Tyler Perry Explains Why He Paid Cicely Tyson $1 Million for One Day of Work

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Tyler Perry takes pride in the fact that he made sure that one of Hollywood’s biggest gems was taken care of in her later years.

In a new interview with, Perry, 52, shared how he paid Cicely Tyson $1 million for just one day of work.  “I’ve never said this publicly, but I took care of Ms.

Tyson for the last 15 years of her life,” the actor says. “She was a proud woman, and the only reason I mention this is because she wrote it in her book.

This woman had done so many amazing things, but she wasn’t well compensated for it. She made $6,000 for, you know? I wanted to make sure she knew that there were people who valued her.” He continues, “So, she did one day of work on my 2007 film I paid her a million dollars.