Tyler Perry On Why We Need 'BOO! A Madea Halloween': 'We Just Need To Laugh'!

Tyler Perry is all smiles while posing alongside Oprah Winfrey at the premiere of his latest film Boo! A Madea Halloween held at the ArcLight Cinerama Dome on Monday (October 17) in Hollywood.

The 47-year-old writer-director was also joined at the event by his co-stars Cassi Davis and Diamond White, as well as Trevor Jackson, Brock O’Hurn and Verne Troyer.

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“Everybody take a breath and just laugh,” Tyler said about why we need to watch Boo!. “So much is going on in this country, we just need to laugh.”

Boo! A Madea Halloween hits theaters on Friday (October 21) – Watch trailer!

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