{"id":4651,"date":"2019-10-08T16:24:19","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T16:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/?p=4651"},"modified":"2019-10-08T16:24:19","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T16:24:19","slug":"tyler-perry-christens-new-studio-with-help-of-oprah-others","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/tyler-perry-christens-new-studio-with-help-of-oprah-others\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Perry Christens New Studio With Help Of Oprah, Others"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4652\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4652\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4652\" src=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AP19279059667415.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AP19279059667415.jpg 800w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AP19279059667415-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/magazine.watchjaro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AP19279059667415-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4652\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tyler Perry poses for a photo on the red carpet at the grand opening of Tyler Perry Studios at Tyler Perry Studios on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, in Atlanta. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage\/Invision\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>ATLANTA (AP) \u2014 Tyler Perry officially christened his massive new film studio Saturday, beaming as his fellow entertainment industry luminaries descended on Atlanta and strode a red carpet to his sprawling complex for an opening gala.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The attendees warmly greeted Perry, a man who had once been homeless and yet now helmed his own studio, one of the nation&#8217;s largest.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s pivotal in everything that we&#8217;ve done, everything that we&#8217;re doing still, that we continue to try to motivate and inspire people,&#8221; Perry told The Associated Press as he shook hands with well-wishers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>And there were plenty there to congratulate him. Oprah Winfrey, Spike Lee, Cicely Tyson, Samuel L. Jackson, Halle Berry and others all helped Perry christen his new facility, a 330-acre (134-hectare) studio that once served as a Confederate army base.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Winfrey praised Perry and told the AP the new studio head is a force to be reckoned with.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;He didn&#8217;t wait for other people to validate or to say you should go this way or that way. He said I&#8217;m going to create my own way and as we can see here, become a force for himself,&#8221; Winfrey said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;I remember when he was thinking about buying this place and I said &#8216;You&#8217;d be crazy not to take it.'&#8221; she added.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Samuel L. Jackson pointed to Perry&#8217;s vision as the key to his ascent.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;This is more about Tyler the entrepreneur. The visionary. A guy who understands that ownership means that you can do what you want,&#8221; Jackson said as he paused along the red carpet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tyler Perry Studios has 12 soundstages, each named after seminal black actors and actresses.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>____<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow AP Writer Ron Harris on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/Journorati<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ATLANTA (AP) \u2014 Tyler Perry officially christened his massive new film studio Saturday, beaming as his fellow entertainment industry luminaries descended on Atlanta and strode a red carpet to his sprawling complex for an opening gala. 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