Chris Wallace Reminds Tyler Perry That Spike Lee Called His Madea Character ‘Coonery Buffoonery’

Do not expect to see Chris Colfer in the audience for Lea Michele’s Broadway show Funny Girl.

A reunion that won’t happen. Chris Colfer recently passed on the chance to see fellow Glee alum Lea Michele in Funny Girl — and he has no plans to check out her performance in the future.

Tyler Perry chose not to take offence to a negative reference in the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical A Strange Loop following an intervention by Whoopi Goldberg. In Michael R. Jackson's hit Broadway show, the lead character Usher pens a musical and becomes annoyed that his parents want him to write a gospel play in the style of Perry.

Tyler Perry is sharing his response to the Tony-winning Broadway musical A Strange Loop, in which he’s referenced in a negative way.

Chris Fountain, who played Tommy Duckworth in Coronation Street, has revealed that he suffered a mini stroke last month. The actor awoke in his home unable to speak, and called 111 on his mother's advice.

Chris Wallace, the CNN Anchor and host of Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace? on HBO Max, had a startling confession during his segment on Friday’s Real Time with Bill Maher.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Michelle Obama is hitting the road this fall to publicize her upcoming book “The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times,” and a star-studded lineup of moderators is scheduled to appear alongside the Former First Lady for tour dates across the country.

Actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry has defended his signature "Madea" character over criticism that it taps into demeaning black stereotypes. In 2009, fellow director Spike Lee said Perry's character, which has appeared in more than ten films, represents "coonery buffoonery." Perry has defended the origins of the character, claiming "Madea" is inspired and honors black people he grew up around as a child.

Watch it above.)The sequel doesn’t have a release date just yet, but the end of the featurette teases the film is coming in 2023.The original’s director, Sam Hargrave, is also back on board for “Extraction 2,” looking to top himself after delivering an impressive 11-minute unbroken take in the first film.The featurette calls the take “the oner” and teases and even bigger shot in the sequel“For ‘Extraction 1’ we had a major action sequence that felt like one continuous shot — we call that a ‘oner,'” Hargrave said in the clip. “For ‘Extraction 2,’ we’re going to push that even further with a sequence more intricate and more extreme than before.”“We got a real helicopter landing on the rooftop of moving trains,” Hargrave added.“Extraction” remains one of the most widely watched and successful films in Netflix’s history.

Tyler Perry has been working on his passion project for over 20 years, and now it debuts on Netflix. Set in the 1940s Deep South, the prolific filmmaker's new drama, , follows star-crossed lovers Bayou and Leanne, whose forbidden love is the backdrop for 40 years of secrets and lies. Written, directed and produced by Perry, the filmfeatures stars Joshua Boone and Solea Pfeiffer as the troubled lovers alongside an ensemble cast that includes Amirah Vann, Austin Scott, Milauna Jemai Jackson, Brent Antonello, Brad Benedict, Kario Marcel, Lana Young and Ryan Eggold. "[It's been] a 27-year marathon to get it here," Perry told ET at the film's world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.

When Chris Wallace’s talk show returns today on HBO Max, there won’t be many changes from its previous incarnation: Sitting on a spartan set with a black backdrop, he interviews celebrities, politicians, authors and other boldfaced names. He even sings, a bit, with Shania Twain.

Actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry says his door’s always open for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The "Jazzman Blues" director revealed that he offered his Los Angeles home to the couple during their fallout with the royal family.

Tyler Perry is giving Sister Act fans an update on where the development of the third installment of the film is at after Whoopi Goldberg talked about hoping to start production of the movie.

Tyler Perry believes the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are the perfect example of true love. The 'A Jazzman's Blues' director offered Prince Harry and his wife Meghan the use of his Los Angeles house when they first stepped back from royal life in early 2020 and he's in awe of the "really, really moving" bond they share. Appearing on 'Today', Tyler said: "It was a very difficult time for them.

Tyler Perry is opening up about his friendship with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

step back from the British royal family in early 2020.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex made their way to California to begin their new life away from the UK cameras and needed a place to live.Actor Tyler Perry first gave them sanctuary and now he’s getting candid on the toll the move took on them.“It was a very difficult time for them,” Perry, 53, explained during a recent appearance on “Today with Hoda & Jenna.”The “Madea” creator went on: “What I know about the two of them, that I wish the world knew, is how much they love — these two people love each other.“They found each other — out of all these odds against them finding each other, they found each other. The love they have is really, really moving, and I just wanted to do anything I could to support them.”He continued, “If I don’t have that, what she and Harry have, I don’t want it — that’s really amazing.”The Invictus Games founder, 38, and the former actress, 41, moved into the entertainment mogul’s $18 million pad in May 2020, located in Los Angeles.They set up house at Perry’s mansion while he was out of town in Atlanta to restart production at his studio to work on his next project.

Tyler Perry spoke about helping out Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in their time of need during an interview with NBC’s “Today With Hoda and Jenna” on Wednesday.

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