News flash: Tyler Perry does not like Spike Lee, and he's voiced his frustrations towards the Brooklyn, New York, filmmaker once again.
Perry, who wrote, directed, and stars in Madea's Big Happy Family (opening this weekend), has been engaged in a war of words with Lee ever since Lee called Perry's work "coonery" and "buffonery" a year ago.
Responding to the disses at a press conference in Beverly Hills, Perry let his anger show.
"I'm so sick of hearing about damn Spike Lee," Perry said during a press conference on Tuesday, as reported by Box Office Magazine. "Spike can go straight to hell! You can print that. I am sick of him talking about me, I am sick of him saying, 'This is a coon; this is a buffoon.' I am sick of him talking about black people going to see movies. This is what he said: 'You vote by what you see,' as if black people don't know what they want to see."
Clearly frustrated, Perry added that he doesn't understand why a lot of the criticism aimed at him comes from fellow African-Americans. It probably has little to do with race as much as it has to do with the cheapness his brand of cinema offers.
The man born Emmitt Perry Jr. previously slang shots in Lee's direction during an October interview with CBS' 60 Minutes, saying he was "insulted" and "pissed off" by Lee's comments..
In celebration of today's green holiday, let us heed the words of Rodney King: "Can we all just get along?"
Madea's Big Happy Family, co-starring Isaiah Mustafa, Lauren London, Bow Wow, and Jill Scott, opens in theaters this Friday.
[Via Huffington Post]
Nic828 April 20th, 2011 at 11:52 AM
"Each of his films advances nearly the same message to his audience (which is overwhelmingly African-American, female, devoutly Christian and over 30). Be demure. Be strong but not too strong. Too much ambition is a detriment to your ability to find a partner and spiritual health. Female beauty can be dangerous. Let a man be a "man." True female fulfillment is found in the role of wife and/or mother." http://www.thenation.com/article/tyler-perrys-gender-problem
Latoya Robinson April 20th, 2011 at 10:06 PM
That is right u tel him tyler perry it dont make no sence that a edcated brother picking on another and may i add black. spike lee just get a life or r u mad that tyler perry movies r better than yours. i think spike lee should put away his childish behavior and no telling what kind of movie the both of you can come up with hey, brother black people r out of those dark ages now it time to live for the moment instead of the past love u tyler perry keep doing what you r doing cause i know i had a crazy great grandmom and i miss her every day and that woman well medea and her is the same