New book alleges Tyler Perry ties to drug money

Is this really that important? If this was all true, why now is it so important for him to come out? I hope that this guy does not land himself in trouble by making all of these accusations. Tyler Perry has worked hard to get to this point. I am not sure if he did things like this or not, but his impact on the movie industry is undeniable.

Tyler Perry is widely viewed as the most powerful black figure in Hollywood today, but few have explored how exactly he achieved his rapid rise and blockbuster success. Now a man from Perry's past has stepped forward claiming that the writer-director-producer didn't achieve his status alone. And that he didn't do it honestly.

In his new memoir, Never Would Have Made It: The Rise of Tyler Perry, the Most Powerful Entertainer in Black America (And What It Really Took to Get Him There), Melvin Childs, a self-described former radio executive, claims Perry's growth was significantly dependent on his early investment in him.

Childs also makes the shocking charge that Perry used "risky deals with drug dealers, couriers carrying large bags of cash across the country; backstabbing and double-dealing with corrupt promoters," plus other illicit means to fund his early work according to the book's press release.

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