Tyler Perry Paid Cicely Tyson $1 Million For One Day Of Work: ‘I Took Care Of Her For The Last 15 Years Of Her Life’

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Tyler Perry made sure Cicely Tyson knew how much he valued her. In an interview with AARP, Perry was asked about having given a lot of Black actors a chance, or a second chance, throughout his career.

As the reporter mentioned Taraji P. Henson, Viola Davis and Idris Elba, they then said “and then there’s Cicely Tyson.” Perry responded, “I’ve never said this publicly, but I took care of Ms.

Tyson for the last 15 years of her life. 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 ‘Sounder’, you know? I wanted to make sure she knew that there were people who valued her. “So, she did one day of work on my 2007 film ‘Why Did I Get Married?’ I paid her a million dollars.