Tyler Perry Reveals Why He Takes Care Of His Abusive Dad

Jaiyeorie August 28, 2017

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Tyler Perry reveals why he's taking care of his father who abused him as a child.
During a recent episode of “Oprah’s Master Class,” Tyler gets candid about his life where he revealed he financially supports the man who physically and verbally abused him as a child.

“Number 1, my mother asked me to because she loved him,” Tyler shared. “And secondly, as terrible as he was, and as horrible as he was, he never once left us. We were never hungry. And every time he’d go to work, all week, he’d bring all the money home.”

While he’s financially supporting Perry Sr., he explained they don’t have a relationship. And never will.

“I’m giving him what he gave to me," he explained. "I had shelter, I had food. He has shelter, pretty nice shelter, and any food that he wants to eat. What I missed from him, being in a relationship, is also what he’s missing from me now. So, he doesn’t have everything. He has what’s easy.”