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

Tyler Perry once paid actress Cicely Tyson, who passed away last year, $1 million for a single day of work on his 2007 movie Why Did I Get Married?.

“I’ve never said this publicly, but I took care of Ms. Tyson for the last 15 years of her life,” Tyler told AARP when asked about supporting black actors. “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.”

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“She made $6,000 for Sounder, you know? I wanted to make sure she knew that there were people who valued her,” Tyler said. “So, she did one day of work on my 2007 film Why Did I Get Married? I paid her a million dollars. I loved working with her. And it makes me feel great that I was in a position to give this incredible woman some security in her latter years.”

Tyler‘s upcoming film, A Jazzman’s Blues, will be released on Netflix on September 23, 2022.