 years of marriage and two children.
Tyler Perry’s “Divorce in the Black” received an extremely rare 0% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The rating marks the lowest point in Tyler’s career.
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