Tyler Perry reveals abused childhood

Oct 6, 2009

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Filmmaker Tyler Perry has given details of his own childhhod abuse in his in latest e-mail to fans to promote “Precious”.

Perry explains his attraction to the film “Precious,” which he is executive producing along with Oprah Winfrey.

The film tells the story of a 16-year-old Precious Jones (Gabourey Sidibe), a high-school student with nothing working in her favour. She is pregnant with her father’s child—for the second time. She can’t read or write, and her schoolmates tease her for being overweight.