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Tyler Perry explains why he fired his aunt and financially cut off family

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Published 14:18 25 Jul 2025 GMT+1

Tyler Perry explains why he fired his aunt and financially cut off family

He claims one of his family members demanded $1 million from him

Callum Jones

Callum Jones

Tyler Perry has explained the reason why he fired his own aunt and the strict rules he has for family members.

The actor and producer seems to be on a roll when it comes to his latest releases on Netflix, which has allowed him to gain an even bigger following.

His comedy TV series, She The People, has had viewers in hysterics, as some called it 'funny as f**k', while Straw has also impressed fans and industry critics too.

Away from that though, Perry has been speaking about his family relations, which has included firing his own aunt in recent times.

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Speaking on Kirk Franklin’s new YouTube series, Den of Kings, Perry explained how his offered his relative a job because she 'always called asking for money'.

He recalled: "I was sending the money. And I was like, ‘Look, I wanna help you, and I want to help you build this thing, not be welfare to you. So let me give you a job.’”

Tyler Perry once fired his aunt (Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET)
Tyler Perry once fired his aunt (Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET)

But Perry claims his aunt would often not show up for the job, so he had no other choice than to show her the door.

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"Well, you gotta go. Because you want me to hand you the money, but you don’t wanna work for it. See that doesn’t work for me," the producer, who has a net worth of $1.4 billion according to Forbes, added.

"And it’s the same with my son. Like he’s 10 years old, there are certain things that he wants; he has to do chores and work for it. I don’t believe in giving us things that are just gonna handicap us."

While Perry admitted he has financially supported family members because his mother asked him too, when she died in 2009 they all received a stern letter giving them an ultimatum.

Tyler Perry has financially cut off his family (Derek White/Getty Images for Netflix)
Tyler Perry has financially cut off his family (Derek White/Getty Images for Netflix)

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He said: "I sent all of them letters, saying, ‘Listen, you got 60 days to become gainfully employed because I’m not gonna keep supporting you like this."

Addressing his point further, Perry added: "They all got jobs. And it wasn’t even jobs where they’re making a lot of money. But it was a job, it was something else for them to do to feel some pride in. It’s the same thing I would want somebody to do for me."

Remarkably, the filmmaker went on to say a unnamed family member 'got mad' at him after he refused to give them $1 million.

I mean, it's hardly pocket money, is it?

Featured Image Credit: @‌realkirkfranklin/YouTube

Topics: Tyler Perry, Hollywood, Film and TV

Callum Jones
Callum Jones

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