via BCNN1: Before Tyler Perry ever made audiences laugh as Madea, he dealt with years of childhood abuse at the hands of the man he called “dad.” Outside of the physical and verbal attacks at home, Perry, now 48, also survived sexual assault by other adults in the New Orleans community where he grew up. “It wasn’t a pleasant childhood,” he tells […]
Emmitt Perry Sr., father of the comedian and actor, was home alone when the fire broke out, but escaped uninjured, said Sheriff’s Chief of Operations Michael Martin. The elder Perry noticed flames around his chimney at his home located at La. 1042 and Edward Wells Lane, Martin said. The cause of the fire remains unknown. […]
