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  1. Tyler Perry: 'Spike Lee Can go Straight to Hell'

    Tyler Perry: 'Spike Lee Can go Straight to Hell'

    7:07 pm 4/19/2011
    • by THR staff

    "I am sick of him talking about me; I am sick of him saying, ‘This is a coon; this is a buffoon,'" The writer-director-star of "Madea's Big Happy Family" says of Lee. Read more

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  2. Thandie Newton Reteaming With Tyler Perry for 'Good Deeds'

    Thandie Newton Reteaming With Tyler Perry for 'Good Deeds'

    10:34 pm 4/6/2011
    • by Gregg Kilday

    The actress, who worked with Perry in last year's "For Colored Girls," will play a single mom who catches the eye of Perry's character in the romantic drama.Read more

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  3. Tyler Perry to Direct, Star in 'Good Deeds' for Lionsgate

    Tyler Perry to Direct, Star in 'Good Deeds' for Lionsgate

    5:05 pm 4/4/2011
    • by Gregg Kilday

    The romantic drama, which Perry wrote, centers on an engaged entrepreneur who suddenly becomes more interested in a down-on-her-luck single mother than his uptown fiance.Read more

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  4. Tyler Perry Extends Deal With Lionsgate

    Tyler Perry Extends Deal With Lionsgate

    11:22 am 3/31/2011
    • by Etan Vessing

    His latest film, "Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family," hits theaters April 22.Read more

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  5. Summit Nabs U.S. Rights to 'I, Alex Cross'

    Summit Nabs U.S. Rights to 'I, Alex Cross'

    7:40 pm 3/24/2011
    • by Gregg Kilday

    The movie stars Tyler Perry as the detective-psychologist created by novelist James Patterson.Read more

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  7. Halle Berry, Tyler Perry Honored at NAACP Image Awards

    Halle Berry, Tyler Perry Honored at NAACP Image Awards

    7:30 pm 3/4/2011
    • by Sofia M. Fernandez

    Ice Cube, Terrence Howard, Mary J. Blige and Sofia Vergara are also recognized at the civil rights group's annual celebration of people of color in the arts.Read more

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  8. Black 'Thor' Actor Blasts Debate Over His Casting

    Black 'Thor' Actor Blasts Debate Over His Casting

    11:01 am 3/4/2011
    • by Pamela McClintock

    “It’s so ridiculous,” Idris Elba says as The Hollywood Reporter magazine looks at colorblind casting and the shrinking roles for African-American actors before Friday's NAACP Image Awards.Read more

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  9. Tyler Perry to Receive CinemaCon Visionary Award

    Tyler Perry to Receive CinemaCon Visionary Award

    1:54 pm 2/23/2011
    • by Pamela McClintock

    Tyler Perry will receive the CinemaCon Visionary Award at next month’s theater owners convention in Las Vegas.Read more

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  10. Tyler Perry's 'For Colored Girls' Tops Home Video Sales Charts

    Tyler Perry's 'For Colored Girls' Tops Home Video Sales Charts

    10:19 pm 2/16/2011
    • by Thomas K. Arnold

    The Katherine Heigl-Josh Duhamel comedy "Life As We Know It" debuts at No. 2, followed by "Paranormal Activity 2" in third.Read more

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