A MESSAGE FROM TYLER PERRY TO ALL OF YOU! CONCERNING YOUR HATRED OF KIM KARDASHIAN
Folks have also started a grassroots boycott of Tyler if he continues on with her in the movie. Even respected actresses like Holly Robinson Peete have chimed in that "blacktresses" are upset about Tyler's main role casting decision, regardless of the transparent decision to do so for publicity and money making purposes.
Kim's co-star Vanessa Williams also came to her defense Wednesday as they exchanged tweets:
Kim's co-star Vanessa Williams also came to her defense Wednesday as they exchanged tweets:
@KimKardashian ..met her..worked with her..Always be willing to have an open ear & heart. Never judge,people! @vwofficial You are so sweet Vanessa! love u for this! Game night for sure!
@KimKardashian thanks for following! Hope your event was great yesterday! My Greek christening was delicious & joyous. See you at gamenight!
So Tyler has now answered the critics and attempted to clear up what's really up with Kim's role, which he says is not a lead one. Essentially she's playing herself--a chick who likes to play stylist to her friends. He also asks his fans the question of why it's so wrong to cast her when the film is about forgiveness and recognizing mistakes. And he pushes that Kim is a great fit for the role since so may of our youth look up to her. *eyebrows raised* Here's his letter in full:
I think many of you know that this is a very difficult time of year for me, so what I try to do is make sure that I’m working during this time. All I wanted to do was shoot a great film and try to keep my mind off the holiday grief that I have been experiencing for the past two years. I could not have imagined I’d be getting all these emails about Kim Kardashian. I HAVE SEEN THEM!! YOU HAVE BEEN HEARD!! …LOL. Now, may I say something? Can a brother get a word in?….LOL. Y’all gave me a new movie title, Tyler Perry’s “Diary of a Mad Black Woman Cause You Hired Kim Kardashian, Don’t Make Me Take Off My Earrings and Boycott Yo A**.”…LOL. Some of my ladies are upset. Ok, all jokes aside, can I have my say? Will you at least here me out?
I was in a Mexican restaurant and the cutest little old woman stopped me and said, “I want to talk to you about KAR-DAT- CHA-NEM.” I said, “Ma’am?” She said, “What is wrong with you putting her in the lead role of your movie?” By the time I explained to her that she was not in the lead role and why I thought she should be in “The Marriage Counselor”, she said, “Oh, I see your point and I can’t wait to see the movie.” So, if you don’t mind, I’d like to share with you what I said to her then maybe you’ll see why I wanted her in the film.
This movie is about a young lady named Judith (Jurnee Smolett), who grew up in the countryside of Virginia in a trailer park. She was raised in the church by her mother Sarah (Ella Joyce). Judith married her childhood sweetheart Brice (Lance Gross) and had the perfect life until she graduated college and went to work in the big city. After college, all she wanted to do was be a marriage counselor, but the only job she could find was working for a matchmaker named Janice (Vanessa Williams). Janice has several employees that work for her, including a woman named Ava (Kim Kardashian). Ava is constantly trying to influence Judith on everything from her shoes to her hair. Judith meets a man at work named Harley (Robbie Jones). Harley challenges everything in her life from her marriage to her husband to her faith. Meanwhile, Brice (Lance Gross), Judith’s husband works at a pharmacy owned by Mrs. Waco (Renee Taylor). Brice has just hired a coworker named Melinda (Brandy), who has some major demons that she is running from. In the end, the choices that both of these young women have made come crashing down on them and their lives will never be the same. I wish I could tell you more, but I don’t want to ruin it for you.
After I finished writing this movie, I sat back and re-read it. Half way through my read, the gravity of what I had written hit me. I knew that this message was not only for my age group, but for all audiences, especially the youth. ESPECIALLY THE YOUTH!! YOUNG FOLKS NEED TO SEE THIS!!! And not just the young people that follow me, but the young people that are following other young people, as well. I wanted a younger cast, that’s why I put Jurnee in the lead and invited Lance Gross, Robbie Jones and Brandy. About two months ago, long before I even heard about Kim’s marriage or divorce, I was trying to finish up the casting. I said to one of my producers, “who else is out there that young people are looking up to?” One of my producers showed me pictures that his daughter had taken of several hundred kids lined up around the corner to get into a Kardashian store. They wanted to meet Kim. I thought, what better person! She literally has millions of young people following her. I thought and still do think, that it would be very responsible of her to be a part of this film. To have the young people that look up to her, see her in a film that is about, what happens in life when you make the wrong choices. Whether you’re aware of it or not, to be honest with you I wasn’t, millions of young people adore her and are following her every move. If one of those young people see this film and find the strength to live a better life and not go through what these characters went through in this movie, then we have all done what I feel I’m being led to do here. I hope you understand. I really do!
And lastly, because I believe that my films speak from the inside out, why wouldn’t Kim Kardashian be invited into a film about Faith, Forgiveness and the healing power of God? What is wrong with that??
Okay Now, Making mockery of the serious concerns his fans have--whether they are wrong or right--by jokingly saying basic ish like Don’t Make Me Take Off My Earrings and Boycott Yo A** speaks volumes. And the undertone (which actually undermines the valid points he does have) that we should be thankful to have a "role model" like Kim Kardashian for our young girls is irking me to no end,
So before I let loose on
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